Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 164 What Did You Call Her

Curtis watched Rayna, who was preparing breakfast, from the door. His gaze did not so much as waver, and it made Rayna uncomfortable when she turned around several times and caught him.

She was at a loss for words. “Could you read the newspaper or something, Uncle Curtis?”

I can’t even cook a meal in peace with him staring at me like that. I wonder if a donkey kicked him in the head once. He’s so weird.

At those words, Curtis turned to leave to sit on the couch, and Rayna finally felt the atmosphere clearing up.

He returned after some time spent perusing the newspaper. “I’ve read the newspaper,” he declared solemnly. “It isn’t as interesting as my wife.”

Rayna flushed crimson again.

The amount of cheek this man has! Ah, but it feels pretty good to hear.

Breakfast that day consisted of pumpkin oatmeal and scones.

Rayna was about to ask Curtis if he wanted any butter when Curtis bit down on a particularly plump scone, causing jam to squirt in every direction, to his shock.

As she had never seen Curtis flustered, Rayna burst into laughter at his expression despite the dollops of jam upon her.

After laughing herself silly, she regained her composure to teach him the proper way to enjoy a scone.

“Here’s some butter for flavor.” Rayna deftly made a small incision in the scone with her knife and filled it with a smidge of butter. “See? This will prevent the jam from getting everywhere.”

“I see.” Humbled by the experience, Curtis took a bite of the scone she prepared for him and proclaimed, “Delicious! Your culinary skills are getting better by the day, Sweetheart.”

Rayna glared at him. “Were my culinary skills not good before?”

“You cooked well before, too,” he answered hastily, aware that his words had displeased her.

After several moments of silence, Rayna turned her gaze to his face. With her chin resting in her hand, she admired how Curtis’ long eyelashes flattered his side profile.

Seized by a sudden impulse, she reached out to pinch them.

to regard her,

act, she quickly retracted her hand while pretending to examine him. “Your hair

occupied. “It’s not convenient for me to

Rayna nodded instinctively.

“What’s gotten into you, Rayna?” she muttered severely. “Why

had already made the promise, she was forced

up in the kitchen and stepped, for the first time, into his bedroom. It was

raised the curtains in the bathroom with a push of a button, and sunlight

day outside, Uncle Curtis,”

nodded, his eyes

was about to help Curtis to the washbasin when he

himself against the wheelchair to stand up with no small effort. He slowly lifted one leg onto the

act, it took him a quarter of

Clenching her fists, she vowed to herself to bring him abroad once business in Faymon Group was

a hospital capable of curing

adept in the task of washing his hair. She

Uncle Curtis. Bend down

and her heart skipped a beat. “Close your

tender gaze fixed on her. “You look beautiful,

those words. She said

resist Curtis. Even a simple compliment from him

Rayna produced a clean towel to dry his hair, unaware that her clothes had been soaked. They

flickered toward her several times. Suddenly, he pulled her into his

unawares,

around her waist and eased her head onto

voice of his virtual assistant

lips were just inches away from his when the announcement interrupted them.

almost

downstairs, Rayna’s heart was still thumping. She smacked her cheeks to regain her composure before

saw Rayna on the other side