“To hypnotize me too, of course. If I forget you, I won’t have so many worries anymore,” Rayna answered without a second thought.

Instantly, the air became thick with tension.

She realized she should not have said that and regretted it immediately. Just as she was about to try and cover it up, she felt a warm palm pin the back of her head, and his thin lips captured hers in a kiss.

He parted her lips and deepened the kiss, embracing her fiercely.

Although her body shrank away from him instinctively, he held her firmly in his arms.

She pressed her hands against his chest, practically gasping for air.

When he thought she had received sufficient punishment, he released her lips. He gazed at her darkly, and it frightened her to the point that she swallowed the barrage of angry words she had been ready to utter. She bit her lip, feeling a little scared.

“Are you going to say things like that again? Hmm?” Curtis asked.

Despite shooting him a glare, she was so afraid that she quickly shook her head and softened her tone. “No, not anymore.”

She felt somewhat annoyed that he still made no move to let her go even after a few seconds had ticked by. Using the fact that she was pregnant as an excuse, she said firmly, “Give me some room. You’re crushing my stomach, and it’s very uncomfortable.”

He loosened his embrace immediately, and his gaze flitted to her belly. “Is it still uncomfortable?”

“Yes!” Observing that her tactic had worked, she grew bolder and jabbed a finger at him. “I wasn’t being serious. Why did you have to get so fierce? Does bullying a pregnant woman give you a sense of satisfaction?”

Massaging her waist, she went to lie on the couch and pretended to groan as though she were in severe discomfort. That made Curtis’ anger vanished immediately, and he even tried coaxing her in a tender tone.

He placed the apple he had peeled on a plate, then grabbed a tissue to wipe his hands. “What do you feel like having for lunch?”

“Ice cream!”

He looked up at her and pretended not to have heard what she said. “Roast beef?”

“I said ice cream,” she repeated.

I seldom eat anything cold since getting pregnant, much less things like ice cream. However, I’ve been feeling hot all over, so I want some ice cream to satisfy my craving.

the couch and asked, “I recall that Carl bought a lot previously. Is

eyes lit up when she pulled the freezer drawer open and spotted

was about to reach for them, a figure stopped her and unceremoniously closed the refrigerator

completely blocked her path to the

to push him aside. “What’s wrong with you? I don’t want any lunch.

how she pushed and shoved, he did

cold dishes. Be good and have more apples and grapes. I’ll make roast beef this afternoon. You’ll love it,” Curtis said

she paced back and forth in front of the refrigerator, trying to find an opportunity to open the door. Alas, her

won’t taste nice,” she retorted,

the first time you complained about my cooking. If you don’t fancy eating my cooking, I can order lunch from Good Times Restaurant or ask Mdm. Lovett to whip something up,” he replied, unaffected by her

gazed at him pleadingly and raised a finger. “Can I have just one, pretty

it came to such matters. “No.

She made no response.

a ‘yes,’ then,” he said,

he would need to the

going to give in. She

hire a cleaner to come by in two hours

to make things difficult for him, she said, “I’m planning to take a nap later. What if the cleaner comes and makes so much noise that I can’t sleep?

rolled back her long, chiffon sleeves

Curtis said while stopping her. He glanced at the dusty balcony helplessly. “Since the food

protested, “That won’t do. How could I possibly let you do it? You’d better ask the cleaner to come,

better for me to do it lest the cleaner arrives late and disrupts

slowly with a crafty look in her eyes. “If

was fully aware she did that to get revenge on him

she would see Curtis cleaning

breath, finally feeling less

got up from the couch and headed straight toward the door. “The clothes I bought have arrived. I’m

made to take off the rubber gloves he was

It’s only a few pieces of

outside and pretended to walk

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