Out of the blue, Rayna recalled the spaghetti bolognese Curtis had made back when she stayed at his place.

Although it was salty and tasted quite awful, I still finished the entire plate. Then, there’s today’s aglio olio. His cooking skills are dismal, and it doesn’t taste good, but I don’t disdain it. I still feel the same way about him, and my feelings for him seemingly never changed. But why…

Subsequently, the memory of her begging him on that rainy night flashed through her mind.

I went as far as going to my knees, but he remained wholly unmoved. He opened the door and allowed another woman into his house yet never spared me a single glance. How can I simply forgive and forget when he inflicted such pain upon me?

Sorrow seeped into her. As she recalled the past, her eyes stung as she ate, and she started crying without warning.

Tears streamed down her face like a faucet and fell onto the plate.

Curtis noticed that she was keeping her head lowered and saying nothing. A while later, her shoulders even started quivering. On the whole, something seemed amiss with her. His gaze darkened, and he grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to look up.

Unexpectedly, he was greeted by the sight of her tear-stained face. Worse still, she was still crying.

Panic promptly seized him. He used his thumb to wipe her tears off. “What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”

Carl interjected frostily, “Stop asking the obvious, Mr. Curtis! It’s because your cooking tastes horrible. But then, the pasta is just a bit bland. Is Ms. Rayna crying because the grilled chicken is awful?”

Jerking his head over, Curtis shot him a glare.

However, he had no choice but to admit, with embarrassment coloring his features, “Indeed, my cooking isn’t that great. I thought it’d be fine so long as I followed the steps, but I never thought… I’d fail so spectacularly. If it’s horrible, just leave it. I’ll take you out for something else.”

Carl couldn’t resist raising his hand and saying softly, “I want to go as well, Mr. Curtis. I’d like to have deep-fried prawns.”

Alas, Curtis ignored him entirely. He thought that Rayna found the pasta unpalatable, so he would just take her out for some other food.

To his surprise, her tears suddenly ceased, and her aggrieved expression turned emotionless. She even brushed his hand away.

The change in her was so rapid that his hand remained suspended in mid-air, and he was a touch lost.

What’s happening here?

man beside her, Rayna continued

minutes, she finally finished the aglio olio. Putting down the fork, she uttered placidly, “Thank you for cooking, Mr. Faymon. Leave the plates for Carl

her attitude that felt so distant all of

might still be some misunderstanding between us.

flashed him a smile, but her gaze remained impassive. “There’s no other misunderstanding as you’ve explained everything necessary,

her feet and headed to the door. Then she opened the door

turn of events, Carl was

Curtis made doesn’t taste good, but Ms. Rayna doesn’t have to kick him

how awful the pasta you made. Ms. Rayna is so

Curtis knew that Rayna wasn’t acting thus because of his terrible cooking. She had shed tears earlier because she had recalled the past. That was why her attitude toward him turned

it was indeed my negligence that brought about a chasmic

anything, he snagged his jacket

of her detached expression that was deliberate to distance herself from him, he sighed inwardly. “Rest

was flat, and she

house,

as though he was

he only left without saying anything because he knew that Rayna was stubborn, so tarrying there wouldn’t do him any good. He would be better off figuring out a way to mend the cracks in

but took the elevator to Kristie’s

an elderly

didn’t go

past

the couch in the living room and massaged his throbbing temples

of soda, James walked over and placed it on the coffee table before taking a seat across from him. “In that case, shouldn’t you go home?

here to visit

was rendered dumbfounded, the corners of his mouth twitching

you do that at home if you

I just want to eat

between him and Rayna, so he’s frustrated. It isn’t surprising that he’s being

didn’t bother

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