Dear Sweetheart novel

“Yes. So what if I had some work done? If you don’t like it, then don’t touch me,” replied the woman with a huff.

“Oh no, I absolutely adore this. You’re so nice and soft here. Why don’t you take my card later and get your a*s

plumped up too?”

In the cramped closet, Rayna was huddled close to Curtis with her head in his embrace. She could hear his strong

heartbeat and feel his warmth, but she did not dare to move.

Just hearing the couple’s dirty talk was enough to make Rayna’s skin crawl from secondhand embarrassment.

All she wanted to do was install the hidden camera. Rayna had not anticipated Curtis’ arrival, nor had she expected

Marcus to show up with his lover so soon. As such, they could not even leave the room.

What a mess this is!

The two of them said nothing. The only thing that filled the silence between them was the faint sounds of their

breathing. Meanwhile, the other couple had been engaging in foreplay and activities more sexual in nature.

Rayna began to silently count sheep to distract herself.

After some time, Rayna heard Curtis’ low voice in her ear, asking, “Why do you like to push me into weird places

whenever something happens?”

“I didn’t know you were going to come over,” whispered Rayna.

Rayna’s thoughts went to the second time she met Curtis. She shoved Curtis into the nearby toilet and accidentally

discovered Julian’s affair with Meredith. On a trip to Tyrandas, Curtis entered the wrong bathhouse. They both

ended up hiding in a small cubicle because they did not want the students to notice them.

The very thought of this made Rayna feel embarrassed. She could feel herself blushing.

Fortunately, there was very little light coming in from outside, so Curtis could not see Rayna’s face clearly.

Curtis said nothing else, and the two immediately fell into a deep silence once more. In the meantime, the dirty talk

from the other couple outside had turned into high-pitched moans. Rayna desperately wished she could find some

cotton and stuff them into her ears to block out the noise.

“But why are you here?” asked Rayna quietly after a while.

“What, did I ruin your good deed or something?” The closet was relatively dim. When Curtis looked down, he could

only see the faint outline of her against his body. His gaze followed the light through the cracks and noticed that it

landed on her shoulder.

Her milky skin seemed to shine as a result.

Curtis immediately thought of the time he saw Rayna in the billiard room. Through the one-way glass, he saw that

she was wearing a little black dress. The dress hugged her slender waist and exposed her beautiful back, and he

could feel his heart race just thinking about it.

Curtis smirked. “Looks like you still have that bad habit of spying on others, Ms. Garland.”

Immediately, Rayna shushed him and clamped a hand over his mouth, and inched even closer. “Don’t be so loud,”

hissed Rayna. “They might hear us. If you hadn’t entered and turned the lights off, do you think this would’ve

happened?”

“I didn’t turn the lights off.”

“Really?” scoffed Rayna. “Do you expect me to believe that they turned themselves off?”

Curtis said nothing, yet Rayna noticed that his hands were stroking his chin, seemingly about to take his tie off. In a

split second, Rayna’s hands were pulled behind her and kept there by his iron grip.

Rayna was stunned. She could not see it, but she could feel Curtis binding her hands with his tie.

This only made her even more frantic. “Why the heck are you tying me up?” asked Rayna in a harsh whisper.

Curtis’ warm breath tickled the top of her head, and he still did not respond. Instead, he trailed his hands down her

waist and rested them near the small of her back.

“Y-Y-You…!” stammered Rayna.

Because she was acutely aware of where she was, Rayna was so shocked that she immediately became tense. It

also did not help that the woman outside was not moaning with reckless abandon.

“Weren’t you asking why I tied you up? Let me explain,” murmured Curtis. He then raised one hand and gently

stroked the brooch she used to fasten her shawl, his fingers tapping idly on the cool metal.

In the same harsh whisper, Rayna said, “Curtis Faymon, don’t you dare try anything weird! We’re in a closet! Also,

we’ve broken up! I-If you dare lay a finger on me, I swear I-I’ll…”

“Look at you, stammering like this. Have you lost your guts?”

“You’ve borrowed something of mine. Aren’t you going to return it to me?” queried Curtis, his breath falling warmly

on her face. Rayna could feel her skin prickle.

“What exactly have I taken?”

Curtis did not answer. Instead, he began to toy idly with the brooch.

Rayna suddenly felt something around her neck loosen as the silk shawl immediately slid off her body. Realization

then dawned upon her. It was not Jefferson who sent her the brooch, but Curtis who asked someone to deliver it.

In the dark, Rayna felt another harsh kiss descend upon her red lips. All she could sense and smell was Curtis as he

pulled her close.

Without realizing it, Rayna accidentally stumbled back and hit the shutters.

Although Curtis immediately pulled her up, Marcus had already picked up on the dull thud.

Marcus immediately stopped and asked his lover, “Did you hear something?”

“Goodness no! Please continue!”

“I could have sworn that I heard noises coming from the closet. I’m going to take a look.” Marcus rolled over and

got off the bed and walked toward the closet in large strides.

In the closet, Rayna huddled even closer to Curtis. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Oh no! We’re done for!

The closet is only so large. If Marcus pulls the doors open, he’ll see me and Curtin in here!

Da*n it! On top of that, I’m practically half naked!

Curtis’ hand was still hovering near her lower back. He could feel how tense she had become.

Marcus was quickly approaching the closer, but Curtis did not seem perturbed. In a mild tone, he asked, “Come

now, Ms. Garland. This isn’t your first time spying on someone. What are you afraid of?”

Rayna hastily shut him up by covering his mouth with hers.

From the corner of her eye, Rayna caught a glimpse of a man’s legs standing near the closet. She could not help

but shudder and close her eyes.

How I wish someone had a pause button! That would be really helpful right now!

Without hesitating, Marcus opened the closet door and saw nothing but two bathrobes on their hangers. Just as he

was about to open the other door, a mouse suddenly rushed out toward them.

Marcus was shocked and took two steps back.

“Ah! A mouse!” shrieked the woman on the bed. “Marcus, it’s coming this way! Save me!”

“It’s only a mouse, darling. Don’t be frightened,” said Marcus. He had given up trying to open the other door and

tried to chase the mouse away instead.

The mouse fled extremely quickly from under the bed to a new hiding spot behind the locker.

“This room is disgusting! There is even a mouse in here! I don’t want to stay here anymore. We need to change

rooms!”

“Okay, we’ll ask the front desk to handle this.”

Marcus could not bear to see his lover so distressed. He probably also thought that the mouse in the room had

ruined their mood too. As such, they both got dressed and promptly left the room.

Rayna only relaxed when she could no longer hear anything outside.

Immediately, her expression turned cold as she reprimanded Curtis through gritted teeth. “Are you insane? Thanks

to your actions, a stranger could’ve seen me naked!”

The doors to the closet were wide open, allowing for some much-needed light. Some of the light illuminated Curtis’

face. He was staring at Rayna, his eyes dark and domineering.

Curtis smirked. “You seem to enjoy it when men ogle at you.”

“That’s not remotely true!” retorted Rayna, biting her lower lip. She was wounded by his words. “Someone ruined

the custom-made dress I ordered. This was the only one available.”

“Couldn’t Jefferson help you buy another one?”

“There wasn’t enough time,” mumbled Rayna. “Besides, I might not find one that fits me if I go to the store. When

we left, he brought a shawl along too. I didn’t expect that—”

Before she could finish, Rayna was cut off mid-speech by Curtis’ harsh kiss. The cut on her lip burst open again due

to the sheer force, hurting her.

Rayna felt lightheaded, as if she had no energy.

When she finally regained her senses, Rayna suddenly realized that Curtis had brought her to a different room. She

watched as a very tall and handsome Curtis began to shed his diamond cufflinks carelessly on the carpet.

“We’ve a-already…b-broken up! stammered Rayna. She dared not move for fear of her coat falling off. “If you t-try

anything, I’ll sue you!”