Chapter 289

“Next time you’re out for coffee with the girls, don’t forget to put in a good word for me.”

Jennifer rolled her eyes. “Do I look like I have nothing better to do? You might not be embarrassed, but I sure am.”

“It’s up to you whether you want to save face or want a cute, adorable little granddaughter

more.”

Curtis said, “Well, if I can’t win Leanne back, I’m gonna shave my head and join Mary on a retreat to Mount Shasta, and then you’ll really have no one to turn to.”

Jennifer was so frustrated she felt like she was having a heart attack.

“How did I end up with a jerk like you?”

Curtis chuckled. “You’ll have to ask dad about that, not me.”

Just then, the front door opened, and Leanne walked in carrying a picnic basket.

Curtis, unfazed by how irritated Jennifer was, quickly hung up the phone. “Gotta go, my personal doctor is back.”

Leanne set the basket on the dining table. “The clinic was swamped this morning, got off work late. I grabbed some food from the hospital cafeteria for you, eat up.”

Seeing her about to leave right after she arrived, Curtis stopped her, gazing down at her with concern. “Did you eat at the hospital, or are you still mad at me?”

him, “I’ve got

made the effort to bring

warm tenderness inside. “Leanne, why do I love you so much?”

ignore, glanced at the thermometer on the table

and without a trace resetting the last measurement.

temperature again after I take my medicine.”

Leanne seemed unconcerned.

tonight. If I don’t make

Curtis declared. “I only want the food you

seem pretty lively now, so once you’re better,

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Curtis leaned against the cabinet, the thickness of his

the flu in a week, but

expressionlessly. “Where exactly is your

a moment of eye contact, Curtis conceded with a smile, “Alright.

take your medicine.” Only then did Leanne leave for

“Got it, Dr. Castillo.”

Curtis tossed the medicine Leanne had prepared into the toilet and flushed it away.

going to

certainly made by professional chefs. Compared to Leanne’s oddly flavored beef stew, it was

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