Chapter 44 I’ve Got Great Assets

While sitting at the dining table and waiting for Chloe to finish cooking dinner, Joseph browsed through the company’s internal chat group where everyone was gossiping.

[Breaking news! Baxon’s executive got an employee pregnant. Someone saw him taking the employee to the hospital for an abortion!)

[Is this executive named Maurice Oberden?]

[Yes! How did you know?]

[His scandals have been circulating in the financial world. Rumor has it that his wife found out and confronted him at his office last year. Don’t know why they’re not divorced yet though.]

[His wife is a full-time housewife. A divorce won’t be easy considering her situation.]

Joseph scrolled down and the gossip about the Baxon’s executive ended there. He switched his phone off just as Chloe finished making the pasta.

“Ta-da, your carbonara is ready! I even made you an omelet!”

Joseph then looked at her plate, which contained nothing but some blanched broccoli.

“Have you had your dinner?”

“No, I’m on a diet and don’t want to eat too much.”

Although it was generally advised not to eat anything at this late hour, her stomach. was rumbling so loudly as she cooked that she could not resist making some blanched

broccoli for herself.

“You’re not fat. There’s no need for you to go on a diet,” Joseph said seriously.

Spring and summer were generally busy seasons for companies, and there were a lot of things for Chloe to learn at her new job. If she was not at peak physical health, she might quickly become exhausted and burnt out.

“No! I weighed myself today and saw that I’ve gained six pounds!”

If a woman could not control her weight, how did she expect to control a man?!

at the stubborn woman before him. “If you want to lose weight, don’t do it in front of me.”

fight back but

afraid that if I lose weight, I won’t be curvy anymore and you don’t

like that.”

“What the heck is going on inside that head of yours?”

when he said he liked

seriously.

all the right places.” Chloe then puffed out her chest confidently and said in all seriousness, As for myself, I’ve got great assets. Even if I were

still be noticeable.”

“Are you always this expressive? Do you just

asked, “What did I say that was wrong? I was simply stating facts. It’s not like I’m showing you my

words, unable to

in closer to him, almost touching his face, and inquired in a playful tone, “Jojo, are you feeling

gaze. “I just have a sense

she did not

finished their dinner, Joseph said, “Be careful

from Baxon.”

name and could only recall hearing a few comments from her colleagues. Bewildered, she asked,

anything further and replied,

to devote to cooking

Tve Got Great

her culinary class after work and ran into fearus, whom she had not seen in a while. She seemed surprised and asked, “You haven’t been coming to class lately.”

invite him out for a meal. Unfortunately, she was never able to meet him as

of, so I was out of the country for a few days. I heard you joined Baxon. How’s it going? Are you

asked.

swimmingly,”

soon as the class ended, she invited Icarus to a meal. “When are you free? I’d like to treat you and Mr. Harry to a meal. After all, without your recommendation, I wouldn’t have been able to join

know

back and finish my assignment,” she replied, gesturing toward the dessert recipe handed

instructor.

not room for personal

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