Chapter 273



"How did you two meet?"

"Well, that day, I had just finished work when I saw a robbery happen right in front of me..."

Pax began recounting his first encounter with Chloe, describing every detail as if he were reliving that exact moment. His storytelling was so vivid, it was like he was lost in the memories of that day.

On the other hand, Connor felt a sudden tightness in his chest. He had no idea Chloe had experienced a robbery while in Paris.

"Chloe is amazing. She took those two guys down like it was nothing; she was practically glowing with confidence. When she looked up at me, her eyes were like the brightest gems in the world. At that moment, I felt my heart stop beating..."

"Do you know what that feels like?" Pax leaned in closer, asking Connor.

With a stern look, Connor responded, "No, I don't. I just know that if your heart stops beating, you're dead."

Pax scoffed, "Uncle Connor, you might be a genius in business, but you don't understand love."

Pax was drunk.

shoving Pax into the back seat of the car. Soon, they were speeding along the city's highway. He planned to drop Pax off

Chloe..." Pax, half-awake, kept

repeatedly call for Chloe, and his eyebrows involuntarily furrowed

you look so

a crossroad, and sharply turned the steering wheel to

suddenly thrown to the right, his head smacking against the car

seemed he had drifted back into a pleasant dream. "Chloe,

brakes, and Pax rolled right

a bed, finding the surroundings unfamiliar. He reflexively rubbed his

pain. Why did his entire body ache? It felt like he had been beaten

found

the door, a butler was standing there. The butler had been brought over from the family house in Eldridge

Jenkins, what are you

you're back. This is Valley Vista Manor. Marian is in the dining room, calling for you to join her

that his grandmother had moved to Riverbrook

from Riverbrook,

hometown. Plus, the

pleasant, and the scenery

BUMS

It was a perfect place to

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