Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1021

Chloe studied his face, noticing how serious he looked.

A bad feeling started to build in her chest. She couldn't ignore how strange Lucas had been acting these past few days.

"What is it you want to say?" she asked quietly.

Lucas took a deep breath. "I can't keep it from you any longer, Rose. We're not safe. Not at all."

Chloe's brow furrowed. "What are you talking about?"

He looked her right in the eyes. "Do you remember why we came to Japan in the first place?"

"You said we had no choice," Chloe replied, her voice uncertain. "You told me some powerful guy drove us out someone dangerous, someone who made it impossible for us to stay."

Lucas hesitated, then said, "Connor is that man."

Chloe stared at him, completely stunned. "What are you saying?"

He repeated, slower this time, "Connor is the reason we lost everything. He's the one who forced us to leave, and these past few days, he's been keeping me prisoner."

her head.

of person," she said, her voice almost steady. She hadn't spent much time with Connor, but he always came across as polite

sad about him. She could feel it, a kind of quiet pain that made her want to reach out and comfort him. She

her disbelief and looked defeated, but he didn't argue. Instead,

looked like security

the place right away—it was the rooftop of the Disney hotel where they'd stayed just

were two people

Connor and Grayson.

she knew. He was wild, furious, grabbing Grayson by the collar and landing blow after blow, his fists merciless. He didn't stop until Grayson

streaked down Grayson's forehead, pooling at his lips. He lay there on the rooftop,

out a cigarette, his hands trembling as he

it.

no way of knowing what they'd said. All she could see

blood drain

Grayson, lost

broke the silence. "Do

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on, "Maybe you don't remember, but Connor used to be the richest man in Country M. He's a master at pretending-always putting on a show. Back then, Ke was obsessed with you, your beauty. He got between us, ruined our marriage, forced you

Mumu and ran. But I never imagined