His Precious Love

Before Rayna knew it, tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably. She covered her mouth as she sobbed and didn’t hear the footsteps approaching until a pair of legs appeared in front of her.

The next second, Rayna felt herself getting lifted and dragged outside.

She struggled to keep up with Curtis’ pace, and when she almost fell, her hand went instinctively to her stomach.

“Slow down. The baby—” Rayna muttered, only to stop herself midway.

Curtis suddenly released his grip on the woman and turned to glare at her. “Who told you to come here?”

“I wanted to see Kristie,” Rayna replied as she slowly moved her hand away.

“Well, you’ve seen her.”

Having tried her best to compose herself, Rayna gingerly raised her head and met Curtis’ gaze. “I’m sorry… What did you do to Kristie? Why doesn’t she remember James?”

“Why do you care?” the man scoffed. “Are you going to berate me if I did do something?”

“That’s not what I meant,” Rayna retorted as she clenched and unclenched her fists nervously. “You know how much James loves her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have—”

“I don’t. I only know they’ve broken up and no longer have anything to do with each other,” Curtis interrupted coldly. “Please leave here this instance.”

“Curtis Faymon!” Rayna said through gritted teeth.

I must admit I was the one

for James and Kristie to be together, so why must you break them up? Is that what Kristie wants? Besides, James isn’t at fault here. He has always taken good care of

matters worse, this isn’t the first time you’ve done something so stupid!” Curtis thundered, his eyes burning holes

another man, he’d undoubtedly lose any wise restraint and calm reasonableness. In all

are you presumptuous and gullible, but you also don’t think before you act! What’s the point of apologizing only after something’s

Rayna had seen Curtis so angry, and his unadulterated

but to back away until her

herself down, Rayna still didn’t have the guts to look Curtis in the eye. “You’re right about me.

asked. “She behaved like a child and would either spend her time sleeping or watching cartoons. She didn’t even bother interacting with anyone else. I spent a lot of time with her, yet I never could get through to her. In the end, I got Jeremy to invite a few friends over to read her stories, hoping that’d be a good distraction

lowered her head even

on your brother, and I dote on Kristie. I’ve known her since she was a teen, and she’s like a sister to me. If she forgets about James, she can start anew and work toward a happier life. She might

“What about James, then?”

then.

man, but at the same time, she didn’t know what to say. Eventually, she gave up and slowly

Kristie. Nothing you do is wrong,” she muttered before swatting Curtis’ hand

her waist began aching again, and she couldn’t

long for him to notice the sharp edge of the cabinet, he chose not to say

she instantly clung to the latter. “Curt also went into

My,

to use the bathroom, too,” she said while gently ruffling Kristie’s hair. “I’m going off first. I’ll

You’re finally back after so long, and I was looking forward to your company. I want to

Let Mdm. Lovett cook for you,” Rayna coaxed. I’m sure Curtis will blow his