Chapter 597 Making Dinner

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Meanwhile, after leaving, Chloe had intended to find a hotel to stay in on her own, but Michael had other plans. He insisted on taking her to his house in Mamaica. "That house has never had any other woman in it. Only me," he said, as if that was supposed to reassure her.

Chloe paused, slightly taken aback that he thought she'd care about that.

But maybe she did, just a little. "And how do I know you're telling the truth?"

Michael didn't hesitate. "Then I'll buy you a new one!"

Chloe was left speechless.

In the end, she followed him to his house, nestled in a quiet, upscale suburban neighborhood. The area was serene and picturesque, with wealthy neighbors who seemed to live without a care in the world. As they entered, with Michael rolling her suitcase in, Chloe felt a wave of exhaustion hit her.

After a shower, she stepped out to find that Michael had already straightened up the place. He'd been having it cleaned regularly, so it was spotless.

"Get some rest. I'll let you know when dinner's ready."

She gave him a skeptical look. "You can cook?"

all the time she'd known him, she'd never seen him set

hesitated, looking a bit sheepish.

food in here is probably expired by

in years. Surely, everything in the pantry was past its

nearby. I'll go grab some fresh

too tired to care, so she let him

forgotten to activate international roaming, and this call was the reminder she needed. "Chloe, there's a new project on the website. It looks like it's in Mamaica. You should check if it's close to you." Jessica's voice came through. Chloe pulled out her

Mamaica, and it was

a brief chat with

approvals herself, scrutinizing every detail for

in because Chloe was on a plane and couldn't take

project involved tracing an IP

so close and might not even require an in-person meeting,

fine with handling it online. If they agree, go ahead and

"Will do!"

napped on the sofa, and when she woke

first sunset in Mamaica, and Michael's villa had an incredible view. The sky was a canvas of

I hope. Try them out, and if you don't like them, I can order something," Michael said. Curious about his cooking, Chloe went to

scrambled eggs looked

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