Loved You Once But He's My Forever

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.

had changed. A glimpse of intricacy flickered through her eyes before she swiftly replaced it with a beaming smile. "Luke, I know you've been upset since

Anna smiled brightly and asked, "Do you like

but this isn't your recipe. This is from

so I went there to learn from them. I understand that I

a sip of the fruit juice before slowly responding, "Why do you always

Luke's gaze, she saw the depth

Sat, Dec /

It

you

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

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

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

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

how do you know all

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?

have to admit, Luke was on fire today-he was

I still found comfort

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

to learn. Like you said, he

lie

Then tell me this: even if you said you bought it, would I not eat it? Why lie?"

in a dramatic, sorrowful way. She

can lie about something