Chapter 353

Rayna swiftly withdrew her hand.

Jefferson’s countenance was cloaked in darkness, so it was impossible to read his expression. He drew two pieces of tissue and handed them to her. “It’s just a movie.”

“You’re going to say something along the lines of ‘the actual war is crueler than movies, aren’t you?” She wiped her tears with the tissues and grumbled, “Aren’t you sick of repeating yourself? I can’t help that I tear up so easily. It’s not as if I’m disrupting your movie–watching anyway.”

“I can’t bear seeing you cry, even more so when a movie’s the cause. You might as well shed tears for me. It’d be more worth crying over me.” His heart ached at how miserable she seemed.

Rayna was choked with fury. “Fine, you win! I can’t outsmart your silver tongue!”

“Where’s the lie?”

“You’re right.” Then, she grabbed a handful of popcorn and forcefully stuffed them into his mouth as she threatened, “Concentrate on the movie. If you dare disturb my crying session, it’s off to bed you go!”

Jefferson’s mouth was so full that he could not utter a word.

While watching the movie, Rayna silently wept. In no time, the number of used tissues on the table piled up. By the time the movie ended, her eyelids had drooped, perhaps because she was too sleepy.

Her drowsiness took over her, and her head tilted to the side, landing right on Jefferson’s shoulder.

When he felt the weight on his shoulder, he turned off the projector and waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness before carrying Rayna to her bedroom. Gently, he lay her on the bed and switched on the night light..

The soft, amber light bathed the woman’s slumbering face in a golden hue and cast shadows beneath her thick lashes. Her sharp chin was proof that she had lost a great deal of weight from her hard work in the past period of time.

Jefferson sat on the side of her bed and stared at her protractedly as if she were the most riveting piece of art in the room.

He reached out and gingerly stroked Rayna’s cheek lest he disturbs her sleep before planting a light kiss on her lips longingly.

“Goodnight, my princess.”

tonight, and may

the sun shone brightly, bringing up

setting up the garden once they had breakfast. While he worked on constructing a shed, she formulated fertilizer with the help of a botany manual and tilled the

that his pampered upbringing would render him unfit for manual labor. Yet he surprised her

have to address

the construction of the shed took up several hours. The duo rested at noon and resumed work after devouring venison soup and several other tasty dishes

around five in the afternoon that the green

appearance. After cleaning up, they went to the

When the weather was pleasant, they would go for jogs in the morning, then read or play puzzles in the comfort of

fancy restaurants, and purchase new clothes. However, because he disliked the food from said restaurants, they later took turns cooking at home

in the back of Rayna’s mind. From time to time, she would text the blond–haired man

and Jefferson had been living in Verdant Vine Garden for half a month.

usual. Just as she was reaching for some milk in the fridge, she smelt something that made her nauseous. The churning of her

she was under the assumption it was caused by her empty stomach and was soon back on

phone on her table began ringing.

on the answer button, she placed her phone next to

ones privy to her new contact number, which she had gotten after moving to Frosa.

the other end of

time Rayna sensed something was amiss. She

number that had Frosa’s calling

Her heart clenched.

ear once more. Then, she bit her lip and waited

that, the two of them

yet I f*cking ended up bringing your cat

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