Chapter 352: Chapter 352

Chapter 352 It was nearly impossible for Rayna to meet his gaze.

In the end, she decided to lie. Smiling, she shook her head and replied, “No, I won’t leave you. I will always be by your side.”

“Really?” Jefferson’s eyes lit up. It was as if he was rejuvenated when he heard her reply. Then, he dragged her to the dining area.

“I cooked your favorite dishes for lunch,” he said.

A pang of guilt struck Rayna’s heart. She tried her best to put on a radiant smile and sat next to him at the table before praising him. “Your culinary skills have improved greatly, Chef Hamilton!”

“Eat more, then.”

“Don’t worry. I will definitely finish all the food you cooked!”

Her words delighted Jefferson greatly. With a chuckle, he served her a bowl of soup.

As Rayna was gobbling the food down, a bit of white cream got on the corner of her mouth. He reached out to wipe it off with his thumb, but she instinctively inched away and evaded his touch.

Jefferson paused in his motion, a gloomy look clouding his eyes.

Rayna had an awkward expression on her face as she whispered, “It’s a subconscious reaction... Don’t take it to heart.”

“I got carried away. Very soon, he revealed a warm smile and handed her a napkin. “There’s still plenty of time. I’m sure I can wait till the day you accept me”

Nodding, she said, “In one month, you will be well again!”

Jefferson put some food on her plate. It was not until minutes later he spoke again. “The hotel is too boring: I don’t want to stay here anymore. I want to stay at a place with more people and a garden.”

“Sure. I will look for a place like that later in the afternoon,” said Rayna hurriedly. She was also aware that staying in a hotel was akin to staying in prison. It was not a surprise that he was getting bored. “Let’s plant camellias in the garden.”

Jefferson recalled that woman’s sharp words and how she had looked at him resentfully at the restaurant in Norwal City that day.

His heart ached terribly, as if countless knives were stabbed into his chest. The agonizing pain suffocated him.

He cast his eyes downward and said softly, “No, I don’t like camellias. I never want to see this flower ever again in this lifetime.”

Camellias made him realize just how filthy his birth was. For the past twenty–odd years, he had been living in a dream.

Rayna felt her throat tighten upon remembering the hardships he had experienced in the past. “Sure. We will plant green roses instead Back when we went on a trip to Hallsbay, you gave me green roses, and I like them very much.”

Jefferson looked up at her and asked, “So you knew?”

“Yes, I do” Tears started to well up in her eyes, and she was at a loss for words. “You’re so foolish. Why do you like to keep everything to yourself? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Yeah. If I had told you everything earlier on, things would have been better,” muttered Jefferson.

Chapter 352 If I had been more despicable and courageous to tell her the truth and keep her by my side forcefully, I wouldn’t have had to worry about Curtis right now. As it turns out, the order in which one appears in another person’s life doesn’t matter when it comes to love. Most of the time, the most despicable person would wound up winning instead “Let’s eat.” Rayna reined back those sad emotions and changed the topic. Putting some food on his plate, she suggested with a smile, “After lunch, let’s go out and view houses together. It won’t rain today!”

Jefferson smiled as well. “Okay.”

Once they were done with the meal, she helped him clean up. The two of them left the hotel around half past one in the afternoon.

Rayna managed to find a few decent residential areas with good accessibility using the local real estate websites. After making appointments with the property agents, she drove Jefferson for the viewing.

The two of them traveled around the metropolitan area and viewed houses for more than an hour. Finally, they decided on a small mansion located in a residential area on Lavanya Road. It came with a garden, as Jefferson had requested.

That residential area seemed to be favored by Chanaeans. When Rayna and Jefferson were on the way there, they met quite a number of Chanaeans who greeted them warmly.

After signing the agreement and transferring the payment, the duo returned to the hotel to pack up their belongings.

Since they did not have much in the first place, it did not take them long to pack up their things and return to the mansion.

Once Rayna tidied her room, she went downstairs to find Jefferson cleaning the living room while being clad in cleaning attire.

“Where did you come from, Snow White?” she teased.

“What do you mean?”

It was then she briefly told him the story of Snow White and added, “I feel like the dwarves in the story. When I return home, food is ready, and my house is cleaned.”

“That’s quite a nice story,” he commented with a smile before looking at her with a burning gaze. “If you like, I can be your Snow White for the rest of our lives.”

Rayna’s cheeks burned, and she coughed lightly to evade his statement. “Didn’t you say that the lightbulb in the living room isn’t working? Why don’t we go to the supermarket to get some groceries? We can buy a bulb at the same time,” she asked, changing the topic.

Jefferson was used to her evasion, so he said nothing. Instead, he changed out of his cleaning attire and went out with her.

At the supermarket, the two of them bought a lot of fruits and vegetables, as well as daily necessities and a lightbulb. By the time they returned to the mansion, it was already dark. Rayna volunteered to make dinner while Jefferson went to change the lightbulb in the living room.

Once dinner was ready, Rayna placed the dishes on the table and proclaimed proudly, “Quick! Have a taste. I made the sauce from scratch. I assure you that it will be the best lasagna you have ever tasted!”

Jefferson smiled softly and asked, “Are you so confident in your culinary skills?”

“That’s mean of you...

She waited for him to take a bite before leaning over to ask for his opinion. “So? How is it? It’s delicious, isn’t Chapter 352 it?”

“Nope.”

“What?”

Rayna tasted the food on her plate. Just as she was about to praise her own cooking, she heard Jefferson laugh. “It’s the most delicious lasagna I have ever tasted.”

*Jefferson, why can’t you finish speaking in one go?” Pretending to be angry with him, she glared at him and declared, “Initially, I plan to make soup for you tomorrow. But I have changed my mind.”

He immediately begged for her forgiveness with a chuckle. “It’s my fault. I spoke too slowly. Please don’t bear a grudge against me. I really look forward to the food you’ll make for lunch tomorrow.”

In response, Rayna snorted and ordered, “You’ll be doing the dishes tonight, tomorrow, and the day after!”

“Sure.”

“I bought some green rose seeds. Tomorrow, you shall set up the shed and prepare the soil. Agree?”

Jefferson nodded with a smile. “Agreed.”

Rayna swiftly took a mouthful of lasagna. “After you are done with the dishes, let’s play a game of morra to decide what we shall watch tonight. I have already chosen a movie.” Her voice was muffled as she had spoken while chewing.

“What if I win?” he remarked with a laugh. Chatting with her put him in a relaxed and joyful mood. The two of them behaved like a couple madly in love. “I want to watch Saw.”

“I’m a girl. Shouldn’t you give in to me?”

“What’s the fun in that?”

Rayna propped her chin in the palm of her hand and sighed, “Men are meanies. They don’t know how to dote on us women.”

Jefferson let out a soft chuckle.

During the game of morra, he allowed her to win without her knowledge. The sight of her squealing excitedly as she rushed off to turn on the projector made his gaze soften. She was the only one he had eyes for.

Rayna chose Schindler’s List, a movie she first watched when she was a student. It was a long movie, but she would watch it whenever she had the time in order to revisit the warmth portrayed in the war movie.

The living room was pitch–black, with the only source of illumination being the light coming from the projector. Both Jefferson and Rayna sat on the couch and watched the movie in silence. It was a serene and beautiful moment.

Rayna was a person who cried easily. Halfway through the movie, her face was already covered in tears. As she groped in the dark for the tissue box, her hand accidentally came into contact with a slightly cold one.