Chapter 1067


    Dorthy frowned, speaking bluntly, "Well, you did give her an opening!


    We''ve been told from the start of training not to wear such heavy makeup. You''re not even following


    the basic rules, and you expect her not to criticize you?"


    "You..."


    “Enough, enough. Rhoda, Dorthy has a point. You were in the wrong.


    We''re colleagues, and we should watch out for each other. But you can''t be too arrogant. The


    minute Ms. Summers came in, she saw that your seat was empty. Fortunately, Dorthy covered for


    you, saying you were in the restroom. Otherwise, if she knew you were visiting Rupin in his hotel


    room during work hours...”


    Rhoda''s bravado waned a bit, but the mention of Rupin brought a hint of arrogance back to her


    face.


    "Let her fine me, I don''t care about twenty bucks! Rupin wouldn''t buy me shoes for less than two


    grand. I''ll consider that twenty bucks a donation!" She paused before continuing, "But don''t push me


    too far. So what if she''s the CEO of Starlight International? Compared to the Harper Group, what is


    she? Pfff!" With that, she shot a hard nce at the door, then turned to go back to the dressing


    room to redo her makeup.


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    That night, as Chloe and Dorthy were leaving through the back door, they saw Rhoda standing on


    the front steps.


    As they came out, Rhoda nonchntly nced at them, then grinned, "Did you guys drive? How


    about my boyfriend give you a lift?" Chloe raised an eyebrow. Was she trying to show off that she


    had a boyfriend?


    "No thanks. We don''t need a front-row seat to your PDA”


    At that moment, a ck Mercedes pulled up in front of them. Rhoda said goodbye and hopped into


    the passenger seat.


    The man in the car nced at Chloe through the passenger window. Chloe had just turned to walk


    the other way, so he only caught a glimpse of her profile. He''d seen plenty of tall, slender women,


    but there was something about this one, quite captivating.


    He looked at Rhoda, who had already fastened her seatbelt and asked, "I haven''t seen that woman


    before. Is she new at the front desk?" Rhoda frowned, looking a bit annoyed,


    ”...She''s new, but she’s not at the front desk, she''s a manager. She''s been picking on me since she


    came in this afternoon, fined me twenty bucks over some excuse to show off her authority!" Rupin


    scoffed,


    "Oh? Twenty bucks is showing off authority? How about I show you ten times that power tonight?"


    Rhoda quickly caught his double entendre and feigned anger, "Rupin, you''re so wicked!"


    "Don''t you like it?"


    "I didn’t say that!" Withughter, their car drove away.


    After saying goodbye to Dorthy, Chloe received a message from Elizabeth telling her toe home


    early. Thinking about dealing with her gossipy family at home, she shook her head in resignation.


    She drove her car to the Starlight International underground parking lot, where Damon''s car was


    already waiting for her.


    She got into Damon''s car. He pulled her close, his hand on her waist giving a gentle squeeze.


    "Tired from today?”


    Chloe quickly nced at Nate in the front. The partition between the front and back seats was


    slowly rising. This had be almost a routine every time the two of them were in a car together.


    Chloe turned her head, catching his hand, and whispered, "What do you think? I suspect your mum


    put maca in our dinnerst night." Damon leaned in to give her a kiss on the lips, "Last night''s


    dinner was made by you. Did you put something in it?" Chloe blushed, "I didn''t!" Was she crazy?


    Why would she sabotage herself?


    Damon chuckled, "Why are you so flustered? As if you really did put something."


    "lL only found out about it after dinner! And even though I was in the kitchen the whole time, I was


    only helping your mom. Maybe there really was..." Damon''s face changed. The thought of this


    possibility made him feel sick.


    "...Probably not.” He reassured himself, and Chloe.


    "So you really..st night..." Damon looked at her, his handsome face calm, "Really what?" Chloe


    blushed, "Don''t you know?"


    "You said you always trust my abilities, so I wanted to reward your trust, but I thinkst night''s


    reward was not enough. How about tonight..." Chloe buried her face in Damon''s chest and


    purposely headbutted him. “Absolutely not! You have no idea what I walked into this morning!"


    "Hmm? What happened?" ",.. Your mum eavesdropped on usst night! This morning, she and your


    grandma were calcting your stamina, saying it was over five hours...”


    "Heh..." His solid chest gently rose and fell with hisughter. His unique scent filled her nostrils,


    giving her a sense of security. She nuzzled into his chest, not raising her head again.


    Damon''s hand rested on her shoulder, gently massaging it. Chloe enjoyed his ministrations.


    "Did you go to The Watson Hotel today?"


    "Mm-hm. Just to check it out. Nothing major.’ After a moment of silence, Damon asked again, "...Did


    you meet anyone special?" "No.


    Damon raised an eyebrow. That guy had quite the patience. He was searching all over the city for


    her. Now that she was right in front of him, he chose not to reveal himself?


    On the ride, Chloe dozed off in Damon''s arms.


    When the car stopped, she felt refreshed. As they entered the vi, a small figure rushed towards


    her.


    "Chloe!" Chloe found herself in a leg lock courtesy of Anya. She took a step back, with Damon


    catching her from behind.


    Anya turned her head to see Damon, then stretched out a toddler-sized arm to grip one of Damon''s


    legs. She tipped her little head back, looking at him with her grape-sized eyes full of innocence. In


    the sweetest voice, she called out, "Damon."


    For a moment, Chloe sensed a chill in Damon''s gaze. But it was fleeting, he quickly got a grip on his


    emotions.