Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 241



Connor stared up at the tiny figure perched in the tree, his brows knitting together in deep thought.

The little girl sat on a branch, her chubby legs swinging back and forth. "The river's really chilly at night, you know. It's not a good feeling." She might have looked young, and her voice carried that innocent lilt, but her words had a sharpness that didn't match her age.

"Go away," He snapped at her. Connor was just ten years old and already burdened with anger.

By then, his heart was already in pieces. Even at ten, the weight of being the family heir had aged him beyond his years.

It was around that time he had just uncovered the darkest, most twisted secrets of his family. On top of that, he had to deal with Claire's cruelty.

He had ended up in the hospital because Claire had pushed him into the pool, knowing he was terrified of water and couldn't swim.

He fought for his life in the water, the air in his lungs running out little by little. He sank slowly to the bottom of the pool while Claire just stood there, watching from the edge.

From the bottom, Connor looked up at her. Even through the swirling water, he could see the cold indifference in her eyes.

hopeless. Death seemed like it might have

By the time he was rescued,

him to the hospital. When he woke up,

happened. The doctor suggested he might have

But Connor remembered everything.

pushing him into

she just watched doing nothing. He remembered the despair and

the look of hatred and

saw no hope. He felt like he shouldn't have been born. It was like he was tainted with filth and sin

darkness for his family.

a punishment for everyone. Maybe it would be better

bit vengeful. Claire had pushed him into the pool. What would she think when she found his body in the river at sunrise? Would she be shocked, feel justified, or maybe even a little

day, ten-year-old Connor was ready to jump into the river if

down. Instead, she jumped down from the tree and

"You're too small. Don't overestimate

am overestimating myself. And I've just learned to swim, so I'm not very good. If I try to save you,