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?!

stubborn woman before him. “If you want to lose weight, don’t do

Chloe opened her mouth to fight back but

I lose weight, I won’t be curvy anymore

like that.”

massaged his temples. “What the heck is going on inside

liked curvy women but she had taken his words

seriously.

ones. They need to be filled in all the right places.” Chloe then puffed out her chest confidently

still be noticeable.”

her behavior and facial expression, Joseph’s eyes shifted as he avoided her gaze. “Are

“What did I say that was wrong? I was simply stating

words, unable to refute

that Joseph was rendered speechless for the first time. She blinked and leaned in closer to him, almost touching his face, and inquired in a

met her gaze. “I just

as she did

Joseph said,

from Baxon.”

name and could only recall hearing a few comments from her colleagues. Bewildered, she

did not say anything further and replied, “You’ll understand

early and returning late. As a result, she had less time to devote to cooking and occasionally relied

44 Tve Got Great Assets

whom she had not seen in a while. She seemed surprised and

recommended her for the job 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

for a few

asked.

swimmingly,” Chloe

indebted to others. As soon as the class 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

let me know the time

don’t think we can do it today. I have to head back and finish my

instructor.

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