Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 9

Lucas stared at Chloe's face for a moment, a mocking smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Got yourself a boyfriend?"

"Yeah, didn't you say I should get a boyfriend if I felt lonely? I've been on my own for three years now; getting a boyfriend wasn't too much to ask," Chloe shot back with a smirk.

"What, is it only you who gets to enjoy the thrills of life while I remain moping in solitude?" she quipped, taking a jab at his double standards.

Lucas shrugged nonchalantly. "It's even better if you found yourself a boyfriend. If he can keep you from bothering me forever, I'll personally thank him with a big gift."

Lucas didn't believe for a second that Chloe actually had a boyfriend. He knew her too well. She must have heard him on the phone with Linda. It was all a performance. And quite a convincing one at that. Even through the phone, the jealous fury in the man's voice at the end of the call was palpable. Clearly, it was meant for Lucas to hear.

share a bed. Chloe slept comfortably in the bed, while Lucas made do with a makeshift bed on the floor—a gesture of his so-called gentlemanly manners. Before going to sleep, Chloe cranked the air conditioning to its lowest setting and hid the remote. When she woke up in the middle of the night and saw Lucas shivering on the floor, clutching a pillow, she

Chloe left him to fend for

News Insight." She was

the Moncada residence at four in the afternoon, just as Lucas was coming back

some sophisticated makeup. Today, she was wearing a chiffon dress. The neckline and waist of the dress featured intricate embroidery, but it was in the same color as the dress and looked subtle from afar. Up

and deliberately twirled in front of him. "How do

with heels that accentuated her height even more. The dress was tailor-made, fitting her perfectly. The hem reached her ankles, revealing delicate ankles that begged to be touched. Her waist was

The dress was plain in color, but with that gorgeous face of hers, it created a unique charm. She appeared seductive yet with

swallowed hard but kept his expression cold. "Ugly.