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.

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 Chloe disappeared. You looked gaunt. I got up early and

bite. Anna smiled brightly and asked,

this isn't your recipe. This is from

I understand that I cannot emulate Chloe's experience of cooking for you. I just wanted

juice before slowly responding, "Why do you always have to

gaze, she saw the depth in his eyes.

Sat, Dec /

It Felt

are you so strange

strange, or is it you, always lying The croissants from Gilbo Bakery are different from the

making those croissants

chocolate slowly pozed out, soaking

people. Some offered to pay for a franchise. some wanted to expand his store, and others offered large sums to buy the recipe. With the rise of livestreaming even manufacturers

how do you know all

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

admit, Luke was on fire today-he was basically

though I was long gone, I

her composure. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was on the

said, he refused to sell me the

lie

her quietly, his eyes full of confusion. 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

chest in a dramatic, sorrowful way.

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