Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 576

“To hypnotize me too, of course. If I forget you, I won’t have so many worries anymore,” Rayna answered without a second thought.

Instantly, the air became thick with tension.

She realized she should not have said that and regretted it immediately. Just as she was about to try and cover it up, she felt a warm palm pin the back of her head, and his thin lips captured hers in a kiss.

He parted her lips and deepened the kiss, embracing her fiercely.

Although her body shrank away from him instinctively, he held her firmly in his arms.

She pressed her hands against his chest, practically gasping for air.

When he thought she had received sufficient punishment, he released her lips. He gazed at her darkly, and it frightened her to the point that she swallowed the barrage of angry words she had been ready to utter. She bit her lip, feeling a little scared.

“Are you going to say things like that again? Hmm?” Curtis asked.

Despite shooting him a glare, she was so afraid that she quickly shook her head and softened her tone. “No, not anymore.”

She felt somewhat annoyed that he still made no move to let her go even after a few seconds had ticked by. Using the fact that she was pregnant as an excuse, she said firmly, “Give me some room. You’re crushing my stomach, and it’s very uncomfortable.”

He loosened his embrace immediately, and his gaze flitted to her belly. “Is it still uncomfortable?”

“Yes!” Observing that her tactic had worked, she grew bolder and jabbed a finger at him. “I wasn’t being serious. Why did you have to get so fierce? Does bullying a pregnant woman give you a sense of satisfaction?”

Massaging her waist, she went to lie on the couch and pretended to groan as though she were in severe discomfort. That made Curtis’ anger vanished immediately, and he even tried coaxing her in a tender tone.

He placed the apple he had peeled on a plate, then grabbed a tissue to wipe his hands. “What do you feel like having for lunch?”

“Ice cream!”

He looked up at her and pretended not to have heard what she said. “Roast beef?”

“I said ice cream,” she repeated.

eat anything cold since getting pregnant, much less things like ice cream. However, I’ve been feeling hot all

the couch and asked, “I recall

freezer drawer open and spotted that

for them, a figure stopped her and unceremoniously closed the

completely blocked

and tried to push him aside. “What’s wrong

matter how she pushed and shoved, he did not move an

apples and grapes. I’ll make roast beef this afternoon. You’ll love

paced back and forth in front of the refrigerator, trying to find an opportunity to open the door. Alas, her efforts were to no

I’m sure it won’t taste nice,” she retorted, attempting to

don’t fancy eating my cooking, I can order lunch from Good Times Restaurant

pleadingly and raised a finger. “Can I have just

to such matters. “No.

She made no response.

silence as a ‘yes,’ then,” he said, deciding it

the ingredients he would need to

when she realized he was not going to give in. She returned to the living room and ate the fruit glumly as she went through her work

hire a cleaner to come by in

him, she said, “I’m planning to take a nap later. What if the cleaner comes and

spoke, she rolled back her long, chiffon sleeves to

while stopping her. He glanced at the dusty balcony helplessly. “Since the food hasn’t arrived, I’ll

shook her head and protested, “That won’t do. How could I possibly

for me to do it lest the cleaner arrives late and disrupts your

she agreed slowly with a crafty look in her

revenge on him for not letting her have

settled into a comfortable position on the couch. When she looked outside from time to time, she would see Curtis cleaning the balcony in his work attire, spraying the floor with water from the

snickered under her breath, finally feeling

up from the couch and headed straight toward the door. “The clothes I bought have arrived. I’m

immediately and made to take off the rubber gloves he

go on my own. It’s only a few pieces of clothing,” she replied, having already slipped on her shoes

stepped outside and pretended

elevator, she pressed the button for the first floor. She stared at the floor numbers flashing on the display panel, wishing the elevator would descend quicker. The shop isn’t too far from here. I can eat my ice cream while walking, and by the time I get back, I’ll have