Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 981

Evening had settled in. Tim was out like a light. Connor stood on the balcony, gazing into the night. The little retreat had a round table and some old wicker chairs Chloe's favorite spot once upon a time.

Connor pulled out his phone, his thumb hovering over Chloe's contact. After a brief pause, he sent a message: "I miss you." As expected, the message vanished into the digital ether, never to be acknowledged.

Scrolling through his phone, he was met with a sea of lonely "I miss you" messages. With a heavy sigh, Connor lifted his gaze to the horizon, his thoughts as tangled as the ink-black sky above. Starless and dense, the night mirrored the void in his heart-cold and endless. "Chloe, where are you?" he whispered into the darkness.

Meanwhile, in Eldridge City, Japan, a house in Cherry Blossom Town was aglow with warm light. In the kitchen, a tall figure was bustling about. A knock at the door prompted a five-year-old boy to casually answer it. "Daddy, you're back?" he chirped in fluent Japanese.

The man entered and moved towards the kitchen, where he saw the familiar silhouette. "Honey, just a moment, dinner's almost ready," the woman called out. The term "honey" made the man pause for a beat.

He stepped inside, asking in Japanese, "What's the occasion for you to be cooking today?"

sold out, so I closed early and thought I'd whip up something for you," she replied, also in Japanese. Unlike the usual setup in traditional homes, this

"Alright, let's see if your cooking's improved." With a grin, he returned to the living room and flipped on the

Group in their quest for the Japanese market. Seeing Connor's familiar face on the screen made the man's heart skip a beat. A wave of unease washed over him. Japan-why did it

Lucas, and the woman busily preparing dinner was Chloe, missing for

milestone of Chloe's son. But on his way home, he stumbled upon

was, requesting to be taken home, yet she couldn't remember her husband's name. It was as if she had lost all memory. Lucas sensed something dreadful had

take Chloe to the

He planned to ta

halfway there, she