Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1013

Chloe's heart was pounding. She locked eyes with Connor, her face turning serious.

This was ridiculous, she thought. He sounded so casual, almost joking, like none of this really mattered. But that one unexpected sentence-out of nowhere-set off fireworks inside her chest.

Connor knew she wouldn't believe him. Who would? He was just testing her, feeling things out. He'd been waiting for this moment, planning it for a long time. He was determined to find his way back into her life.

He couldn't lay out the truth all at once. It wasn't just because he thought Chloe wouldn't believe him. He didn't want to hit her with that much heartbreak in one blow. If she found out now that Lucas had secretly taken her away... If she learned Aaron wasn't her real son, but Tim was... Could she really handle it?

Maybe the old Chloe could have. But now? Would she fall apart, spiral into pain she couldn't get out of?

Connor couldn't stand the thought of her suffering. That's why he was stuck, torn between what to do. How could he help her remember? Only their shared past could give her the strength to get through this-wasn't that the truth?

"Mr. Connor, please don't joke about things like that again. You're my husband's

taken his words as some kind of inappropriate flirtation. He didn't say a thing.

strangely unsettled. She couldn't make sense of

kept telling herself he

Chloe slipped outside to water the flowers. Her house was a little different from the

trimming each blossom with care, but her mind was somewhere else. Connor's words kept replaying in her head. He said she was his wife? He hadn't sounded like he was joking. Tim always called

was that

by piece. She didn't realize that, as she sat there lost in thought,

Lucas. No answer. A sense of unease settled in her stomach. She texted