Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 742

The stage seemed to turn into a whirlwind of chaos because of her, playing out the most intense highs and lows of human emotion. Chloe found herself momentarily swept away by the drama unfolding before her.

She had never seen anything so utterly captivating. Hidden behind a faux rock, she watched, completely absorbed. The performers seemed to cast a spell over the audience. Their cries of despair and tears that seemed to bleed reached into her soul, each word and note

striking her heart like a heavy hammer.

She wasn't sure how long she'd been standing there, lost behind that faux rock. It wasn't until the play reached its peak, with a princess brandishing a gleaming sword, that Chloe snapped back to reality. The sword caught the moonlight, flashing dangerously.

It was then that Chloe realized she had to intervene. Even though she knew Claire might be lurking somewhere, watching, and even though she knew stepping out now could put her in peril, she couldn't just stand by and watch another life be snuffed out. Just as she was about to step forward, someone pulled her back. She turned to see Pax. But there was no time for surprise.

sharp and urgent, "Let go

wrist

dangerous too? Did he also understand Claire's twisted nature? How she toyed

"Pax, no matter what, I have to save the person on stage today. If you have any decency, you'll come with

by her side was

own son. With Pax as her safety met, Chloe felt certain she

along when he whispered, "The woman on stage is my mother. Every year on this day, she loses herself. If

the stage in disbelief. Caught up in the tragic performance and the heavy makeup obscuring the woman's features, she hadn't recognized her. Now, as she looked more closely, the figure, the eyes-they

imagined Claire would take the stage herself for such a heartbreaking opera. Retreating behind the faux rock, Chloe asked, bewildered, "Your mom, isn't she supposed to

the stage, seemed lost in thought. "What she