Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chloe frowned but answered the call anyway.

Lucas's slurred voice came through the line, "Chloe, did you call me? Sorry, I missed it."

He continued rambling, "It's been years since you last called me. I'm thrilled, Chloe..."

Chloe's voice was steady and calm, "Linda had a miscarriage. She's at Ryan General Hospital in the maternity ward." Lucas snapped out of his haze instantly, "What? Say that again!"

Chloe hung up without another word.

A smirk tugged at her lips.

As a father, he was definitely dropping the ball.

She'd mentioned the miscarriage on purpose.

He had it coming.

Leaving the hospital, Chloe found herself at a loss for where to go next.

She made her way to the Riverbrook Police Station.

Chloe had once interviewed the Chief of Police there.

She'd given him a heads-up beforehand.

records clerk ready

while but eventually brought out a pile of old

you were asking about, from

him, "I appreciate

years in the records department, had never seen such

especially

do you need these records for? It's just a

the body, he'd already been dead for two days. This Shawn was a local thug, always causing trouble. His accidental death

carefully scanned

leaned in, offering

in an orphanage, no family

came forward for him. Found at noon, filed away

are old cases, from five

bother answering Lee's

glued to a particular

was the

Chloe's heart pound

deceased's lungs had no

was drowning, how could Shawn's

only

was already dead before being tossed into the reservoir. That's why his lungs had

tightened, her expression taut, like a

"His lungs were dry, obviously not a