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.

cream. However, I’ve been feeling hot all over, so I want some ice

she thought about it, the stronger her craving became. She got up from the couch and asked, “I recall that Carl bought a lot previously.

open and

as she was about to reach for them, a figure stopped

figure completely blocked her

to push him aside. “What’s wrong with you? I don’t

pushed and shoved,

dishes. Be good and have more apples and grapes. I’ll

trying to find

it won’t taste nice,” she retorted,

about my cooking. If you don’t fancy eating my cooking, I can order lunch from Good

and raised a finger. “Can I

such matters. “No. Do you want roast beef or

She made no response.

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

would need to the apartment, then dialed Good Times Restaurant’s

at him when she realized he was not going to give in. She returned to the living room and ate

cleaner to come by in two hours to clean

to take a nap later. What if the cleaner comes and makes so much noise that I can’t sleep? If

she spoke, she rolled back her long, chiffon sleeves to

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

do. How could I possibly

for me to do it lest the cleaner arrives late and

she agreed slowly with a crafty look in

on

she would see Curtis cleaning the balcony in his work attire, spraying the floor with water from the water pipe. Meanwhile, Lucky jumped

snickered under her breath, finally feeling less

from the couch and headed

to take off the rubber gloves he was wearing

a few pieces

stepped outside and pretended to

got in the 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 finished it. Later, I’ll sneak back into