Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1022

Grayson held Chloe's hand tight. "Chloe, we barely made it out. I can't lose you again."

Chloe felt like her whole world had been struck by lightning-her head was spinning, her ears ringing.

She blurted out, almost on autopilot, "Did I ever... was I with him?"

She hadn't even meant to ask. The question just tumbled out, like some part of her had needed to know all along.

Lucas looked stunned, thrown off by her words. He paused, as if weighing what to say next. He knew he couldn't hide everything forever.

But he could rewrite the past in his own words.

He started carefully, "Back then, he messed with us. He got between us, and we were apart for a while a year, maybe. And yes, you were with him then. But not because you wanted to be. You never stopped trying to get away."

Chloe's voice was barely audible. "Tim... whose child is he?"

Lucas clenched his jaw, then forced himself to continue. "Tim is your son. He... forced you, and that's how you got pregnant. That's what tore us apart. You didn't want me to get dragged down, so you divorced me. I thought you were after his money, his power-I had no idea how much you were suffering. Later, you were in a car accident while running away. I found you, hid you, and then we left the country together."

Chloe stared at him, speechless.

her head around it.

that odd, aching sadness the

was

little alike, maybe he reminded her of her own

sense-Connor and Tim's strange behavior these last few days.

same mistakes. We have to stick together and get away from him. The

us-that's our real family.get

child. I know you gave birth to him, but he wasn't born from love. He was born from hate. If he meant anything to you, you wouldn't have left him behind the second he was born.

mind was a complete

was all too much too fast, too

she felt like there was so much more

trusting Grayson had been automatic. She'd never even questioned

since she realized she

she

of learning-doubt had

no

to worm its way