His Precious Love

Chapter 158 What Linda Addressed Him As

Embarrassment was written all over Rayna’s face as she chuckled dryly. She then whirled around,

finding herself unable to face the man, and scolded herself in her mind. I just can’t do anything right, can

I? This isn’t my own place, so why did I behave like that?

When Curtis noticed her phone on the coffee table was ringing, he stopped the music and said, “Rayna,

it’s your phone.”

“It’s probably the delivery man.” It was far too awkward for her to face him at the moment. “Why don’t you

answer it, Mr. Faymon?”

He arched his brow as the caller ID showed that it was not the delivery man but her mother.

Nevertheless, Curtis decided to answer the call anyway since Rayna was busy kneading the dough with

her hands covered in flour. “Hello?” he voiced after putting the call on loudspeaker.

“Oh, it’s my son-in-law!” Linda recognized his voice right away. “Where’s Honey?”

Oh, my gosh!

Rayna nearly burst a vessel when she heard her mother addressing Curtis as her son-in-law. At the

speed of lightning, she dashed toward him and snatched her phone away, changing the audio output.

“Mom! Why did you say that?” she uttered through gritted teeth while stealing a glance at Curtis.

He did not seem shocked, considering that his expression was as calm as the sea.

“Isn’t that my son-in-law’s voice?”

“Yes— No, he’s not your son-in-law!” Rayna corrected. At that moment, she had a strong urge to run into

a wall to escape from reality. “Anyway, why are you calling me?”

“You and your brother haven’t come home in a while, so I just wanted to see how you’re doing,”

explained Linda. “When are you coming back for a meal? Also, I’ve made two bottles of wine. Why don’t

you take some with you?”

After telling her mother she would visit her the next day, Rayna ended the call speedily.

Meanwhile, Curtis approached her in his wheelchair. “Why did your mother address me as her son-in-law

earlier?”

He did not think his voice bore any resemblance to Julian’s.

“Ah! A-About that…” Under the man’s questioning gaze, Rayna’s mind went blank for a second, and she

stammered an excuse, “M-My mom’s hearing isn’t the best, so she thought you were Julian.”

Her words caused Curtis’ expression to darken.

Instantly, she felt a chill running down her spine, and she wondered what put him in a foul mood. Even

so, she steeled herself and continued explaining, “Although my relationship with Julian was rocky, my

mother likes him quite a bit.”

Feeling an inexplicable surge of anger within him, he sneered. “What a ‘nice’ mother she is, liking a son-

in-law who constantly cheats on and mistreats her own daughter!”

“Besides his cheating, Julian isn’t a bad person.”

Besides, I’m at fault, too.

“That’s enough. I have no interest in listening to your explanations.” Curtis’ tone was ice-cold. After

saying that, he wheeled himself out, leaving a confused Rayna alone in the kitchen.

Did I say something wrong?

For some unknown reason, she felt Curtis was mad at her. He wore a gloomy expression for the entire

day and refused to acknowledge her. Furthermore, he went as far as to place his fork down as soon as

he noticed she had made pork ravioli. Rayna was blazing with fury at that point.

She wanted to snap at him, but after casting a glance at the wheelchair-bound man, she tamped down

her anger, drove out to get some fresh beef, and made a small portion of beef ravioli.

The next day, Curtis was still upset with her and largely ignored her presence.

Rayna went out after making breakfast and gave James a call as she drove to her mother’s house.

However, a woman answered the call.

“Are you insane? Why are you calling at this hour? You’re disrupting my sleep!”

Rayna was startled.

Before she could return to her senses, the foul-mouthed woman’s voice was gone and replaced by

James’ slightly husky voice. “What’s the matter, Rayna?”

“Are you not at school? I’m picking you up to have lunch at Mom’s place.”

“I’m on a break for a few days, so I’m out. Wait for me at our usual place. I’ll be there in ten minutes.”

Rayna grunted a response, but she could not hold her tongue any longer. “Who’s that woman earlier?

She has quite a temper, doesn’t she?”

“Nobody. I’ll go wash up.”

Afraid his sister would bombard him with questions, James hung up as soon as those words fell from his

lips.

Afterward, he stormed back into the bedroom and pulled Kristie out of bed. “Ms. Winton, didn’t I tell you

not to touch my things?” he questioned, visibly enraged by the woman’s action.

“Well, it disrupted my sleep,” Kristie mumbled as she kept her eyes closed and tried to lean her head on

his chest.

Thinking of the multi-million dollar debt he owed her, James had no choice but to put up with her.

Nonetheless, he did not allow her to lean on him and merely threw her on the bed before heading to the

bathroom.

Every bit of drowsiness left Kristie following his action. Rubbing her eyes, she yawned as she made her

way to the bathroom. With her mouth open, she waited for James to squeeze the toothpaste on her

toothbrush for her.

Once he put her toothbrush in her mouth, she brushed her teeth, asking, “What are we eating today?”