His Precious Love novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Take My Card

Meanwhile, James was keeping watch of Kristie at a condominium in Cerulean Bay and cooking. When he heard Rayna calling him on the phone, he turned off the stove immediately and rushed into the bathroom.

Having ensured no one was around, he picked up his phone. “What is it, Rayna?”

“Must I have a good reason to call?” Rayna snapped. “Is everything okay at school?”

“Everything’s pretty okay.”

“Are you sure? Did you jump over your school wall just to skip class?”

“Rayna, do you think I’m someone who will do that?” James asked, rubbing his nose.

I finished my homework early and went out through the gate above board, but still, I can’t let Rayna know I’m part-timing. She’ll skin me alive.

“Well, I must be wrong, then,” Rayna mumbled on the other end of the phone. “By the way, didn’t you say you don’t have enough money? Why didn’t you accept the money I wired over to you?”

“Ah, I wanted to buy some equipment, but I didn’t have enough, so I asked Mom instead,” James answered with a slight cough, his voice betraying a hint of hypocrisy. “But I didn’t buy it in the end because my friend gave me his.”

“But sharing it with your friend is not the best solution.” Rayna thought James needed some clothes or shoes. “Come home if you’re free this weekend. I’ll bring you shopping.”

“I’m not sure about that. I’ll ask later in the afternoon.” The truth was that James could always go home since he was just right outside, but since Rayna was under the impression that he had been at school for a few months, it would be weird for James to agree to go home right away.

“Let me know when you find out. I’ll pick you up.”

Bang!

Someone pounded the bathroom door loudly before James could even reply to Rayna. “What’s taking you so long? Get out already!” Kristie shouted from the outside.

On the other side, Rayna vaguely heard a woman’s voice and asked softly, “Is that your girlfriend?”

“No. She’s just a classmate. I’ll hang up first, Rayna. Bye!” Afraid that Kristie might shout again and give his game away, James quickly hung up after saying goodbye.

He pulled open the door and glared down at Kristie with his face gloomed. “Ms. Winton, do you have a problem with me using the toilet?”

“I do!” Kristie snarled, glaring back at him with her eyes wide. “This restroom is for my private use. You can only use the one in the guest room. Is that clear?”

James was stumped for words.

He had always thought that Roxanne was the fussiest person on earth until he met Kristie, but he had no choice but to give in because he was cash-strapped.

“Yes, Ms. Winton. Understood.”

This is the best offer ever. I get twenty thousand per month, five hundred for food, and another five hundred for allowance daily. All I need to do is drive her around and carry some shopping bags for her.

Having gotten a lecture from Kristie, James pulled a long face and went back to the kitchen to make lunch.

“Why are you cooking again?” Kristie asked, going over to the kitchen when she smelled the aroma. She was horrified by the dishes on the table.

“I’m poor. I can’t afford to eat out.”

Kristie pouted. “I can’t let my bodyguard live so cheaply.” With that said, she walked into her room with her slippers on and returned again after a minute with a card.

“Take this. The password is 123456. You can buy anything with it.”

“I don’t need it.” James turned her down coldly. “Ms. Winton, I’m here as your bodyguard. You’re not the person who employs me, so I can’t take anything from you.”

“What about you teach someone a lesson for me? I’ll give everything in this card to you,” Kristie asked, going closer and tugging his sleeve with a pitiful look on her face. “Something bad happened recently. I ran into an annoying woman and ended up being asked to write a hundred apology letters because of her.”

To Kristie, her humiliation after returning from the golf course that night was scarring. She bawled her eyes out as she penned one hundred apology letters till three or four in the morning that day.

Whenever she recalled that incident, she would feel an urge to chop Rayna into pieces.