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?!

him. “If you want to lose

opened her mouth to fight back but hesitated before changing the

weight, I won’t be curvy anymore

like that.”

massaged his temples. “What the heck is going on

said he liked curvy

seriously.

out her chest confidently and said in all seriousness, As for myself, I’ve got great assets. Even if I were to lose some weight, my curves would

still be noticeable.”

as he avoided her gaze. “Are you

“What did I say that was wrong? I

at a loss for words, unable to refute her statement.

blinked and leaned in closer to him, almost touching his face,

gaze. “I just have a

she did

dinner, Joseph said, “Be careful of a man

from Baxon.”

had no recollection of this name and could only recall hearing a few comments from

and replied, “You’ll understand in the

great effort to integrate into her new workplace, often leaving early and returning late. As a result, she had less time to devote

44 Tve Got

into fearus, whom she had not seen in a while. She

at Baxon, she had been eager to invite him out for a meal. Unfortunately, she was never able to meet him as he had been absent from

I’ve had a few work-related things to take care of, so I was out of the country for a few days. I heard

asked.

swimmingly,” Chloe replied.

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

know the time and place.”

don’t think we can do it today. I have to head back and finish my assignment,” she replied, gesturing toward the dessert recipe handed out by

instructor.

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