Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Rena called Philip, "Hey, Philip, where've you been? Chloe told me you landed a role. What's it about? What kind of role needs my scarf as a prop? Hurry up and bring it back."

Rena had been keeping her job as Michael's assistant under wraps, only Chloe and a few others knew.

Of course, not many people were aware of her relationship with Michael either. If a celebrity's relationship goes public, it could wreck their career.

Philip was completely oblivious to Michael's stormy expression.

He kept bragging to Rena about his achievements that day. "Rena, guess whose role I got today? Michael's... Mic's! Isn't he your favorite?"

"Mic got hurt and is in the hospital. He asked me to play a gay character to support him."

"Mic even praised my acting skills, Rena. I'm so pumped!"

Philip's words caught Rena's attention. But when she found out Michael was injured, she got anxious. "Philip, which hospital are you at? Which room? How did Mic get hurt? Is it serious?"

Rena fired a barrage of questions at Philip. Listening through the phone, Michael felt his simmering resentment ease slightly upon hearing her obvious concern for him.

'That heartless girl,' he thought with grudging warmth, 'still knows how to worry about me after all.'

Philip gave Rena the address of Michael's hospital. Rena grabbed Chloe and rushed to the hospital.

When they saw the tiny wound on Michael's foot, Chloe and Rena were speechless.

Chloe crossed her arms and teased Michael, "Michael, this is a bit much. Rena said you were hurt, and we rushed here. I thought it was something serious, but..."

Michael glanced at Chloe and asked, "But what?"

"But if we had come any later, your wound would have healed by now, right?" Chloe mocked Michael.

Michael curled his lip at Chloe. "Got any conscience left?" he snapped. "Harry tipped me off that you and Grant were cornered by my mother at the hotel. If I hadn't faked this injury to drag my mom here, do you seriously think you two would've walked away clean?"

Michael's revelation was quite a bombshell.

Philip, being a curious friend, started probing. "Chloe, you and your boyfriend were at a hotel? And got cornered?"

"Come on, tell me what happened. Aren't we friends? How could you keep this from me?"

"I knew something was up this morning when you and Rena were whispering about breaking up. Was it because of this?"

Philip's words shattered the room's calm like a dropped teacup. Chloe stiffened, a flicker of embarrassment crossing her face as she cleared her throat. Avoiding his gaze, she turned slightly toward the window. "Let's circle back to that later," she deflected, voice tight with discomfort. "I want to know, what role are you playing with Michael?"

The question acted like champagne popping. Philip's eyes lit up with barely contained excitement, his grin turning conspiratorial. "We're staging a gay romance!" he blurted, words tumbling out like liberated doves.

The synchronized gasp could've powered a wind turbine. Both women's eyes widened, mouths falling open as their heads swiveled toward Michael in perfect unison - twin searchlights demanding explanation.

Michael pointed to the camera in the room and said, "The camera caught everything. If you're curious, you can copy the footage and watch it."

Chloe and Rena quickly got to work.

In no time, they had the video on their phones.

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They watched Philip and Michael's performance, and when they saw Philip chasing after Anissa, calling her "Mom," they couldn't stop laughing.

Chloe teased Michael, "Mic, what are you up to? Getting Philip to pretend to be gay to mess with your mom? How'd you come up with that?"

Michael glanced at Chloe and said, "It's because of you and Grant. I had to come up with something."

He sighed, "You and Grant are engaged, but my mom isn't fully on board with your marriage. What about me? My future marriage will be even harder."

As Michael said this, he glanced at Rena, who lowered her head in self-doubt.

She thought the woman Michael would marry in the future would never be her.

"So, you came up with this plan?" Chloe asked again.

Michael nodded, "Yeah, it's easier for my mom to accept me marrying a woman than a man, right?"

Hearing this, Chloe couldn't help but give Michael a thumbs up.

She had to admit, Michael's plan, though sneaky, was effective.

Anissa might be angry for a while, but she would lower her standards for Michael's

future wife. Michael was planning to marry Rena.

Chloe realized that Michael might be serious about this relationship.

She was genuinely happy for Rena.noveldrama

That night, back at home, Chloe showed the video she got from Michael to Adelaide.

When Adelaide saw Michael using this method to annoy Anissa, she couldn't stop laughing.

She pointed at Michael in the video and said, "Chloe, this guy is hilarious. I really like him."

"His quirky ways remind me of myself when I was younger..."

"Next time, find a chance to invite him to dinner. I want to know how he came up with this idea to annoy his mom."

"If Grant had his tricks, he wouldn't get scolded by his mom so much." Adelaide thought Grant was a bit too straight-laced and not fun at all. But she couldn't deny Chloe's affection for him.

Hearing Adelaide's criticism of Grant, Chloe hurried to defend him. "Auntie, Grantie is a very upright man. He wouldn't stoop to such methods... As the CEO of the Martin Group, he might find it a bit childish."

Adelaide couldn't help but tease Chloe. "Chloe, you're really protective of him, huh? I can't even criticize him?"

Chloe clung to Adelaide's arm and said, "Auntie, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that Grant has many good qualities... You'll discover them over time..."

Adelaide looked at Chloe and smiled. "Alright, I'll take my time discovering his good qualities..."

Late at night, the Martin Family household was in a state of chaos...