Dear Sweetheart novel

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 164 What Did You Call Her

Curtis watched Rayna, who was preparing breakfast, from the door. His gaze did not so much as waver, and it made Rayna uncomfortable when she turned around several times and caught him.

She was at a loss for words. “Could you read the newspaper or something, Uncle Curtis?”

I can’t even cook a meal in peace with him staring at me like that. I wonder if a donkey kicked him in the head once. He’s so weird.

At those words, Curtis turned to leave to sit on the couch, and Rayna finally felt the atmosphere clearing up.

He returned after some time spent perusing the newspaper. “I’ve read the newspaper,” he declared solemnly. “It isn’t as interesting as my wife.”

Rayna flushed crimson again.

The amount of cheek this man has! Ah, but it feels pretty good to hear.

Breakfast that day consisted of pumpkin oatmeal and scones.

Rayna was about to ask Curtis if he wanted any butter when Curtis bit down on a particularly plump scone, causing jam to squirt in every direction, to his shock.

As she had never seen Curtis flustered, Rayna burst into laughter at his expression despite the dollops of jam upon her.

After laughing herself silly, she regained her composure to teach him the proper way to enjoy a scone.

“Here’s some butter for flavor.” Rayna deftly made a small incision in the scone with her knife and filled it with a smidge of butter. “See? This will prevent the jam from getting everywhere.”

“I see.” Humbled by the experience, Curtis took a bite of the scone she prepared for him and proclaimed, “Delicious! Your culinary skills are getting better by the day, Sweetheart.”

Rayna glared at him. “Were my culinary skills not good before?”

“You cooked well before, too,” he answered hastily, aware that his words had displeased her.

After several moments of silence, Rayna turned her gaze to his face. With her chin resting in her hand, she admired how Curtis’ long eyelashes flattered his side profile.

by a sudden impulse, she reached out to

regard her, mystified. “What was

her foolish act, she quickly retracted her hand while pretending to examine him. “Your hair appears oily, Uncle Curtis. It’s time for

“It’s not convenient for me to

Rayna nodded instinctively.

gotten into you, Rayna?” she muttered severely. “Why did you agree to

made the promise, she was

the kitchen and stepped, for the first time,

bathroom with a push of a button, and sunlight flooded

outside, Uncle Curtis,” she exclaimed as

Curtis nodded,

her sleeves, she was about to help Curtis to the washbasin when he shook his head. “I can manage

back several paces and watched as Curtis braced himself against the wheelchair to stand up with no small effort. He slowly lifted one leg onto the

the simple act, it took him a quarter of an hour, and his brows became soaked

vowed to herself to bring

a hospital capable of

hair. She even occasionally asked Curtis if her technique was

Curtis. Bend down a

her heart skipped a beat. “Close your eyes, Uncle Curtis,”

kept his tender gaze fixed on

could not resist those words. She said no more, though

never resist Curtis. Even a simple compliment from him would cause her heart to thump wildly

towel to dry his hair, unaware that her clothes

gaze flickered toward her several times. Suddenly, he pulled

you—” Caught unawares, Rayna fell onto

tightly around her waist and eased her head onto

voice of his virtual assistant

just inches away from his when the announcement interrupted them. Flustered, she clamored off him

I almost

was still thumping. She