Chapter 33: Duty

"Hey, Lucy asked, "Trouble with Chloe lately? Is that why you look so tired and distracted?""

Michael snapped back to reality. "It's nothing. Just thinking about tomorrow's flight."

Lucy didn't press further, simply asking, "So, you coming to eat?"

Michael glanced at the takeout box and cracked a rare smile.

"No, you go ahead and eat. Chloe brought me some food." Lucy froze.

1/5

She stood frozen for a long moment before taking a deep breath.

"Never mind. It's a bit late for the cafeteria now, and I'm not that hungry anyway. Let's just go over the key points for tomorrow's meeting."

Lucy forced a smile, hoping Michael would notice her silent struggle and sacrifice.

But Michael totally missed her point. "Alright, I'll let everyone know in the work chat later."

Lucy felt really uncomfortable being brushed off like that.

Chapter 33: Duty

She hesitated for a moment and said, "Michael, everyone just saw Chloe getting close to you. This is still the office. Chloe shouldn't be doing that."

"I'm worried the colleagues will gossip about you and Chloe. With evaluations coming up, what if this messes up your

assessment?"

ahead and eat.

Lucy wisely chose not

she stepped outside, her gaze

2/5

Airlines, her smile vanishing in an

been cooking all morning just to bring him this meal," she

I fail, but I almost

crazy idea did Candy come up

a man's heart is through his stomach. What

I actually bought it.

angrily whipped out her phone, typed a few lines

Chapter 33: Duty

Shoving the phone back into her bag, she

do this

phone buzzed. Chloe unlocked it and

snapped a photo of his food and added a

taste good. Now that you've quit, come

made Chloe laugh in

ask me

than her brain.

as my wife.

aside, thinking,

the scenery

of marriage, Chloe had

He said her food was as

Chapter 33: Duty

was.

was just BS! He said it and forgot

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255