Jefferson finally smiled when he heard that.
Due to her pregnancy, Rayna got tired and dozed off after two hours of reading through the list of politicians.
By the time she woke up, it was already half past seven in the evening.
Jefferson then knocked on the door with a few sets of casual clothes in hand.
“Thanks.” Rayna was a little surprised by his level of attentiveness. Wow, he brought me these because he knows I don’t like fancy clothes?
While she was unfolding the clothes, she noticed the labor suppressants wrapped inside and glanced at Jefferson in shock. “So soon? Arnaud’s not going to notice, is he?”
“Ringo’s sister is pregnant, so she’s taking labor suppressants too. He had his sister buy these for him. I was worried that that little bottle of labor suppressants wouldn’t be enough,” Jefferson replied with a smile.
“Wait, he has a sister?”
“Yeah, what about it?”
Rayna scratched her head as she mumbled, “I thought he’d be a lone orphan like those bodyguards in movies. You get what I mean, right?”
Jefferson let out a chuckle when he heard that. “You’re really cute, Belle!”
Rayna shot him a fierce glare and protested, “Hey, stop laughing at me! I’m just a little ignorant, that’s all! I didn’t think I’d one day be sitting here in the Terblanc family manor!”
Her rosy red lips curled into a pout, and her relaxed posture gave her an alluring feminine charm.
Before he realized it, Jefferson had leaned in close and gently caressed her cheek. “Let’s get married, Belle.”
If the Terblanc family belongs to me, then I want you to become the lady of this household.
Rayna was so shocked by his sudden proposal that she just froze up. After taking a few seconds to regain her composure, she shoved him off and took a few steps back. “W-We should focus on contacting the politicians on the list so they’ll acknowledge you.”
Just like that, she had changed the topic without giving him an answer.
Although slightly disappointed, Jefferson still maintained a gentle look in his eyes. “Yeah, I know,” he replied with a nod and a smile.
The two of them then headed downstairs for dinner.
As it had already been a few hours, Boniel’s feelings of anger toward Arnaud had subsided. He stopped ignoring Rayna like he did yesterday and even invited them over for a meal.
Arnaud, however, simply shot them a cold glare and continued eating in silence.
For some reason, Boniel seemed to love his youngest son a lot. After getting Jefferson and Rayna to sit at the dining table, he kept talking to Jefferson about life instead of work.
After chatting for quite a bit, Boniel asked Jefferson, “Calbert, you told me you liked Naomi a while back. Did you two get engaged? Does she know about this?”
The look in Jefferson’s eyes turned slightly gloomy as he replied, “I realized we weren’t suitable for each other after we got engaged. I broke up with her after I started dating Belle. We ended our relationship in a peaceful manner.”
Boniel propped his chin up with his palm as he said, “Naomi is quite a smart woman. I suppose it can’t be helped if you two aren’t suitable for each other.”
“I could easily have her come back if you like her that much, Dad. She’s currently working in one of Arnaud’s companies, so she spends more time around him. I think it’d be nice if the two of them dated each other,” Jefferson replied with a smile.
“Naomi is just an employee of mine. You’re the one she likes. I don’t want others badmouthing my brother,” Arnaud said coldly.
“That’s all right. I don’t mind it at all. We’re brothers, after all. Also, I hear Naomi used to like you at first, but you were too cold to her. I think she only got engaged to me in order to spite you. That would explain why she doesn’t really love me that much,” Jefferson replied.
“You dumped her after reconciling your relationship with Rayna. Don’t try to blame me for everything.”
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