Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

No matter how hard she tried, it just wouldn't go down.

Kalilah instinctively grabbed her throat, trying to cough it up, but it wouldn't budge. Seconds ticked by. Her face turned a sickly shade of bluish-purple from the lack of air. She couldn't breathe at all. She writhed on the ground, her eyes bloodshot and red, as if her eyeballs might pop out any second. She rolled around, her gaze pleading as she looked at Connor. Kalilah wanted to scream for help, but no sound came

out.

Finally, she lay there like a beached fish, gasping for air.

Connor had timed it perfectly. He checked his watch, frowned, and squatted down with a look of disdain. He picked up a coconut and smacked it against her back. Whether it was the pain or something else, Kalilah, who had fainted from lack of oxygen, suddenly opened her eyes. The grape that had been stuck in her throat slid down with a gulp.

She sat up, taking deep breaths of fresh air. Her face, which had been a ghastly purple-black, slowly regained some color, though it still looked ashen. She had come close to dying.

Kalilah looked up at Connor standing before

try to hurt Chloe again, I'll make you wish you were dead,"

had an

everything. It wasn't Diana whom Connor loved, but Chloe. She had never seen such an expression on Connor's face before. Such intense emotion, like a flood that couldn't be contained. This was something he had never shown to Diana. His feelings for Diana were more like a guardian's care for a younger relative.

got

saw the cold, sharp look in Connor's eyes, as if he was about to slit her

"Get lost!"

scrambled away, tumbling as she

weight.in her chest. Too much had happened that night. Barrett suddenly said, "So Connor

down, she

laughed. "Have you ever seen someone who hates a person defend her