Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

The hand holding the water glass stilled for a moment.

"Connor, yeah, Chloe and I have known each other since we were kids. It's true- you married her, you had a child together, you two were a real couple for a time. But for the past two years, Chloe and I have been married, too. That's a fact you can't change, no matter how much you want to.”

"You and I—we're both just pawns in this mess. Maybe you see me as the one who stole her from you, but from where I'm standing, aren't you the same?”

"So, Connor, you and I are no different to Chloe anymore. The only difference is, you're her ex-husband and I'm the one beside her now. She doesn't even remember you. Why are you still holding on?"

Lucas tried to reason with Connor, hoping to get through to him.

He wanted Connor to understand that he and Chloe were married now, for real, in the eyes of everyone.

Maybe, if Connor started to feel bitter about Chloe, Lucas would have a chance to convince him to let go.

"Lucas, don't lump me in with you. I never cheated, never betrayed her, never walked away. Don't act like we're the same. So what if you've been with her for two years? I see right through you. Even if she's with you now, I'm not going to hold it against her because you set this whole thing up. You're only telling me all this because you think I'll start resenting her, but that's just your own guilt talking. You're the one who's bothered by her past with me, so you assume I'd feel the same. Lucas, someone like you doesn't deserve Chloe's love."

Connor's words left Lucas pale, then red with humiliation.

"No matter what you say, Lucas, I'm not backing down. I'll help Chloe get her memories back."

A wave of anxiety hit Lucas.

What scared him even more was the truth: he and Chloe didn't have the deep connection he pretended they did.

But Connor staying here had one upside.noveldrama

Finally, Lucas had an excuse to move into the master bedroom and share a room with Chloe.

Chloe came out of the kitchen just then.

Lucas walked over. "Babe, it's time for bed."

She glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was still early, but she had plen

of questions for Lucas to

so

she just nodded.

As she walked past Connor, she said politely, "Mr. Connor, you should get some rest too."

Then she headed to the game room to find Aaron.

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Tim wanted to sleep with Aaron tonight, so he tagged along, and the two kids followed Lucas and Chloe to the master bedroom.

Connor didn't try to stop them; he just went upstairs to his own room.

The truth was, Connor knew one of Lucas's secrets.

Back when they were living abroad, Linda had always had feelings for

Chloe, not Lucas. For three whole t

years, she'd been slipping

something into Lucas's drinks-odds were, Lucas wasn't even able to be with anyone anymore.

And when Chloe had cleaned up the guest room for him, Connor had noticed something else.

That room was obviously lived-in.

It had all the usual stuff—men's clothes, suits, toiletries—all belonging to Lucas.

So, Connor had already figured it out.

For the past two years, Chloe and Lucas hadn't actually slept together.

If they really were a normal married couple, Lucas wouldn't have needed to insist

on it so much earlier.

Funny how people are.

The things you can't have are always the ones you can't let go of.