Dear Sweetheart novel

“Don’t mention it. As long as you’re happy.” The old lady gave her a nudge. “Your husband looked happy

watching you dance. His gaze was on you the entire time. You two are still young, my dear. The most

important thing is to live happily. Life will always get better.”

Rayna knew the lady was saying that to her because she had noticed Curtis in a wheelchair. Thus, she

nodded and went back to Curtis.

Curtis handed her some tissues. “You danced quite well.”

“Ahem! Thanks.” Rayna cleared her throat. She knew that she must have looked funny just now. It took a

few seconds for her to realize something, and she leveled a confused look at the man.

Something doesn’t feel right.

She asked, “Mr. Faymon?”

Looking at her, Curtis arched his brow. “Yes?”

“It’s nothing.” Rayna felt deeply embarrassed now that she knew Curtis had sobered up. It didn’t help

that she had danced in front of him earlier.

Wanting to avoid Curtis, she saw an ice cream cart in the distance and ran off in a hurry.

As Curtis watched her retreating figure, he was bewildered. “Am I a beast?”

Why did she run off?

“Hi, do you sell mineral water here?” Rayna asked after arriving at the cart.

“Yes.”

The ice cream was too cold, so Rayna didn’t plan to let Curtis eat it. She bought him water and ice cream

for herself. When she was paying, a little boy came by her side.

Rayna took a glance and saw that the cap the boy was wearing looked familiar. “Carl?”

The little boy raised his head. He was wearing a mask, but when he saw Rayna, his eyes lit up. “Ms.

Rayna, what a coincidence!”

As he spoke, he wanted to take off his mask.

“No, keep it on.” Rayna stopped him from taking off his mask and glanced at Curtis. She was afraid that

Curtis would see Carl’s features.

Carl hummed in acknowledgment but couldn’t help commenting, “But I have to take off my mask to eat

my ice cream.”

Rayna was at a loss for words.

After receiving their ice creams, the two went behind the cart, where Carl took off his mask.

It turned out that Carl was out for some outdoor exercise today. He had passed by here and wanted to

run around the artificial lake before returning home. Little did he expect to meet Rayna while buying ice

cream.

“Why are you always doing outdoor sports?” Rayna asked. “Those are activities for adults. You should do

it moderately. Otherwise, you won’t grow after a certain stage.”

“I should be fine. I only do it at most three times a week,” Carl replied. Then, he straightened his back.

“Look, Ms. Rayna. I’ve grown taller.”

Rayna measured his height with her eyes and was surprised that it was true.

After giving it some thought, she was no longer surprised. It was only expected for Carl to grow fast since

he had good genes from Theodore.

After some chit-chat, something came to Rayna’s mind, so she asked, “Your last name is Sanders. Is

that your dad’s last name or your mom’s?”

“My mommy’s,” Carl replied. “Mommy said I’ll change my last name to my daddy’s after he’s discharged

from the army.”

“Is your mom Jasmine Sanders?”

Carl suddenly became quiet as he eyed her warily.

Rayna could understand why he was behaving this way. After all, they had only met twice and didn’t

know each other well. “I mean no harm. I know your mom. I noticed how similar your eyes were when I

first saw you.”

“Really?”

Bobbing her head, Rayna pulled him aside and pointed in the direction of Curtis. “Do you read

newspapers normally? That person over there is Mr. Faymon of Faymon Group. He is—”

“I know. He’s engaged to Mommy,” Carl chimed in. He looked at Curtis for some time before he muttered,

“He’s not as handsome as Daddy.”

Rayna thought to herself, He’s your dad’s friend and someone you’ll have to address as uncle in the

future.

“Do you like him, Ms. Rayna?” Carl suddenly turned to Rayna and said excitedly, “If you do, ask him to

cancel his engagement with my mommy. Let me know if you need my help.”

“I—Ahem, let’s not talk about this.” She diverted the topic. “I have some news that might not be good

news to you. Do you want to hear it?”

After confirming that Carl was the child of Theodore and Jasmine, Rayna wanted to tell him about his

father. Otherwise, things would be a tangled mess if Jasmine and Curtis got married.

She didn’t mind even if she was called selfish.

Curious, Carl said, “Go on and tell me, Ms. Rayna. I’m stronger than I look, so I can handle it.”

“Actually—” Her mouth twitched, wanting to tell him the truth.

Just then, Carl’s phone rang.

He went to the side to answer the phone. A minute later, he came back and excitedly said, “Ms. Rayna,

Mommy received a gift Daddy got for me from his friend. It’s on the way now, so I’m going home!”

“Sure, go on.” Rayna changed her mind. “Don’t tell your mom that we know each other, okay? She

doesn’t want people to know about you, so let’s act like we’re strangers.”

“I got it.” Carl nodded furiously. “But in my heart, Ms. Rayna, you’re always going to be my friend. Just tell

me if you like that uncle. I’ll be glad if he cancels his engagement with Mommy.”

Hearing that, Rayna chuckled.

Based on the relationship between Theodore and Curtis, it was only natural for Carl to refer to the latter

as “uncle.”