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.

intricacy flickered through her eyes before she swiftly replaced it with a beaming smile. "Luke, I know you've been upset since Chloe disappeared. You

Anna smiled brightly and asked, "Do you like

this isn't your recipe. This is from

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 cooking for you. I just wanted to

the fruit juice before slowly responding, "Why do

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why are you

The croissants from Gilbo Bakery are different from the

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

soft pastry, and the chocolate slowly pozed

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 he never agreed. He still limits sales every

do you know all this?" Anna was

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

Luke was on fire today-he was basically speaking through

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

she couldn't keep her composure. Tears welled up in her eyes, and

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

lie

I not eat it? Why lie?" "Luke. I'm sorry, I won't lie again. Please forgive me. I

clutched her chest in a dramatic, sorrowful way. She

was unmoved. He said, "Tm curious-if you can lie about something so small, what else have you lied to me

her eyes as wide as possible,