Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

Chloe studied his face, noticing how serious he looked.

A bad feeling started to build in her chest. She couldn't ignore how strange Lucas had been acting these past few days.

"What is it you want to say?" she asked quietly.

Lucas took a deep breath. "I can't keep it from you any longer, Rose. We're not safe. Not at all."

Chloe's brow furrowed. "What are you talking about?"noveldrama

He looked her right in the eyes. "Do you remember why we came to Japan in the first place?"

"You said we had no choice," Chloe replied, her voice uncertain. "You told me some powerful guy drove us out someone dangerous, someone who made it impossible for us to stay."

Lucas hesitated, then said, "Connor is that man."

Chloe stared at him, completely stunned. "What are you saying?"

He repeated, slower this time, "Connor is the reason we lost everything. He's the one who forced us to leave, and these past few days, he's been keeping me prisoner."

Chloe instinctively shook her head. She just couldn't believe it.

"Mr. Connor doesn't seem like that kind of person," she said, her voice almost steady. She hadn't spent much time with Connor, but he always came across as polite and thoughtful, a real gentleman. The way he carried himself—so refined, almost regal.

And there was always something sad about him. She could feel it, a kind of quiet pain that made her want to reach out and comfort him. She knew, deep down, that this man had been through something. She saw it in his eyes.

Lucas noticed her disbelief and looked defeated, but he didn't argue. Instead, he pulled out his phone and tapped on a video.

It looked like security footage, grainy and shaky.

Chloe recognized the place right away—it was the rooftop of the Disney hotel where they'd stayed just days ago.

There were two people in the video.

Connor and Grayson.

In the footage, Connor looked nothing like the man she knew. He was wild, furious, grabbing Grayson by the collar and landing blow after blow, his fists merciless. He didn't stop until Grayson collapsed on the ground, unable to move.

Blood streaked down Grayson's forehead, pooling at his lips. He lay there on the rooftop, completely still, like he might never get up again.

Only then did Connor stop. He pulled out a cigarette, his hands trembling as he lit

it.

There wasn't any sound in the video, so Chloe had no way of knowing what they'd said. All she could see was Connor beating Grayson nearly senseless. It was brutal. Violent.

Chloe felt the blood drain from her face.

She looked at Grayson, lost for words.

He broke the silence. "Do you believe me now?"

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He went on, "Maybe you don't remember, but Connor used to be the richest man in Country M. He's a master at pretending-always putting on a show. Back then, Ke was obsessed with you, your beauty. He got between us, ruined our marriage, forced you to marry him. We were just ordinary people—what chance did we have against

someone like him? That's why I took you and Mumu and ran. But I never imagined he'd keep chasing us, all the way to Japan."

Chloe could barely process what she was hearing.

It sounded insane. But deep down, she couldn't help but wonder if there was

some truth to it, that everything really was connected in ways she didn't understand.

Mr. Connor had called her his wife. Tim always called her "Mom." Was it possible this all fit together?

Her head started to pound.

"This can't be real."

Grayson watched her closely.

"Connor's not who he seems. He dresses like a gentleman, but

underneath... he's a monster. Honet

destroyed our marriage, lied about everything, and when that didn't work, he just took what he wanted by force."