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.

smile. "Luke, I know you've been upset since Chloe disappeared. You looked gaunt. I got

brightly and

isn't your recipe. This is from Gilbo

put on a pitiful expression and said, "Luke, I knew their croissants were delicious, so I went there to learn from them. I understand that I cannot emulate Chloe's experience of

of the fruit juice before slowly responding,

saw the depth in his eyes. She couldn't read him neither

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are you so

The croissants from Gilbo Bakery are different from the Salty Sailor's shrimp grits. Salty Sailor is a franchise;

making those croissants for 30 years. Do you know how many people have tried to get his

bit into the soft pastry, and the chocolate slowly pozed out, soaking into his

calmly finished the croissant before speaking again "At least ten people. Some offered to pay for a franchise. some wanted to expand his store, and others offered large

you know all

him 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 easily? "Making croissants looks simple, right?

admit, Luke was on

long gone, I

Tears welled up in her

I really did want to learn. Like you said, he refused to sell me

lie

this: even if you said you bought it, would I not eat it? Why lie?" "Luke. I'm sorry, I won't lie again. Please forgive me. I just

chest in a dramatic, sorrowful way. She looked so

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

as wide as possible, looking utterly