His Precious Love

Kristie had long since finished the bread and cookies. When she adjourned to the dining room to eat, the fragrant aroma of salmon aglio olio had her salivate. She praised Rayna to the skies.

“Your cooking skills are superb, Rayna! I can finish everything here by myself!”

Even when she helped to take the forks, she rambled incessantly, “The man who ends up marrying you is truly lucky!”

With his face devoid of expression, Curtis shot her a look.

Acting entirely ignorant, Kristie continued clinging to Rayna, talking to her while enjoying the salmon aglio olio. She whined about her craving for cookies and begged the latter to bake more in the afternoon.

Rayna was initially worried that she made too much salmon aglio olio, and they couldn’t finish it. Unexpectedly, Curtis and Kristie’s appetites were great.

Not only did they finish the aglio oglio, but they even polished off the other dishes.

Eyeing Curtis, Rayna deliberately commented, “I thought you don’t fancy my cooking, Mr. Faymon.”

“The salmon aglio olio wouldn’t taste good reheated at night, and I didn’t want to waste it, so I reluctantly finished it. After all, Kristie likes eating freshly prepared food,” Curtis countered calmly.

At once, Kristie protested, “I’ve never said that! Evidently, you were the one—”

Curtis threw her a look.

Sensing a chill running down her spine, Kristie harrumphed but didn’t dare speak further. She shook Rayna’s arm. “Don’t make so many cookies later, Rayna. Just bake enough for me alone!”

Rayna patted her on the head. “Okay. You can have whatever kind you like.”

“Hmph! You’re not having any, Curt!” Kristie stuck out her tongue at Curtis.

Smiling, Curtis shook his head. He unlocked his phone, only to see that Jeremy had called an hour ago, but he missed it since his phone was on silent mode. Going over to the window, he returned the call.

“I’ve found James. He’s fine. His school is sending him on an assignment to Xyperia, and I drove him to the airport an hour ago,” Jeremy reported as soon as the call was connected.

“Got it. You can come back now.”

“I can’t do so for the time being. The new location for the lab has been confirmed, so I’ve got to go there and take a look at things. Oh yes, where did you have the heart transplant surgery, Curtis? Do you mind telling me?”

Perplexed, Curtis went silent.

a

you have a heart and brain transplant there, but they even offer you a free cemetery plot and coffin. I’ll bring you

must be itching for a round of beating that he even dared to tease

ingredients again and baked several types of cookies. She baked more this time so that Kristie would have some for tomorrow. On top of that, she

she saw that it was pretty

She gazed at Rayna

back at night.” Sitting on

truth, she felt

out her phone. “I’ll hire someone to help you straighten the

it’s okay. I’ve already done

me company, Rayna! I’m

continued begging, “Please, Rayna. Just this one

of her plea, Rayna ultimately caved and nodded. “Okay. Let’s go to your room,

busy every second of every day. His company isn’t going to go bankrupt even if he doesn’t look at

saying that, she zipped over to Curtis and confiscated his laptop. “Play a game of cards with me, won’t

it out. How are we to play a game of

adding, “The previous time we played, you won a lot from me,

his gaze in Rayna’s

snort, “I don’t want to see you either. I’m

helplessness swamped

didn’t say anything. Is she really that averse

from the living room to

seldom played and had never done so with

she reckoned that he wasn’t that

ended up winning every round, so much so that her

up and snarled, “Swap places with

of skills and has nothing to do with our places. Your skills are horrible, so you’re not going to win even

do it or what?” Rayna brandished her fist

with you.” Chuckling in exasperation,

done so, Kristie

tremendous loss had

the hand

a pair of aces, she called for

Rayna!” Kristie excitedly spread her