Carlo never thought Rainie could remain calm and rational after a failed marriage. Right now, he couldn't help but be impressed.
"It seems that the rumors about you are untrue. How can such a clever woman like you be a fool?"
"Hey! Don't change the topic and answer my question."
This was the reason why she came to see Carlo without telling Mango.
She was not very familiar with Carlo at first. It all happened when she found out that there was something wrong with the supplements given by her assistant, and Carlo happened to be around.
At that time, he suggested changing the medicine to trick Emory. However, Rainie felt that she had nothing to lose. Besides, she also sent Carlo's medicine for a lab report and found that it wasn't harmful. Thus, she accepted Carlo's kindness.
She thought it was a secret between them. Also, she believed in Carlo's excuse of finding someone to test out the medicine. Even if it was intentional, Rainie knew she had nothing to lose.
This morning, she received a message sent by Carlo saying that he was waiting for her in the southern suburbs. At that moment, Rainie had already guessed it.
This was also the reason why she didn't tell Mango that the medicine was given by Carlo. She didn't want to bring any trouble to Nathaniel and Mango. However, she only made a guess by mentioning Tristan's name.
"Do you know about the relationship between Mango and Tristan?"
Rainie's eyes narrowed slightly as she asked.
Upon hearing this, Carlo was stunned. In the end, he stopped smiling and acted as if nothing had happened. He whispered, "You're really smart, but aren't you afraid that I will harm you? What if I really have bad intentions towards the people you just mentioned?"
"Well, I've only led such a useless life, but if I were to die, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to leave this place peacefully too. Mango means a lot to me, and I'm willing to risk my life for her. You should have sent someone to investigate me, or else you wouldn't have come after me. Therefore, she will use all her connections to find you once I die. Although I never told her who gave me the medicine, it's only a matter of time before she finds out who you are." "Hmm, you are quite open about this. But you will already be dead by then, so what if she finds out the truth? Anyway, do you think you can come back to life? Besides, Tristan is not capable of this."
After hearing Carlo's words, Rainie knew who he was doing this for.
Was he trying to use this medicine to attract Tristan's attention?
But how did he know about the relationship between Tristan and Mango?
Furthermore, how did he know that Tristan would definitely treat her?
These thoughts were racing in her mind. Then she said nonchalantly, "Well, I don't mind losing my life now that my husband had betrayed me and the marriage is a failure. Well, I guess it's good that I never thought about ending my life. Death may be a kind of relief to me, and it just happens to solve my current problem."
Carlo suddenly frowned after hearing this.
"Rainie, did anyone tell you that no one likes women that are too smart?"
"No, but I'm not trying to please other men too, so this means nothing to me. Carlo, you're here for Tristan, aren't you?"
This time, Carlo did not refute.
He fiddled with the grass and stopped acting frivolously. Suddenly, he turned to her and asked in a noble demeanor.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Don't be so curious about me. I'm afraid that you will fall in love with me."
Rainie rolled her eyes when she heard this.
"Bah! Don't worry. Even if all the men in this world are dead, I still won't fall in love with you. You're not my type."
"Are you that confident? Hey, you're embarrassing me now!"
Carlo started joking around again.
On the other hand, Rainie could tell that he didn't want to talk about himself, so she didn't bother asking about it. Instead, she said directly, "Well, you still decided to use me to target Mango and her relative. Guess what, I will definitely go against you, and I don't care if I owe you a favour."
"Why are you so heartless?"
"After all, you're just a stranger. However, Mango is my closest friend, and I've vowed to protect her my entire life. So, her relatives are my family members as well."
After hearing Rainie's words, Carlo narrowed his eyes slightly.
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