Dear Sweetheart novel

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!”

beef and marinated it myself.” Curtis corrected her.

Rayna was flabbergasted as she looked up at him. “No wonder it took you more than an hour

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

voice was muffled

a hurry to speak that she choked

half a glass of lemonade before

back. “How

from his proximity. “Let’s

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

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

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

this has happened to

second meeting. They’d been discussing business at a club when she’d accidentally drank his red

with me for drinking

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

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

already three in the afternoon by the time

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 message to

dark by the time she woke up from her nap at six in the

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

are you still here?” She was confused at the sight of Curtis alone in

darted a glance at her as he continued on with his work and replied placidly, “Carl called me saying he’ll be staying over at Jeremy’s. I worry for

me company.” Rayna pointed at the two pets lounging

incapable of taking care of you since they aren’t

as she had run out of ideas to make him leave. She trudged to the farthest corner of the living room away from him and

the tapping sound of Curtis

hour later. He shut his laptop and massaged his aching forehead,

was exactly what a

a seat beside her. He took hold of the leftover tangerine. “You should only eat half of