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.

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 made you some

bite. Anna smiled brightly and

recipe. This is from Gilbo Pastry," he

I understand that I cannot emulate Chloe's experience of

of the fruit juice before slowly responding, "Why do you always have to compare

was startled. When she met Luke's gaze, she saw the depth in his eyes. She

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why are you

from Gilbo Bakery are different

of Gilbo Bakery has been making those croissants for 30 years. Do you know how many

the chocolate slowly pozed out, soaking into

a franchise. some wanted to expand his store, and others offered large sums to buy the

know all this?" Anna was visibly

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 the filling inside, do you know

admit, Luke was on fire

though I was long gone, I still

couldn't keep her composure. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was on the verge

you said, he refused to sell me the recipe, so I told

lie

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

chest in a dramatic, sorrowful

can lie about something so small, what else have you lied