Chapter 413

William Turner had it all planned out in his head. He figured they'd meet up at least twice a week, keep chatting every day, and when Chloe Grace brought the kids over, he could finally hang out with her openly at his villa like it was no big deal. But Chloe? She was swamped—barely catching her breath with work. Right after they got together, before he could even plan a second date, she was off on a business trip for a documentary shoot. Destination: Qingshan. Duration: Half a month. She left without even dropping him a text. Not one word about their not-so-secret-anymore relationship. For the first couple of days, William went over to Wynthorpe Manor, played with Logan and Autumn just to kill time and distract himself. But eventually, he couldn't take it anymore and called her. She didn’t pick up. It wasn’t until after midnight that she finally rang him back. She sounded wiped out, whispering an apology: "I left in a rush. Didn’t get the chance to tell you." William wanted to playfull