“It’s not spicy enough.” Rayna smacked her lips. “Why are you asking me whether the beef tastes good when I’m talking about the incident with Mr. Nicholson?” She was speechless at his attempt to change the topic.

Curtis took a slice of beef and tried it himself. “That’s enough. Your stomach can’t handle anything too spicy.”

“Curtis, did you do it?” Rayna smacked him in the arm.

“How is it possible for me to counter Mr. Nicholson when Theodore is still unconscious?” Curtis smiled unaffectedly. “What goes around comes around. He’ll have to account for his sins eventually.”

His words echoed Rayna’s thoughts.

It would be implausible for Curtis to hurt Noel without Theodore’s connections, as the latter was still unconscious in Xyperia.

She became suspicious about what Curtis and Jefferson were up to when they were so busy that they never replied to her WhatsApp messages previously.

Rayna was jerked free from her musings when Curtis swatted her bottom.

“Why don’t you get the plates and cutlery ready for our meal?”

“You—” Rayna was so astonished that she felt like her bum was on fire. “Don’t be surprised when I sue you for sexual harassment!”

“Are you planning to sue the father of your children?” Curtis smirked.

Rayna cursed him under her breath and opened the cupboard to retrieve the plates and cutlery from the cabinet grudgingly.

Besides the roast beef, Curtis had also prepared a salad and lentil soup. It was a veritable feast.

The beef was roasted to perfection, and Rayna devoured all of it.

Curtis was very pleased with her appetite, and his lips curled into a smile. “Has my culinary skills improved?”

It was evident that his cooking had improved by leaps and bounds from the taste of the beef.

Nonetheless, Rayna had no desire to praise him and decided to nitpick instead. “Everything from the ingredients to seasoning was already laid out for you. You merely had to follow the steps given. Even a dog could do it!”

cut of beef and marinated it myself.” Curtis corrected her.

looked up at him. “No wonder it took you

slice of roast. “I made sure to choose a rib-eye as it’s your favorite. How do you

it was—” Rayna’s voice was muffled as she

to speak that she

of lemonade

her back.

Rayna pulled back from his

went back to his seat after ensuring that Rayna was all right. Much to her astonishment, he finished the remaining lemonade in her glass before pouring himself

as she groused, “Can’t you drink from your own glass

a glass of watermelon juice. “This was supposed to be yours while

happened to me. I’m already

They’d been discussing business at a club when she’d accidentally drank his red wine. She immediately straightened herself to hide her growing embarrassment and patted

for drinking your lemonade when I’m carrying your

poor attempt at appearing indignant. “Whatever you say, Mrs.

afraid of being herself in front of him. It gave him a sense of

was already three in the afternoon

that she could take a

woke up from her nap at six in the

out for pizza as it had been a while since she’d had it herself, and she wanted to

at the

replied placidly, “Carl called me saying he’ll be staying over at Jeremy’s. I worry for your safety if you were to

a dog and cat to keep me company.” Rayna pointed at the two pets lounging next to Curtis’

taking care of you

she had run out of ideas to make him leave. She trudged to

room was pin-drop silent except for the tapping sound of Curtis

massaged his aching forehead, lifting his gaze to the

what a family living

beside her. He took hold of the leftover tangerine.

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