Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1069

Connor and Chloe suddenly remembered what happened the night before.

The butler had mentioned bringing a late-night snack over to the cottage on the lake. He'd said there was one of Jeffery's guests staying there. Neither of them had imagined that the so-called guest was actually Nemo.

Chloe couldn't help herself-she was almost giddy.

"I want to see my mentor," she blurted out.

Ten minutes later, they were already in a small boat, gliding toward the cottage in the middle of the lake.

Willow Isle Cottage was built on a man-made island right in the center of the lake. There were no bridges, no paths-if you wanted to visit, you had to take a boat. There was always a rowboat docked, mostly for delivering meals to Nemo, though he didn't always need them. Over the past year, Nemo had pretty much learned to live off the land, growing his own vegetables and making do. But every now and then, whenever the butler noticed food going missing from the manor's kitchen, he knew exactly who the culprit was. That "weird old man" had snuck in to swipe some supplies again. Whenever that happened, the butler would simply pack up a basket of good stuff-fresh vegetables, maybe a bit of meat-and send it over with a sigh.

One thing always puzzled the butler though: there was no bridge and no boat on Nemo's side. How did he manage to sneak out and back in the first place?

The boat ride didn't take long. As soon as they reached the shore, Chloe jumped out, barely able to contain her excitement.

Willow Isle Cottage was beautiful and peaceful. The layout was like an old countryside courtyard, with a house in the middle and a big open yard all around. What used to be wild, weedy ground had turned into neat rows of vegetables and fruit-tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, even some herbs. It really did feel like some hidden paradise.

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