His Wife Calls The Shots
Chapter 269: Temptation

Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Temptation

Chapter 269

Chloe Collins sat up and got off the rocking bed with her legs straddling.

"I’m a bit busy, so if you have nothing to do, just go back." She left him with her back.

Alexander Foster’s mouth curled up again: "Okay."

He respected her wishes and didn’t stay to bother her further.

After drinking a glass of cold water, she received his message.

[Alex: What time are we going up the mountain tomorrow?]

He...was agreeing to go.

Chloe Collins calmed herself and set a time to reply.

[Chlo-Chlo: After breakfast.]

[Alex: Mm, whatever you say.]

Looking at those words, Chloe Collins couldn’t help but drink another glass of ice water.

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The next day, 8 a.m.

Chloe Collins walked out of her house carrying a relatively large backpack, and Alexander Foster’s car was already waiting by the door.

Their eyes met, and her face slightly changed.

Last night, she couldn’t help but touch the porcelain doll’s eyes again.

She tried to look at him calmly, "Let’s go. The drive is quite long."

Because it was close to the city center, it would take an hour or two to drive from here to Harville Temple.

Since it was now the morning rush hour and there was a chance of getting stuck in traffic, she decided to go early.

Alexander Foster took the initiative to take her bag, put it in the back seat where there already quite a few things, and there was barely any space left for a person to sit.

So when Alexander Foster opened the door of the passenger seat, she just sat in.

Alexander Foster placed a bag full of snacks in her lap, "I brought these back from Ryoto. Try some."

Chloe Collins glanced at him and then looked into the bag.

Almost all of them were Ryoto’s specialty snacks, and one of them was the beef jerky she’d been craving for a long time.

Although it was also available domestically, it didn’t taste the same as when she had first eaten it there.

She swallowed and said, "Thank you."

Alexander Foster tore open the bag of beef jerky and handed it to her, "Eat less, it might give you a sore throat."

She couldn’t help but laugh, "Do you even know what that means?"

"What’s so funny?" There was a warm smile in his eyes as he looked at her.

Chloe Collins’ eyes paused, and she immediately looked away, "Nothing."

She took a bite, and the familiar taste filled her mouth. A sense of satisfaction surged over her.

It was the same taste she remembered.

Seeing her satisfied expression, Alexander Foster’s suspended heart returned to its place, and he started the car, driving slowly away.

There wasn’t much beef jerky in a pack, and after leaving the residential area for more than ten minutes, Chloe Collins had already finished one pack.

Just as she reached for the second pack, a big hand reached over and pressed her hand, "Don’t eat this anymore. Your throat can’t handle it. Try something else."

He spoke while looking straight ahead.

Chloe Collins savored the aftertaste, waved his hand away slowly, "I’ve got a tough constitution. It won’t be a problem."

She rarely caught a cold or had a fever, and it had happened only a handful of times.

As soon as her words fell, she had already torn open the second pack of beef jerky.

Alexander Foster glanced at her, feeling quite helpless.

Just as they were entering the mountain road, it suddenly started to rain heavily.

The downpour caught everyone off guard. With many people going up the mountain to pray at the temple, the road quickly became congested.

Chloe Collins sat in the car, bored and watching the wipers swipe from side to side, and suddenly felt her throat was dry. She reached for the water in the bag but got an empty bottle instead.

There was no more water.

Alexander Foster opened the storage box, but there was none there either.

"Wait for me a moment," he said.

Just as Chloe Collins was about to say she could bear it, he quickly got out of the car without even taking an umbrella and walked up to the car ahead.

The heavy rain drenched his entire body, but he didn’t care. He bent down, knocked on the other person’s car window, and said something.

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