Chapter 334

• Gregorio admired her bravery, this little firebrand, even as he considered her remark about taking a partner who felt positively towards him.
• He was sure that most women in Chloe’s position, having initially so wrong-footed themselves, would have been only too happy to make restitution for the mistake they had made. but not Chloe.
• He leaned further back in his chair as their used plates were removed. "I have my own reasons for wanting it to be you who accompanies me," he told her calmly once they were alone again.