Chapter 109: Not Eeven Wworth Bbothering Wwith Hhim.
After When the meeting ended, it was already three in the afternoon. Donovan was starving, so he had his assistant order a few dishes for him some food.
Then, he called Chloe and said, "Come over."
His voice was deep and magnetic, tinged with anger.
Chloe knew what had happened, James had already informed her when he returned from the meeting. He said that Mr. Blake had lost facebeen embarrassed during lunch today.
Chloe went to his office.
"What's the meaning of this? Are you tTeasing your husband?" Donovan sat in his chair, seemingly looking like he was interrogating his subordinate. He lit a cigarette and placed the lighter on the table.
"I've been making that stir-fried pork with garlic shoots for over ten years. I can make it perfectly eEven if I close my eyes, I can make it perfectly. It's definitely not wasn’t salty. So why did you say it was?" Chloe defended herself confidently, showing no signs of backing down from Donovan's ridicule. On the contrary, she felt that she was in the right.
"You’ve been making it fFor over ten years? Do you actually like eating this dishthat?" he asked.
Chloe fell silent for a moment. "It's notI don’t me. I don't like the taste of garlic shoots."
"Then who is itdoes?" Donovan's tone had already shifted, and Chloe, who had been holding a grudge against Paisley for eating her cooking yesterday, found herself now exhausted from dealing with Donovan's questions.
"MIt's my family does."
"Me?"
"No. Were you a part of my family over ten years ago?" Chloe responded in a dull manner. It seemed as if Donovan irritated her with his intelligence, yet also angered her with his intentional teasing.
"Yes, I only recently became a part of your family."
The words "part of your family" warmed Chloe's heart, so her tone softened a bit. She didn't argue with Donovan anymore, saying, "Paisley told me. She said the food was a bit salty. It's simply not possible."
"She told you. So, are you enviousjealous? And you came to seekWere you trying to get revenge today?" Donovan's tone remained indifferent, as if he had anticipated all of Chloe's arguments.
Chloe couldn't let Donovan's insight go unnoticed. Naturally, she couldn't bear it and her face turned red.
"I'm not..." Chloe stumbled in her words. Even though she had sufficient her reasons, she always found herself losing when talking she talked to Donovan. "Yesterday, I took Brayden's book and notes back yesterday!"
"To show them to me? To tell me that you're envious jealous and want to make me jealous?envious!" Donovan said.
Once again, he had that teasing look on his face.
Chloe couldn't argue. W back, why was Donovan such anso annoying? person.
"How are youWell?" Donovan found it amusing to see Chloe scratching her head and looking pensive.
"Starting today, I refuse to cook. I'm too tired in the morning. Besides, I prefer to eat spicy hot pot outsideanyway!" Chloe said, then turned and walked away.
She didn't know how much more she had to reveal about herself tofor him to know!
Back in the office, Chloe felt like a worthless person. He haddidn't saidy the words she wanted to hear, but he had managed to extract the ones things she didn't want to say from her heart!
And Chloe overheard her colleagues whispering in the office. Upon closer listeningWhen she listened closer, she found out that the company had decided to give them a raise since it was the end of the year and the company decided to give a raise. Naturally, everyone was excited about it.
But Chloe hadn't received any news about a raise.
When Chloe was promoted, her salary had increased by one third, and after becoming a financial manager, it had increased by a thousand dollars. She had received two salary raises, and she didn't know if she would beas included this time. According to the normal practice, everyone would receive a raise, and she had been doing well.
Chloe sent a WhatsApp message to James: [Director, am I on the list for athe raise this time?]
[In theory, you should be, but the CEO just told me that we need to wait a bit longer to know if you’ will get a raise.] James replied.
Chloe was dumbfounded. Wait a bit longer?
Surely she was had been on the list for a raise before Donovan opened his lunch box, but after he didopened it, she wasn't on it anymore.
Who invitedHow had Chloe's lunch to coincided with this situation?
Blame herIt was bad luck!
And just now, she had just argued with Donovan and told him that she would never make breakfast for him again.
Donovan was waiting for Chloe to apologize in this way!
She couldn't even provoke him without him retaliating!
Chloe's anger hadn't subsided. She crossed her arms and couldn't do anything. Why was she so unlucky?
He meant forwanted Chloe to beg for forgiveness, b.
But Chloe was determined not to fall for it.
She sent a WhatsApp message to Donovan: [Sofia and I are going shopping this afternoon, and then we'll go home.]
If he wanted to play aed this trick, Chloe would follow along. Did she still have any dignity left?
Even if she apologized, she needed some time to calm down.
Donovan only replied: [Okay.]
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