Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

Chloe noticed the faint watermarks on the photograph, resembling dried tears.

Her heart clenched painfully. Could they be Connor's tears? She could almost see him, stoic yet hurting, quietly crying as he looked at these pictures. If he cared so much, why did he decide to give up on having the baby?

Chloe's eyes caught a few papers on the seat. She reached through the car window and pulled them out. As she read through the reports, it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck her. They were MRI results, indicating a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. And the name on the report? Chloe. She was stunned.

A flood of memories rushed through her mind. The most vivid was the week Ruby had spent in a deep coma at the hospital. Chloe had seen Ruby's medical reports before. They were nearly identical to hers, except for the name. Suddenly, everything clicked for Chloe.noveldrama

She understood why Connor had been acting so strangely. With Ruby's coma, Chloe had learned quite a bit about this type of cerebral malformation. It grows in the brain's most delicate and nerve-dense areas, making surgery impossible. Various factors—like drinking, smoking, or intense emotions-could trigger its growth. The biggest risk? Pregnancy and childbirth. The hormonal changes could accelerate its development.

Ruby was only diagnosed with this condition after giving birth. Neil had mentioned that if they had known, they wouldn't have had the child. Chloe felt a chilling wave wash over her, as if she were submerged in ice-cold water.

Connor woke up to find Chloe beside him, and it startled him. He hadn't expected her to return. She was sitting quietly in the passenger seat, staring ahead, her eyes unfocused. His heart tightened with a mix of fear and regret. He hadn't hidden the reports before dozing off?How could he have been so careless?

His heart raced as he clung to a thread of hope. "Honey, when did you..." he started. Chloe's sudden response pulled him back to reality. She turned to him, cutting straight to the chase: "I saw those reports."

Connor felt his heart plummet into a freezing abyss. His face turned serious, eyes shadowed with worry and guilt. Chloe's apology took him by surprise: "I'm sorry, I

misunderstood you. You dider

want

the baby because you were worried about me."

Her voice was eerily calm. "You could have just told me the truth." Connor's anxiety spiked. Chloe was too calm, not breaking down, not losing control, not even a trace of despair. She was still rationab

enough to apologize, and it unnerved him.

Connor couldn't hold it in any longer. He pulled Chloe into his arms, his voice thick with emotion: "Chloe, I love you. I can't bear to lose you. Please, forgive me."

He couldn't forgive himself for the things he'd said, feeling as though he were teetering on the edge of a cliff with no way out. Chloe gently patted his back, whispering, "You fool, there must be another way for us."