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.

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

a bite. Anna smiled brightly and

isn't your recipe. This is from Gilbo Pastry,"

to learn from them. I understand that I cannot emulate Chloe's experience of cooking for you. I

a sip of the fruit juice before slowly responding,

startled. When she met Luke's gaze, she saw the depth in his eyes. She couldn't read

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45 It Felt Incredibly

are you so

croissants from Gilbo Bakery are different

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

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

least ten people. Some offered to pay for a franchise. some wanted to expand his store, and others offered large sums to buy

how do you know all

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? But from the dough to the fermentation, and the filling inside, do you know how many steps there are? It takes years of experience to master that. What do you think

on fire today-he was basically speaking through

though I was long gone, I still found

exposed Anna, she couldn't keep her composure. Tears welled up

did want to learn. Like you said, he refused to sell me the recipe,

lie

me this: even if you said you bought it, would I not eat it? Why lie?" "Luke. I'm sorry,

chest in a dramatic, sorrowful way. She looked so

lie about something so small, what

as wide as possible, looking utterly innocent.