Chapter 138

It's ten o'clock at night when Stephen and Chloe meet at a restaurant that isn't particularly well-known to ensure that no rich and famous people — especially the Bridgertons or their own staff- see them.

"Why did you even think of meeting me at this hour?" Chloe asked him irritably. Almost as soon as she arrived, food was already served on her table.

She looked at the other side of the table, and reserved food was under it. She frowned, "Did you invite someone else?"

Stephen sneered. He looked towards the entrance; Chloe also looked there, where she noticed a tall and slender man wearing a black suit jacket. He walks towards them.

"Thank you for your patience. I guess I'm late." said the man as he approached the two of them.

Stephen happily introduced him to Chloe. "Ms. Chloe Venin, meet Marco Peterson, the competitor of the Bridgertons.”

Chloe was almost taken aback because she was finally facing what she had been eagerly awaiting for a long time, the