She knew well what he meant.
He’s not denying it. The pictures in the newspaper aren’t baseless rumors. He’s in a relationship with Stella. Looks like I was just overthinking things. Curtis has already put things behind him.
Curtis felt his heart ache a little when he saw her head hung low and looking gloomy. Even so, he said nothing about that. He only asked, “Are you full?”
“Yes.”
When Curtis noticed it was still raining cats and dogs outside, he felt a pang of sympathy. “Looks like the rain won’t be stopping tonight. It’s not safe to drive in the rain. You can sleep in the guest room tonight. I’m going to deal with some matters first.”
Bobbing her head, Rayna said, “Thank you, Mr. Faymon.”
Curtis’ gaze turned gloomy when he heard her words.
Just as he arrived at his study upstairs, his phone rang. It was a call from Jasper.
“Mr. Faymon, didn’t we agree the profits from this collaboration will be split equally between both parties? How did it get changed to a seventy-to-thirty ratio in just one night?” asked Jasper as soon as the call was connected.
Curtis replied nonchalantly, “I contribute the most. Besides, the employees belong to my company. It’s only reasonable that it’s a seventy-to-thirty ratio.”
Jasper, who had always been calm and gentle, could not help but curse. “Damn it! Me bumping into Ms. Garland at the club was a total coincidence. I took her to the private room only because I wanted to train her. If you’re mad about it, you should take it out on Mr. Reed. Do you have to be so cruel by secretly setting me up on the project?”
“She’ll only be hearing vulgar content if she hangs out with a group of men. I bet you just wanted to let others bully her,” Curtis sneered.
“You guys have broken up, and you refused to sell her the oranges. Why are you playing hero now?”
Curtis snapped, “Still, I won’t let anyone bully my person. The project will have a seventy-to-thirty ratio. Take it or leave it.”
With that, he hung up, feeling extremely frustrated.
He did not understand why he still thought of Rayna when they had already broken up.
For some reason, he felt the urge to protect her when he saw her getting bullied. He even secretly learned how to make cheese buns from the chef of the club when she cried over not getting to taste them.
He really wanted to explain things to her when she asked about the newspaper earlier, but he felt there was no need to do so the moment he recalled the video.
This woman only cares about others. Never once did she consider my feelings. She trampled over them many times. I’m human. It’s only normal that I have selfish motives, too.
At that thought, he calmed himself down and turned on the computer to begin working.
Recently, he had been too busy to travel abroad. He had been holding virtual meetings with subsidiary companies in other countries. Nonetheless, virtual meetings could be troublesome for places like Norham, which had a ten-hour difference from the local time.
The rain was less heavy by the time he turned off the computer. It was already one o’clock in the morning.
Noting the time, Curtis returned to his bedroom to wash up and change into his pajamas.
Upon recalling how distracted Rayna was that night, he quietly opened the guest room door and stepped into the room, only to find her sound asleep on the bed with the white Ragdoll cat sprawling on the blanket. It looked like a guardian angel.
Happy lifted its head and meowed gracefully upon seeing Curtis approach the bed.
Curtis knew Happy was a graceful pet that rarely meowed. At most, it would scratch Lucky’s face until it bled when it was mad. He quietly sat beside the bed.
Rayna’s black locks of hair were pressed on the pillow as she slept peacefully. As he stared at her, he noticed her face was chubbier than before.
Curtis could not help but brush his dry and warm hand over her cheeks to feel how chubby they were. Looks like the food here is much better. She’s only returned for a few days, and she’s gotten chubbier.
Rayna, who was sound asleep, suddenly frowned and murmured, “Don’t kick me. Be good and sleep.”
Hearing that, Curtis instinctively glanced at Happy.
It was sprawling on the blanket in a docile manner and staring at him innocently with its blue eyes.
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