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?"

time she'd known him, she'd never seen him set foot

sheepish. "I

by now,

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

supermarket nearby. I'll go grab

was too tired to care,

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

project was indeed in Mamaica, and it was in her city,

had a brief chat with the client. Everything seems fine, but it's not a

approvals herself, scrutinizing

Chloe was on a plane and couldn't

involved tracing an IP address, which didn't seem too

might not even require an in-person meeting, Chloe decided it was worth

with handling it online. If they agree, go ahead

"Will do!"

the sofa, and when she woke

villa had an

you don't like them, I can order something," Michael

scrambled eggs

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