Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

With a thunderous roar, lightning split the sky, jolting Connor awake. Some truths, he realized, were destined to remain buried forever. His voice turned icy, "If you wanted to hoard the Sartori family's fortune, you should have never let Mom have me. You should've done

everything to stop it, instead of bullying a defenseless kid after I was born."

As Connor spat out those words, Claire seemed momentarily taken aback. His fervent demeanor suggested he had uncovered some hidden truth. But how could that be possible? He would never find out. And she would make sure of that. They were fated to be each other's nightmare and prison for life. No other ties between them could ever exist.

Claire's face was terrifyingly calm. "Your minute is up. Have you decided?"

Meanwhile, on the deck, Chloe and Diana were coming to their senses. Disoriented, they quickly took in their surroundings.

Chloe gathered herself first and ran to the edge of the deck, realizing they were on a yacht, adrift in the middle of the ocean. Surrounded by rolling waves and turbulent undercurrents, the darkness was pierced only by the howling sea wind, as if hiding some monstrous creature. The yacht rocked violently, almost throwing them off their feet.

Diana gripped the railing, her voice trembling, "Where are we?" The darkness was suffocating, like an invisible giant hand wrapping around them.

to sea." She remembered being drugged and taken from the balcony. Diana must have gone through something similar. By the time they woke up, they were already here. A storm was approaching. Claire had

and sending a chill through their bones. "Let's get inside

the facilities

rushed to the control

vel.net

dead. The yacht had been abandoned for a while. Judging by the old equipment, it would probably fall apart at

sign of the storm.

been on the island for more than 24 hours and had already faced death three times. Claire truly didn't

useful, not even a lifebuoy. Deflated, she sat

dead, why not

holographic projection appeared before them. Diana was ecstatic, "It's