Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 50 With Help From My Young Friend

That seemed to have improved Alfred’s mood considerably. “Have you eaten yet? Would you like Macey to help make you some supper?

“I had something before I came in, so I’m not really hungry right now.”

“Let me get you something to drink then.” Following that, Alfred stood up and went inside the kitchen. He retrieved a cup of milkshake from the fridge and went on to place it down in front of Curtis. “Kept it well-chilled, so it is still drinkable.”

“A milkshake?” Curtis was nonplussed. “I’m not going anywhere near that. Too much sugar.”

“It’s just one cup once in a while. What harm could that possibly do?” Alfred shot him a look. “Being this health conscious when you’re barely thirty makes you even more obsessive than an old man like me!”

That got Curtis subtly twitching his lips.

Acknowledging that there was no getting out of this, he slid a straw into the milkshake. Two sips from the beverage were enough to have his brows creased up in a tight furrow.

This is sickeningly sweet, but still tolerable.

“How do you find it?” Alfred asked.

“It’s all right.” Curtis chuckled as he inspected that cup of beverage. “Surely, you did not wait up for me just to make me drink this milkshake?”

“I did, actually. A young friend recommended that I try this when I went out today,” said Alfred before he let out a sigh. “I guess I must really be getting old, being received with such disdain when making my rounds at the store.”

Curtis’ expression turned dark when he heard that. “Which store was that? I’ll have Gabriel fire every single of them who were on the roster today.”

“Bah, forget it. Their jobs are hard enough as it is. Maybe it was because I showed up dressing a little too casually.” Waving his hand, Alfred then nudged the package on the coffee table toward Curtis. “Your birthday is almost here, so I went out and got you this. Go on and have a look at it.”

Curtis unwrapped the gift box to find two designer neckties in very tasteful colorways.

“Hmm. Pretty nice.”

that the usually fussy Curtis would also take such a liking toward the ties. Alfred puffed up his chest,

you keep going on and on about. Was it someone you have just met today?” Curtis asked in amusement. “Looks

Alfred return home in such a fine mood after a

won’t be possible anymore,” Alfred lamented. With her beauty and wonderful personality, I bet she’s already attached.

Curtis, you have been spending quite

“Not as yet.”

bother too much about what your uncles think. I’ve raised you myself, Curtis. You grew up without any siblings, so I really don’t want you to still carry on living a lonely life after I’m gone. I truly hope to see you have

tried to make it more light-hearted. “Just look at your uncles. Their kids are all married, with some having as many as three children of their own already. Then consider your own position. Without a wife

ripe old age,” a solemn Curtis insisted. “I’m going to make sure of that, no matter

Alfred replied, “It’s only natural to experience sickness and death in old age. Such is the full circle of life,

and strapping Curtis with mixed

owes this boy

a couple of days. Let me look into it when I return.

That finally drew a smile from Alfred who even went on to advise him further. “You know that the money is always going to be there, so why don’t you learn

concern for him,

father and son pair chatted, Curtis’ phone suddenly

right away with the assumption that it must be

she had gotten herself drunk at Heavenly Palace,” Gabriel said. “He doesn’t quite

just like him?” Curtis was so annoyed that he started scoffing. “Are you calling me because you are

be working for Jefferson. She’d be due to fly off in a

that, Curtis massaged his

an item, and this time, Jefferson was also angling toward clinching that deal. In view of that, the latter would surely

link up with Curtis directly and escort her

and is on a drip, so I’m currently keeping her company at the hospital. You know that I wouldn’t have called to trouble you

Surely it won’t run

Faymon. She’s Elizabeth, my Elizabeth.” Gabriel solemnly corrected him. “I can’t allow anything to happen to her because she’s the very reason that I would

then hung up, looking