Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

Lucas just stood there, stunned for a couple of seconds. He could barely believe what he'd just heard. "What did you say?"

Chloe's voice was steady. "I said I'm not going with you."

"Why?" Lucas was completely lost, confusion clouding his face. But his chest felt tight, pain twisting inside him. He had no idea where things had gone wrong.

He stepped forward and grabbed Chloe's hand, desperate now. "Why? Did you fall for Connor? He's a liar, Chloe. You can't let yourself be fooled by him." Lucas's voice trembled, pleading. "Rose, I'm your husband. Don't you trust me anymore? For the past two years, it's just been us. Only us."

But Chloe cut him off, her gaze unwavering. "I'm not Rose. I'm Chloe."

Up until now, all their conversations had been in Japanese. But this this one sentence, she said it in Old English. And she spoke it perfectly, like she'd been speaking it her whole life.

Lucas froze, staring at her in shock. For a second, real fear flashed in his eyes. "You... how do you know Old English?"

How was this possible? Chloe didn't just know Old English-she spoke it like she'd always known it. But in all the time they'd been together, she'd never used

it. She always said she didn't understand, that she'd never learned.

Suddenly, it hit Lucas. That creeping fear he'd been feeling started to grow, swallowing him up. These past few days, he hadn't bothered to hide his conversations with Connor from Chloe. But if there was something he didn't want her to hear, he'd switch to Old S English—especially after getting that report today. He and Connor had basically torn into each other, all their secrets spilling out, especially the truth about Aaron.

If Chloe really understood everything...

As if reading his thoughts, Chloe spoke up. "I understand Old English. So everything you said to Mr. Connor today I heard it. Every word."

It felt like Lucas had just been dropped into a nightmare. Chloe might have understood the words, but the things they were saying had been so wild, so impossible, she could barely make sense of it all. Aaron was her son, but she hadn't actually given birth to him. It was just too much.

Even now, Chloe was struggling to accept it. But she knew it was the truth. For the past three days, she'd been digging for information about herself about the real Chloe. She'd already confirmed her past. She'd even watched old TV shows she'd been on. Seeing it from the outside, it was so obvious: Connor and Chloe had been in love. Anyone could see it, especially with all those

headlines-kidnappings, wild stories, sweet interviews as a couple. In every detail, Chloe could tell how real their feelings had once been.

Lucas was at a loss, desperate. "No, that's not true. I can explain. Chloe, let me

explain, please!" He held her hand tighter, panic rising in his eyes.noveldrama

But Chloe just shook her head, her voice unwavering. "It doesn't matter. I won't ever trust you again."

Seeing how determined she was, Lucas finally dropped the act. "Fine. Yes, I lied to you about some things. But we grew up together. If it weren't for what other people did, we would have been happy. When you got with Connor, I tried to accept it, really did. But then life gave me one last chance-how could I not try to fix my biggest regret? If Connor hadn't shown up in Japan this time, we could have had a whole lifetime together. We could have grown old, just you and me. Isn't that true?”