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“Good morning, Chloe. Mr. Bennett,” she spoke as she handed us some coffee.

“Morning, Karina. We’re having dinner guests tonight, so can you cook something nice?”

“What would you like, sir?” she asked.

“Chloe?” Sebastian looked at me.

“I don’t know. Remember, my parents are vegetarians.”

“How about filet for us, Sam and Sienna, and a vegetarian dish for your parents?”

“Sounds good to me.” I smiled.

“You know. How come your parents don’t mind that you eat meat?”

“I’m my own person, and I make my own decisions. They never forced it on me. Although growing up, all I ate was vegetarian meals that she cooked, but then headed to the nearest burger place and ate the biggest burger I could get my hands on.”

He chuckled. “You can prepare something vegetarian for Chloe’s parents?” he asked Karina.

“Yes, Mr. Bennett. I can do that.”

“Thank you, Karina.”

As I took a sip of my coffee, I looked at Karina, who was preparing omelets for us.

“You can call him Sebastian.” I smiled.

“Excuse me?” Sebastian raised his brow.

“What?” I raised my brow back. “There’s no need to be so formal. We’re adults, not children. Just because she works for you doesn’t mean she has to call you Mr. Bennett. She’s not on any different level than you are. We’re all the same human beings and should be treated as such. If she’s going to call you Mr. Bennett all the time, then you should be calling her Miss Young.”

“Okay, okay.” He grabbed my chin. “Can you please just be quiet? No more Mr. Bennett, Karina. From now on, you are to refer to me as Sebastian.” He went and took a seat at the table.

“Yes, sir.”

“No ‘sir,’ Karina.” I winked. “Just Sebastian.”

Chapter Forty-Three

Chloe

I finally finished hanging the last of Caden’s newest artwork and took a step back. He was such a good artist and one that was on the rise. His artwork was selling faster than he could paint it. As I walking to my office, I heard Connor and Ellery coming up the stairs.

“Hello, Chloe,” Connor spoke.

“Hey, Connor. Ellery. What brings you by?”

“We just wanted to let you know that we’re heading to California to check on things at the other gallery, and we’ll be out there for a couple of weeks at the beach house.”

“Great. Have fun. Enjoy that warm Cali sun.” I smiled.

As they followed me into my office, Ellery spoke, “You seem different.”

“I do?”

“Yes. You’re glowing. You know we women can tell when something wonderful happened. Are you pregnant?” she asked with a wide grin.

I was dying. I needed to tell someone about our engagement, and I knew Connor and Ellery would keep it to themselves.

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