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.

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

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

freezer drawer open and spotted that there were still several bars

reach for them, a figure

figure completely blocked her

eyes at Curtis and tried to push him aside. “What’s wrong with you? I don’t want any lunch. Just

how she pushed and shoved, he did not move an

ice cream or any cold dishes. Be good and have more apples and grapes.

and forth in front of the refrigerator, trying to find an opportunity to open the door. Alas, her efforts

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

time you complained about my cooking. If you don’t fancy eating my cooking, I can

raised a finger. “Can

such matters. “No. Do you want

She made no response.

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

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

a stalemate of ten minutes, Rayna glared at him 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

Curtis phoned to hire a cleaner to come by

later. What if the cleaner comes and makes so much noise that I

back her long,

come,” Curtis said while stopping her. He glanced at

possibly let you do

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

right, then,” she agreed slowly with a crafty look in her eyes. “If

fully aware she did that to get revenge on him for not letting her

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

under her breath,

the time was right, she got up from the couch and headed straight toward the door.

and made to take off the rubber gloves he was

all right. I can go on my own. It’s only a few pieces of clothing,” she replied,

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