Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 81 Don't Listen to Her Bragging

As Grant's warm breath brushed against Chloe's face, her recently calm demeanor quickly vanished. Her heart

started pounding, her cheeks flushed, and she got super

nervous.

She tried to turn away, but Grant pulled her back. "You still haven't answered my question. Where did you go this

morning?"

Caught off guard by Grant's tug, Chloe stumbled right into his arms. The moment their skin touched, Grant was

reminded of that night at the pool when they were both almost naked. His breathing got heavier, his grip on her

arm tightened, and his eyes sparkled with a look that showed just how much he was into her.

No one knew how much the usually composed Grant wanted to pull Chloe into his

arms.

As Grant's gaze grew more intense, Chloe saw her chance. She dropped her laptop and kicked Grant's knee.

Grant snapped back to reality, the pain in his knee making him let go of Chloe.

Taking advantage of the moment, Chloe quickly ran upstairs and escaped. Watching her leave, Grant couldn't

help but smile. Despite the throbbing pain radiating from his knee, he couldn't help but admire her audacity.

Chloe had proven herself to be remarkably astute. This wasn't the first instance of her launching a surprise

attack on him, and he suspected it wouldn't be the last.

After Chloe left, Grant picked up the laptop she had left. He opened it and saw a line of text on the screen,

"Orphanage Volunteer Program."

Grant smiled slightly at the words. He muttered to himself, "Chloe is pretty kind- hearted, volunteering at an

orphanage? That's great."

But then, he felt a bit worried.

Chloe would definitely go to the orphanage with her classmates, and he remembered seeing that Philip, who

seemed very attentive to Chloe, during a basketball game. Philip would surely go to this volunteer event too.

Grant didn't like the idea of Chloe interacting with Philip. He silently noted the tand place of Chloe's

volunteer work at the orphanage. He wasn't going to leave anything to chance.

In the following days, Chloe, Philip, and Rena were busy raising funds for the

orphanage. Philip and Rena were scratching their heads, unsure how much money they could raise this time.

They didn't expect much, just enough to help the orphanage kids get through the winter safely.

Sclassmates were whispering among themselves.

"Hey, did you hear? Chloe said she would invite Michael to the orphanage to raise funds."

"Don't believe her. Michael is a big star, he's so busy with several new movies. How could he have tto go to

an orphanage?"

"Exactly, Michael is always so busy. Even though Chloe has sconnection with the Martin Family, | think she's

just bragging. She can't seriously think that a marriage contract would bind the three heirs of the Martin Family

and make her the mistress, right?"

The whispers reached Chloe's ears.

Before she could get angry, Philip and Rena couldn't stand it anymore. Rena, who had always had Chloe's back,

naturally believed in her and wanted to stand up for her. Chloe calmed her down, "Rena, don't get worked up. It's

pointless to argue with them." "Chloe, | just can't stand them talking about you like that. If it weren't for you,

getting rid of Lucy from Quest University, who knew how they would have been bullied by her. Now they're

turning around and talking about you. It's so annoying," Rena fumed.

Chloe shook her head and said, "What does it matter if they gossip about me? It doesn't causeany real

harm. When Michael actually shows up at the orphanage, they'll be shocked. Sit down with Philip, let's plan the

fundraising."

Chloe pulled Philip and Rena to sit down and continue their planning.

At that moment, Karlie, who hadn't replied to Chloe's message, finally responded: [Sorry, | was filming a night

scene last night and was busy. Just got your message. I'll be there on tfor the orphanage volunteer work.

Thank you for arranging this.]

Chloe showed Karlie's message to Philip and Rena, and the three of them burst into laughter.

Karlie was also a famous actress with countless fans. Her presence at the orphanage would surely bring a lot of

attention. Not to mention, just setting up a phone for a live stream at the orphanage would bring in a

considerable amount of money.

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Three days passed quickly. Dora from the orphanage had meticulously prepared the venue. She had also spent

countless hours teaching the children a special performance designed to tug at the heartstrings and amplify the

fundraising efforts.

When the day arrived, the students from Quest University also showed up. Zara was there too. She had

contacted her journalist friends to cover the event.

At nine in the morning, the scheduled time, there was no sign of Michael or Karlie at

the orphanage. Whispering among themselves, the classmates who had agreed to help Chloe with the

fundraising started to get restless.

"I knew Chloe couldn't get Michael. Look at the time, Michael and Karlie still aren't here."

"Looks like it's not happening. Chloe messed up this time."

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