Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Billionaire Is 45

Chapter 45 It Felt Incredibly Satisfying

Chapter 45 It Felt Incredibly Satisfying

Luke hadn't always been like this. Recently, he'd been growing more and more irritable, and his sudden outburst nearly had Jim on his knees in fear. "Who is she? Why did you just do as she say?"

Jim, trembling, panicked. "Mr. Bolton, it's because Ms. Anna has a heart condition. We didn't want to upset her, so we had to...

Jim was being tactful. The heart condition was secondary: everyone knew that Luke's indulgence was the

real reason.

Luke understood that, frowning as he waved a hand dismissively. "Go and clean up. We'll rearrange it when Mrs. Bolton comes back." Yes, Mr. Bolton."

With a weary expression, Luke quickly finished his breakfast and went straight back to work. Anna arrived uninvited

She walked in just as her things were being packed away, and immediately her face fell. "Luke, what are you doing?"

Luke slowly raised his head, and his eyes, when they landed on Anna, were noticeably different.

Anna felt something was off too. With a grievance look, she clung to Luke's arm and acted coyly. "Luke, did I do something wrong? I'm sorry. Please don't be mad with me."

Luke was always a sucker for this trick of hers. I was different; I always argued about what was right or wrong, never willing to show weakness.

"What are you doing here?" Luke asked, his gaze piercing as he pulled her hand away.

a beaming smile. "Luke, I know you've been upset since Chloe disappeared. You looked gaunt. I got up early and made you some

took a bite. Anna smiled brightly and asked,

good, but this isn't your recipe. This is from Gilbo Pastry," he

I understand that I cannot emulate Chloe's experience of cooking for you. I

sip of the fruit juice before slowly responding, "Why

gaze, she saw the depth in his eyes. She couldn't read him neither could

Sat, Dec /

It

you so

you, always lying The croissants from Gilbo Bakery are different from the Salty Sailor's

But the owner of Gilbo Bakery has been making those croissants for 30 years. Do you know

slowly pozed out, soaking into his tongue

pay for a franchise. some wanted to expand his store, and others offered large sums to buy the recipe. With the rise of livestreaming even manufacturers approached him offering better and better terms. But

all this?" Anna was visibly

an astronomical sum to buy the franchise. but he was unmoved. Over the years, many people have gone to him. Why should he suddenly treat you differently and hand the recipe over so

Luke was on fire today-he

though I was long gone, I still found comfort in hearing those

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was on

to learn. Like you said, he refused to sell me the recipe, so I

lie

you bought it, would I not eat it? Why lie?"

in a dramatic,

said, "Tm curious-if you can lie about something so small, what else have you lied to

eyes as wide as possible, looking utterly