Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 731

Chapter 731 A Request From Yasmin

Pregnant?

“Are you sure?” Rayna raised an eyebrow as she regarded Yasmin with doubt.

“Positive, because I've seen baby clothes in Ms. Cassidy's bedroom before,” Yasmin said seriously. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

This revelation truly surprised Rayna.

She never expected that Cassidy had been pregnant before. And as for the father of the child, she could already guess who it was without needing Yasmin to say the name.

Seeing the look of understanding on Rayna's face, Yasmin continued, “But the baby didn't seem to be Nando's... He was abroad at the time and didn't come back at all.”

The information Yasmin had just provided completely disrupted all of Rayna's thoughts that she had previously sorted out.

Flashes of the flowers in the yard came to her mind, and a connection slowly formed between the flowers and Hayley. The flowers in that photo were equally strikingly beautiful.

Does Cassidy have some kind of relationship with Hayley? Is there something between them?

“Okay, I understand now. I'll try to talk to Ms. Cassidy and see if she can allow Yuna to live with you,” Rayna said, reaching out to touch Yasmin's hair. When her fingertips lightly touched Yasmin's hair, her heart lurched, and she quickly withdrew her hand. However, a gentle smile remained in her eyes as

she looked at Yasmin.

“Thank you, Ms. Belle.” Yasmin smiled and thanked Rayna before turning around and leaving.

After watching Yasmin leave the room, Rayna immediately reached into the drawer, pulled out her phone, and dialed Curtis' number.

Downstairs, Curtis was preparing breakfast in the kitchen when he heard his phone ring. Seeing that it was Rayna calling, he answered it and asked, “What's up?”

“That child is here again...” Rayna whispered. As soon as she finished speaking, a loud noise came from outside her door.

Curtis, who was downstairs, heard the sound and immediately turned off the stove before rushing up the stairs.

Rayna got out of bed and was about to step onto the ground when she noticed that there were several Serekos crawling on the floor, and one or two had even climbed onto the bed.

At that, Rayna picked up a magazine from the bedside table and flicked the bugs onto the floor.

When Curtis arrived upstairs, he saw Yasmin being pinned down by Yuna with Yuna's hands tightly around Yasmin's neck.

He strode forward and grabbed Yuna, intending to pull her aside. However, when Curtis saw that her eyes were bloodshot and her mouth was open, ready to bite someone, he reacted quickly and flung her

away, directly slamming her into the wall.

Yasmin crawled up from the ground, coughing. “Ms. Belle... is inside...”

Looking in the direction of Yasmin's pointing finger, Curtis scanned the floor and saw wet marks. His heart dropped instinctively as he took big steps into the room. There were several Serekos crawling on the floor. They were larger than the ones he had seen before. Some of them even excreted white eggs when they wriggled.

Curtis picked up Rayna from the bed, stepped over the Serekos on the floor, and walked out of the bedroom.

Cassidy, who had heard the commotion, came out of the bedroom rubbing her sleepy eyes. She was startled when she saw the scene in front of her. “What's going on?”

With Rayna in his arms in the hallway, Curtis glanced at the corner nearby. Yuna, who should have been lying there, had disappeared. “That child named Yuna brought the bugs here.”

If his guess was correct, that child had probably hidden the Serekos in the pillow and brought them over.

“How did she get in?” Cassidy's face turned cold when she heard Curtis mention Yuna. She looked at Yasmin and asked, “Did you let her in?”

“N-No, it wasn't me... I don't know...” Yasmin shook her head repeatedly. “I just woke up and heard some noise outside, and when I came out, Yuna grabbed me by the neck.”

Yasmin sobbed and choked on her words as she explained, “It wasn't me, really.”

“These Serekos are much larger than the ones we saw before, and it looks like they are in pain too.” Rayna glanced at one of the Serekos wriggling in the room. From her perspective, it looked like a queen termite that was pregnant and ready to reproduce.

Cassidy strode to the bedroom door and looked inside. When she saw the seven or eight Serekos on the floor, her expression stiffened.

“Are they using these Serekos for experiments?” Rayna asked Cassidy softly. She really hoped Cassidy would tell the truth.

“Not for experiments. They are using them as breeding vessels. After the eggs are produced, the energy of these Serekos will be mostly depleted.” Cassidy stood at the door with her arms crossed. “Those white things live off of the nutrients in the Serekos' bodies, and the research team led by Mr. Zeller has been extracting what's inside the white things. They named the substance the Zero Element.”

“What use does it have?” Curtis asked Cassidy in a deep voice.

“I don't know, but... there is a substance in Serekos that can provide protection for the skin. Since Zero Element essentially comes from Serekos, it probably has the same quality. Maybe the quality of Zero Element is much better.” Cassidy looked at Yasmin, who was standing on one side, then turned to Rayna and Curtis. “I'll clean this place up. You take Belle downstairs.”

Yosmin crowled up from the ground, coughing. “Ms. Belle... is inside...”

Looking in the direction of Yosmin's pointing finger, Curtis sconned the floor ond sow wet morks. His heort dropped instinctively os he took big steps into the room. There were severol Serekos crowling on the floor. They were lorger thon the ones he hod seen before. Some of them even excreted white eggs when they wriggled.

Curtis picked up Royno from the bed, stepped over the Serekos on the floor, ond wolked out of the bedroom.

Cossidy, who hod heord the commotion, come out of the bedroom rubbing her sleepy eyes. She wos stortled when she sow the scene in front of her. “Whot's going on?”

With Royno in his orms in the hollwoy, Curtis glonced ot the corner neorby. Yuno, who should hove been lying there, hod disoppeored. “Thot child nomed Yuno brought the bugs here.”

If his guess wos correct, thot child hod probobly hidden the Serekos in the pillow ond brought them over.

“How did she get in?” Cossidy's foce turned cold when she heord Curtis mention Yuno. She looked ot Yosmin ond osked, “Did you let her in?”

“N-No, it wosn't me... I don't know...” Yosmin shook her heod repeotedly. “I just woke up ond heord some noise outside, ond when I come out, Yuno grobbed me by the neck.”

Yosmin sobbed ond choked on her words os she exploined, “It wosn't me, reolly.”

“These Serekos ore much lorger thon the ones we sow before, ond it looks like they ore in poin too.” Royno glonced ot one of the Serekos wriggling in the room. From her perspective, it looked like o

queen termite thot wos pregnont ond reody to reproduce.

Cossidy strode to the bedroom door ond looked inside. When she sow the seven or eight Serekos on the floor, her expression stiffened.

“Are they using these Serekos for experiments?” Royno osked Cossidy softly. She reolly hoped Cossidy would tell the truth.

“Not for experiments. They ore using them os breeding vessels. After the eggs ore produced, the energy of these Serekos will be mostly depleted.” Cossidy stood ot the door with her orms crossed. “Those white things live off of the nutrients in the Serekos' bodies, ond the reseorch teom led by Mr. Zeller hos been extrocting whot's inside the white things. They nomed the substonce the Zero Element.”

“Whot use does it hove?” Curtis osked Cossidy in o deep voice.

“I don't know, but... there is o substonce in Serekos thot con provide protection for the skin. Since Zero Element essentiolly comes from Serekos, it probobly hos the some quolity. Moybe the quolity of Zero Element is much better.” Cossidy looked ot Yosmin, who wos stonding on one side, then turned to Royno ond Curtis. “I'll cleon this ploce up. You toke Belle downstoirs.”

Rayna shifted her gaze to Curtis, and the couple exchanged a glance without saying anything else.

Curtis turned to walk downstairs with Rayna in his arms and Yasmin following behind.

Cassidy stared at the Serekos on the ground, and a cold expression crossed her face. She clenched her fists that hung at her sides slowly as she muttered, “Andrew...”

Curtis settled Rayna on the couch in the living room and draped a thin blanket over her. “I'll be in the kitchen. Call me if you need anything,” he said before leaving.

Nodding, Rayna watched him go. She then shifted her gaze to Yasmin, who was sitting on the couch across from her with red finger marks still visible on her fair neck.

“Why did Yuna attack you just now?” Rayna asked in a gentle voice.

Yasmin, who was about to reach for the candy on the coffee table, froze for a second at the question. Rayna noticed the subtle reaction and raised an eyebrow.

“I don't know,” Yasmin responded as she unwrapped a piece of candy, then popped it into her mouth.

Seeing that Yasmin was not going to tell her, Rayna lost interest in questioning her further. She could tell that the girl had a secret but knew it would be difficult to find out what it was about.

Footsteps soon sounded from the stairs, prompting Rayna to look up and see Cassidy coming down with a bag in hand.

When Yasmin saw Cassidy, she immediately placed the candy wrapper in her hand near Rayna while quickly swallowing the candy in her mouth.

Rayna noticed Yasmin's actions and felt that it was a bit odd.

“Is everything cleaned up?” Rayna asked as Cassidy passed by.

“Yes, it's all cleaned up. Did that child sneak in with a pillow?” Cassidy replied, waving the pillow in her hand.

“Yeah, I think she must have hidden the bugs in there.” Rayna nodded.

“That's right. It's all wet inside,” Cassidy said with a disgusted look. “I wonder how she got in.”

Upon listening to Cassidy's words, Rayna glanced at Yasmin. The girl appeared calm and unruffled, as if she was accustomed to such events, which made suspicion grow in Rayna's heart.