“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!”

and marinated it myself.” Curtis corrected

at him. “No wonder it took you more than an hour to prepare

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

was—” Rayna’s voice was muffled

hurry to

glass of lemonade before

her back. “How are

Rayna pulled back from his proximity. “Let’s continue

was all right. Much to her astonishment, he finished

face flushed as she groused, “Can’t you drink from

juice. “This

first time this has happened to me. I’m already used to it,”

accidentally drank his red wine. She

drinking your lemonade when

was tickled by her poor attempt at appearing indignant. “Whatever you say, Mrs.

being herself in front of him. It gave him a sense of comfort as this meant that she still

was already three in the afternoon by the time they

began feeling drowsy after the meal and had the mind to usher Curtis out so that she could take a nap. Curtis, however, told her he’d sent a

she woke up from her

Rayna finished washing up, she considered bringing Carl out for pizza as it had been a while since she’d had

was confused at the sight

with his work and replied placidly, “Carl called me saying he’ll be staying over at

company.” Rayna pointed at the two pets lounging next to Curtis’

care of you since

resentful look as she had run out of ideas to make him leave. She trudged to the farthest corner of the

the tapping sound of Curtis typing on his

shut his laptop and massaged his aching forehead,

was exactly what a family living harmoniously looked

of the leftover tangerine. “You should only eat half of this as you’ve eaten plenty

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