The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 328

Nora: [He doesn't play games.]

Felix: [No, no, no. He is the ultimate Pro Carry in our hearts.]

Nora: [He might look like a pro gamer, but he doesn't actually play.]

Cassidy: [Honestly, you guys really don't want to know what real pro gamers look like in person.]

Jasmine: [What do we do? I feel like we don't have enough people for a full squad.]

So Cassidy pulled in a few of her old college gaming buddies.

The chat immediately became chaotic.

Since Nora didn't play, she had nothing to contribute. She exchanged a few polite pleasantries before getting bored and getting out of bed to find Maloney.

Maloney was working in his study. The door was open, and Nora could hear his voice the second she stepped out of the bedroom.

He was negotiating a deal in fluent English.

Nora quietly walked to the doorway and stood there, listening intently until he finished the call before slipping inside.

"You're awake?" Maloney looked up at her, opening his arms slightly. "Come here."

Nora naturally walked right into his embrace.

It was as if their little bickering session at lunch had never happened.

Maloney wrapped his arms tightly around her.

"Yeah, I'm up," she hummed.

Seeing that she was still a bit groggy, Maloney pressed a soft kiss to her eyelids.

It tickled, but she quietly let him. Maloney grew more absorbed in the kiss, his arms tightening around her waist until Nora lost her balance. Gripping his shoulders, she whispered, "Do you want to do that?"

Maloney murmured against her skin, "Do what?"

"What we did the other day." Nora tilted her head back, instinctively looking out the window. The study faced the backyard, so she couldn't point to The Apple Tree out front. Suddenly, she didn't know how to phrase it.

Maloney immediately caught her meaning. "No."

"Just a kiss," he whispered.

"Then next time you want to do that, give me a heads up."

"Alright."

"That requires the big bed. For everything else, the small one is fine."

"Then what are you interested in?"

That was an excellent question.

Nora pondered it for a moment, and a real idea came to mind.

"I want to open a private club."

"What kind of club?"

Nora sat up straight and pitched her grand vision to Maloney.

Maloney listened intently before responding. "Nora, the whole point of an exclusive private club is that once you reach the top of the pyramid, someone will naturally invite you in, making you part of the inner circle. But if you open your own club, all you'll be doing is charging the friends you already have."

He paused to choose his words carefully. "When starting any business, you have to clearly define your target demographic first."

Nora tilted her head, deep in thought.

Keeping Nora anchored to his lap, Maloney pushed his office chair backward. He rolled over to his massive bookshelf and pulled down two thick volumes.

"Or rather, you need to decide what the purpose is. Are you opening this club to give your social circle a better place to hang out? Are you trying to drive wealthy clients to your design studio? Or do you just want to run a profitable business?"

Maloney dropped the books onto her lap. "Read these first."