Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Right then, Rayna’s fair, sharp chin caught Curtis’ attention. He reached out to pinch it, only to find out

that it was soft.

Rayna immediately snapped back to her senses at his touch.

Such intimate action made her ears red as she said somewhat awkwardly, “M-Mr. Faymon.”

“I didn’t think you’d have some fat on your face.”

Right as Rayna was about to question if he was trying to call her fat, she heard the sound of someone

knocking on the door.

Instinctively, she smacked Curtis’ hand away and stepped away from him.

It was a loud smack that echoed in the room, and the back of the man’s hand reddened.

Both stiffened.

“Oh, Mr. Faymon, you’re awake.”

The nurse had come to change Curtis’ dressing, and she was thrilled to find Curtis awake. She ditched

the cart and went to get the doctor.

Not daring to look at Curtis’ expression, Rayna kept her head hung low as she dug into her oatmeal

again.

He only has himself to blame for pinching my chin. Hmph!

An important man like Curtis was someone the doctors dared not treat carelessly. A team of doctors

came, but they were soon kicked out of the ward by Curtis, who said they were taking up too much

space in the room.

When Rayna heard the doctor talking subtly about Curtis’ legs, she tightened her fists.

She would not let Curtis sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Curtis remained unfazed even after hearing the doctor’s long speech. The only question he had was,

“Are my legs the only issue here? If that’s the case, I’ll go back to recuperate tomorrow. I don’t like the

smell in the hospital.”

“Sure.”

Rayna was about to say something when her phone rang. It was a call from Naomi.

Naomi was capable of resolving many of Faymon Group’s matters swiftly and efficiently. Rayna reckoned

something urgent must have happened for Naomi to call her.

Upon picking up the call, Rayna asked, “What is it, Ms. Gardner?”

“I can’t tell for sure, but it’s best if you come to the office,” Naomi said.

“All right. I’ll be there soon.”

Rayna was only the acting CEO, but everyone in the office was talking to her as if she was the CEO, and

that made Rayna feel ill at ease—she felt like an imposter.

After ending the call, she realized Curtis should be the one to deal with the company’s matters now that

he was awake.

“Mr. Faymon,” Rayna started as she looked at him, but it took her a while before she continued, “Ms.

Gardner called earlier. Something happened with the company. Are you planning to deal with—”

“I can’t go to the office like this,” Curtis cut her off, knowing what she was going to say. “You have my

permission to be in charge of everything in the company. I trust you.”

Rayna pursed her lips when she thought about how countless people would be gloating if they saw

Curtis in the office in a wheelchair.

Right. He’ll only be laughed at if he goes to the office.

“I’ll give Mr. Lopez a call, then.” With that, Rayna looked for Wyatt’s contact on her phone. She was too

worried about leaving Curtis in the room alone since last night.

Curtis only blinked and hummed in agreement.

Wyatt and Jeremy came in no time. As if they had done nothing to Curtis the night before, they revealed

similar looks of shock when they saw Curtis awake.

It was so genuine to the point Rayna could not even suspect them. After exchanging a few words with

them, she left.

On her way to the office, Naomi called a few more times. However, she could not pick up the call. Only

when she arrived outside Faymon Group Tower did she see the group of reporters by the entrance.

Noticing the severity of the situation, she hurried into the elevator after parking her car in the

underground parking lot.

“Ms. Garland.”

Naomi, who had been waiting for a while, quickly stepped forward to greet Rayna. Upon seeing the mask

on Rayna’s face, she asked in surprise, “Do you have a cold?”

“Yeah,” Rayna mumbled. The wound on her face looked bad, and she did not want to frighten the

employees in the company. She also felt awkward if others were to see her wound. “There are lots of

reporters outside. What happened?”

“An accident happened at the water park in Hallsbay,” Naomi reported to her. “The wire on the crane

head snapped when the crane was used to transport steel bars, and those bars killed six workers below

them. This news made it to the local newspaper, and the workers’ families are protesting outside the

branch office in Hallsbay.”

Rayna’s heart lurched, but quickly calming herself down, she asked, “Have the branch office drafted the

compensation papers?”

“Five million for each worker per the contract for work injuries,” Naomi said. “But the workers’ families

aren’t satisfied with that; they want a hundred million for every worker.”

“A hundred million? They’re obviously here to kick up a fuss.” Rayna halted in her tracks as her

expression turned cold. “Have the branch office deal with this in accordance with the contract. If they

continue to kick a fuss outside the branch office, we’ll bring this to court. Also, find out when the crane

was purchased, as well as its manufacturer, and its regular maintenance schedule. Look for the one in

charge of whatever the problem is.”

“Understood,” Naomi answered.

She was shocked that Rayna was still so calm despite encountering something like that.

No wonder Curtis left Faymon Group to her after his accident. Did Jefferson really let go of a smart

woman like her? I really doubt it.

As they walked to the CEO’s office, Naomi continued, “There’s something else far more serious than

this.”