Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 45 Disliking Michael

Michael was fuming. Hearing Karlie's voice, he spun around and snapped, "What are you doing here?"

"Mic, just hear me out," Karlie said, rushing over to him.

"Explain what? What's there to explain?" Michael shot back, clearly not in the mood.

Karlie tried to reason with him, "Mic, I told the reporters and friends for all our sakes."

"Oh really?" Michael raised an eyebrow, not buying it.

Karlie pressed on, "Mic, we've been killing it as a screen couple and raking in the cash. If we keep this up, the sky's the limit. I don't want Miss Davis messing that up. She's not in the industry, and going public would be a nightmare for her. She's better off behind the scenes."

Even though Karlie's explanation made sense, Michael wasn't having it.

Chloe, clearly enjoying the drama, chimed in, "I think Miss Taylor is handling things just fine. If I knew there'd be so many reporters at this lame party, I wouldn't have come with you. Michael, I'm here to make money, not to deal with drama." Chloe's indifferent attitude only added to Michael's frustration. What was Chloe getting at? Was she trying to distance herself from him? He had a one-in-three chance of becoming her husband. He didn't care about her looks, but she had the nerve to call him, a handsome guy, trouble? That was a first since he had joined the showbiz.

don't act all impatient around women. I can't stand guys like you. Whether people are around or not, you keep nagging. Only Miss Taylor can put up with you. Anyone else would've smashed your head by

Chloe was her rival, always ready to compete for Michael. But now, Chloe didn't seem

and said, "Chloe, what do you

hand and said, "No, I didn't mean to upset you. Didn't you

Michael and

she turned back to Karlie and said, "Miss Taylor, don't be mad. I'm just borrowing your boyfriend to invest in a business. When I make money, I'll give you

Michael was so angry he could feel it in his gut. This annoying girl shouldn't have been brought here today. She was deliberately saying things to get under his skin. Chloe met up with Cedric and had

for yourself. Chloe wasn't dumb and didn't want to get into

had serious financial clout, so she didn't dare act all high and mighty in front of

her head. "He's not some rare gem; not every woman is

have that marriage contract with the Martin Family. What if your grandpa insists on you marrying

If he was,

marry him because of the contract, so they weren't rivals. Since they weren't rivals, they could be friends, which would boost her chances of marrying Michael. "Are you

shaking her head, then nodding. She said honestly, "I think you can tell I have feelings for him. But he's a playboy, not easy to pin down. I've been trying to get closer to