“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!”

it myself.” Curtis corrected

up at him. “No

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

voice

a hurry to speak that she choked

a glass of lemonade before Curtis

smoothed her back. “How

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

Rayna was all right. Much to her astonishment, he finished the remaining lemonade in her glass before pouring

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

reached for a glass of watermelon juice. “This was supposed to be yours while the lemonade

the first time this has happened to me. I’m already

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

fault with me for drinking your lemonade when I’m carrying

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

was fond of this petulant side of Rayna that was not afraid of being herself in front of him. It gave him a sense of comfort as this meant

the afternoon by the time they finished

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 message to Carl and that he would leave

was already dark by the time she woke up

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

was confused at the

placidly, “Carl called me saying he’ll be staying over at Jeremy’s. I

to keep me company.” Rayna pointed at the two pets

care of you since they

trudged to the farthest corner of the living

silent except for the

half an hour later. He shut his laptop and massaged his aching forehead, lifting his gaze

a

of the leftover tangerine. “You should only eat half

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