Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 717

Starting out with a mix of anger and defiance, she ended up feeling nothing but raw fear when she found herself trapped within those towering walls. It was as if she'd been thrust back into her childhood, a time marked by helplessness and darkness, where the future

seemed nonexistent. That suffocating feeling, like she was drowning, clung to her every moment.

She hadn't slept well in ages. John and Ricky haunted her dreams, always with blood pouring from their chests, forming a red river that swallowed her whole. Her spirit was shattered, plagued by illness, unable to eat or sleep. When the lawyer mentioned she might face the death penalty, she felt numb, almost seeing it as a release. But now, it was life imprisonment instead.

What did life imprisonment mean? It meant spending the rest of her days within those cold, unyielding walls. It meant never feeling the warmth of the sun again. It meant living like a rat in a dark, endless tunnel, with no chance of escape. No, she couldn't bear the thought of life imprisonment. She'd rather end it all. But she had no fight left in her.

the audience, embodying a grace and nobility that Lisa could never hope to imitate. Lisa had harbored hatred for so long, convinced that Chloe had taken everything from her. But now, she realized it was her own insecurity

towards Chloe. "I don't want life imprisonment, just execute me, go ahead!" she shouted, her voice wild. "Chloe, this isn't fair, it's not fair!" Her voice broke. "Why did you have to come into my life, Chloe?" Her words turned to a snarl. "I'll kill

a tide. How different things might have been if none of this had happened, if she hadn't tried to compete with Chloe from the start. Or if Ricky had succeeded in his dark intentions... Her thoughts twisted and knotted like tangled ropes, connecting all her past

was a fate worse than death. Lisa was led away, her cries fading into silence. Chloe watched, her face unreadable. Connor took Chloe's hand. "She's still unrepentant," he

their teenage years; it's hard to change. She's not going to feel genuine remorse. Her so-called regret is just about losing a life filled

spared her in the

this is just the start of her punishment," Chloe said calmly. "She's got a lifetime to mull over her choices, to wrestle with her demons, and to harbor her