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?"

seen him set foot in a kitchen, let alone make a

sheepish. "I can

is probably expired by now, if it

to this house in years. Surely, everything in the

a supermarket nearby. I'll go grab

too tired to care,

Michael left, Chloe 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.

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

I logged in today. I had a brief chat

project approvals herself, scrutinizing every detail

in because Chloe was on

tracing an IP address, which didn't seem too

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

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

"Will do!"

on the sofa, and when she woke up, it

Mamaica, and Michael's villa had an incredible

like them, I can order something," Michael said. Curious about

scrambled eggs looked

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