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 foot in a

hesitated, looking a bit sheepish. "I can

here is probably expired by now, if it hasn't turned

this house in years. Surely, everything

supermarket nearby. I'll go grab some

tired to care, so she let him

got a call from home. She'd 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

indeed in Mamaica, and it was in her city, just three blocks

project when I logged in today. I had a brief chat with the client. Everything

usually handled all project approvals herself,

in because Chloe was on a plane and

IP address, which

was so close and might not even require an in-person meeting, Chloe decided it was

client we're fine with handling it online. If they agree, go ahead

"Will do!"

napped on the sofa, and when she woke up, it was already

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

like them, I can order

eggs looked surprisingly

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