Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1111

Shawn scoffed, his voice laced with menace. "Linda, I've played along with your little acts for so long-what, you think you can just treat me like a dog? You really believe you can marry into money, play the perfect rich wife? Dream on. You come from nothing-a shabby alley, a mom with mental illness, a dad who can't even walk. Look around you, Linda. Who else would want you, besides me? I'm letting Chloe go right now, then I'm telling the Harrisons everything. Let's see how people react when they find out who you really are—"

He didn't get to finish.

On the recording, Shawn suddenly cried out.

Then came the rush of water-fast, chaotic-and his angry, broken curses. The water swallowed up his voice, and then everything went silent. The recording ended for good.

Chloe didn't need to guess what happened next.

Just as she suspected, Shawn died at Linda's hands. And even in the end, he never figured out what Linda was really after.

By the time Chloe finished listening, the storm of emotions inside her had finally calmed. Years of questions and old mysteries quietly unraveled in her mind. But the truth didn't matter as much to her anymore.

She had already made peace with her past.

She didn't feel dirty because of what happened, and she didn't feel magically pure knowing that nothing had. She was still herself, her conscience clear. She finally understood-none of it was her fault. There was nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to celebrate, either.

an outsider, or even a higher power, might see it. That's how

end of that lifeline, the only person waiting for

herself so many times before. Now, looking back,

her cherish

to the police with Connor at

what was on it, they could

more evidence about an underground surrogacy ring,

were gone, but their secrets weren't. The information Chloe brought in was a game-changer, helping the police shut down the

reaction was just like Chloe's. He had never judged her for her past-if anything, he was just happy

nightmares.

enough, they were back

felt peaceful

threw himself

therapy. He was making progress able to take a few steps with help. More than once, Chloe woke

know recovery takes time, right? You

Chloe was busy, too.