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

Anna smiled brightly and asked,

this isn't your recipe. This is from

learn from them. I understand that I cannot

juice before slowly responding, "Why

gaze, she saw the depth in his eyes. She

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are you so strange

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

been making those croissants for 30 years. Do you know

and the chocolate slowly pozed out, soaking into his tongue as

wanted to expand his store, and others offered large sums to buy the recipe.

know all this?" Anna was

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

Luke was on

was long gone, I still found comfort in

keep her composure. Tears welled up in

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

lie

Then tell me 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.

chest in a dramatic,

you can lie about something

wide as possible, looking utterly