#Chapter 25 - Chole Argues

Abby At least she whispers it. I glance around, but none of my employees seem to have heard her. I shush her, grabbing her arm. Karl smirks. “Chloe.” She glowers at him. “Karl.” “You’ll be working with Jack again,” I say to Karl, squeezing Chloe’s arm a little. The last thing I need is for them to make a scene. “Listen to what he says this time, okay?” Karl nods. “Sure boss.” I watch him walk away, then turn to Chloe. “Come with me,” I hiss. She follows me to my office. I turn to face her, not bothering to close the door. I don’t have enough time to get into this right now, anyway. “What are you doing here?” I ask. “Are you here for dinner?” She crosses her arms. “Don’t change the subject. Why is he here? Since when are you guys even talking?” I cringe. It dawns on me that I haven’t seen her recently, and she has no idea that Karl’s been hanging around. I guess Leah never spilled the beans either. Based on the look on her face, I have a lot of e