Chapter 71 Who Has Been Provoked?
Upon seeing Chloe, Donovan glanced at his watch.
"Took the day off?" Donovan's deep and magnetic voice remained calm and unruffled.
"Director Xing asked me to go to the tax bureau to deliver something. I don't need to go back to the company," Chloe replied with emphasis, seemingly indifferent.
Grandfather had finished his noodles. He said, "I'll go for a walk outside. You two can chat."
After speaking, grandfather smiled and left.
Donovan sat on the couch with his legs crossed, observing Chloe.
After cleaning the dishes, Chloe came out of the kitchen and picked up her canvas bag from the coffee table, preparing to leave.
Donovan was quick to react, grabbing Chloe's arm. The canvas bag in Chloe's hand slipped on the table and nearly fell to the ground.
This was the second time Chloe was sitting on his lap, the first time being a staged act in front of Paisley.
"Leaving already?" Donovan squinted his eyes, closely examining Chloe who sat on him.
Chloe appeared sulky, her face and ears turning red.
With determination, she stared straight forward and said, "Didn't you ask me to move into the dormitory? I've finished watching grandpa. Naturally, I should leave now."
"You have quite the temper," Donovan began teasingly.
At the mention of "temper," Chloe thought of his crimson eyes. That was the true temperament, wasn't it?
She coldly laughed, "Who knows whose temper is bigger."
"Compared to me?" Donovan said, "In general, I have a good temper."
"Good?" Chloe snorted, everyone in the company knew Donovan was not easy to deal with and always wore a serious expression. He actually had the nerve to say he had a good temper.
"Not good?" Now, his voice was gentle, truly displaying a "good temperament."
"I reserve my opinion."
"Instead, when did you start listening to me? I told you to go home and you went home," Donovan asked her.
"When have I not listened to you?" Chloe faced Donovan and began venting her frustration from the past few days. "If I don't listen, you'll swallow me whole?"
Every time Chloe thought of Donovan's crimson eyes, she couldn't help but shudder.
"Swallow you whole? I wouldn't dare do such a murderous thing. It's against the law," Donovan lowered his head slightly and chuckled.
"Naturally, I don't mean actually swallowing someone whole. I was referring to..." Chloe argued, but just as she was about to continue, she suddenly realized: how did she fall into his trap again? She never saw it coming!
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Donovan continued to question Chloe.
Chloe didn't say anything, her face slowly turning red again.
"What exactly?" Donovan saw Chloe's reaction and kept asking.
He wanted to ask her something she couldn't handle.
"I've been feeling down and my heart is trembling these past few days," Chloe changed the topic, looking up.
Donovan's hand suddenly caressed Chloe's left chest.
Chloe's heart instantly jumped, and she didn't dare move.
"Heart trembling and feeling down, first you have to have your heart moved. Who has moved your heart?" His hand moved on Chloe's chest, as if testing her heartbeat.
Chloe's heart felt like it was about to jump out, he really was pushing her to her limits.
Chloe couldn't say a word.
After a long time, she said insincerely, "In any case, it's not for you!"
"Is that so?" Donovan pretended again, "Not moved by me? Then won't I die from vomiting blood?"
"Then let yourself die, if you die, I will be your first successor and inherit all your assets," Chloe felt a little smug.
Donovan laughed again, "I almost forgot your role as a spouse. Indeed, you're capable of performing such a grand play of murder and seizing property."
Chloe lowered her head, her heart beating so fast, her breathing became rapid.
"Have you made up with each other?" Just then, Grandpa's voice sounded in the room.
Chloe quickly jumped off Donovan's lap, her face full of embarrassment, while Donovan stayed relaxed on the couch.
He stared at Chloe with narrowed eyes.
Chloe blushed and hastily said, "Grandpa, why did you come back so soon?"
"Don't want me to come back? Right, I should have given you two more time alone. I lack insight," Grandpa said with a laugh.
Chloe had never seen Grandpa laugh so heartily before. He didn't seem to be in a bad mood because the child was lost.
But Grandpa's words still made Chloe feel shy. She only said, "Grandpa, how do you always know how to tease people?" and ran upstairs.
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