Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1037

Chloe's words left everyone at the table a little misty-eyed.

Glasses clinked as each person lifted their drink in a toast to her. When they all took a sip, it felt like the weight of the past two years the worry, the pain, the hopelessness—just fizzed away, leaving nothing but the tingle of bubbles and a slow, quiet relief.

Isaac broke the silence. "Honestly, Chloe, out of all of us, Connor had it the hardest while you were gone. He never stopped looking for you, day and night. The world's a big place, and Lucas made things even harder by giving you that fake identity. We're lucky, you know? If fate hadn't stepped in, who knows how much longer you and Connor would've been apart."

The name Lucas seemed to suck the air right out of the room. For a moment, no one spoke.

Isaac, a little too happy from the wine, hadn't meant to bring up old wounds. Taylor shot him a look-really, Isaac? Of all times?

Everyone knew Lucas was the one who'd stolen Chloe away. Those two years had been absolute hell for Connor. Bringing it up now was like twisting a knife.

But Connor just shrugged it off and smiled a little. "You're right. I'm just grateful things turned out the way they did."

all of this happened. He's felt awful about it ever since. I want

Isaac seemed to snap out of his haze. His voice went cold. "Taylor, sit

one really knew the whole

with Grant, something else entirely. All Isaac knew was that Connor had always suspected Grant, and over these two years, the

wasn't exactly fond of her brother, and most of her fights with Isaac had started

too kind-hearted for all this mess, and Isaac tried to keep her

what's that supposed to

always ached

only real family she'd ever had. Isaac hadn't always been like this-he used to respectGrant. But ever since Chloe went missing, everything changed. Now they acted like rivals, and Taylor was stuck in between the two people she

gently took her hand. "Taylor,

watched, completely lost. She knew