Rayna hurriedly wiped her mouth with a piece of napkin and stammered, “Y-You wanted to sleep with him?”

“No! No!” Kristie refuted. “I’m afraid of the dark! That was why I asked him to guard me while I slept! Don’t talk nonsense, you little brat!”

With that, she pulled Carl’s ear.

Carl yelped in pain before saying aggrievedly, “You could’ve just switched on the lights, no? You aren’t making sense, Aunt Kristie!”

“Shut up!” Kristie glared at him. “If you keep talking, I’m going to choke you!”

Hearing that, Carl quickly moved away.

Seeing that Rayna was still staring at her, Kristie felt embarrassed. She stomped her feet and complained, “Why are you staring at me? Do you think I’m into him?”

Rayna asked tentatively, “Then why did you—”

“No way!” Kristie retorted, shooting James a side glance. “He’s so old and ugly! Besides, he’s just a bodyguard! How could he ever be worthy of me?”

Rayna wanted to defend her brother, but she didn’t know what to say. She could only glance at James pitifully.

As a matter of fact, there was nothing she could do to help James.

James, on the other hand, didn’t say anything throughout their conversation. Instead, he pulled himself a chair and sat down to watch them eat.

At around eight in the evening, James wanted to bring Kristie away, so he said to Rayna, “I’ll bring her home to rest. Since Mr. York is in the hospital, you should be fine, right, Rayna?”

“Huh?” Kristie was stumped. Why did he address Rayna so? She then forgot about the fact that James was holding her hand when she grumbled, “Why did you address Rayna by her name?”

to his senses and replied calmly, “I talk fast,

that she didn’t hear him wrongly, Kristie said,

interrupted her by saying, “Kristie, you’ve been staying in the hospital all this while. You need some

to go home!” Kristie pouted. “Can’t I just stay here with you and

dismissively. “Listen to me. You can come over

I’ll bring Ms. Winton home now.” James pulled Kristie out

exiting the ward. His palm is

yanked her hand out of his grip. “W-We’re going back, but can you please stay away

distanced herself from him while mumbling something to

a loss for words. I haven’t pissed her off

seat. When she went back with James that evening, however, she sat

her behavior as he

he saw that she was on her phone and ignoring him, he asked patiently, “What’s

head lowered

snatching her phone. “You’ve been avoiding me since last week. You

you! What’s wrong with that?

phone, James lifted his arm into the air. The moment she stood up, he

She stomped her feet and

how have I upset you? I can change.” James stared at her intently.

met James’. Averting her gaze as quickly as she could, she muttered, “I don’t need you to change. I’ll just ask Curt to find

wrong? Why are

“All you need to know is that I don’t need you anymore.

said, “Ms. Winton, even if Mr. Faymon could find you another

he asked, “Ms. Winton, are you shunning me

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