Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

"Chloe, that's not what I meant."

Chloe scoffed, "Oh really? Are you also blind, Lucas? Can't you tell the difference between genuine love and just playing along?"

Lucas was stunned into silence, but he still couldn't wrap his head around the idea that Chloe could fall for Connor in just a month. Even Tara had had enough. She spoke up, irritation evident in her voice, "Lucas, you're my son, but I can't side with you on this. You've chosen Linda. Did you really expect Chloe to sit around waiting for you forever?"

"I know what happened yesterday. You were right there, yet you let the Meadows family and Linda bully Chloe. How can you now claim Chloe as your wife?

"If Mr. Connor didn't step in to protect Chloe, she'd have been treated way worse. Since you don't value her, there are others who will. Yesterday, I made it clear to everyone, but you weren't there. Let me say it again.

"From today, Chloe is a daughter of the Moncada family, not a daughter-in-law. I can't deal with you anymore. Go be with Linda, but don't stand in Chloe's way of finding happiness, or I won't recognize you as my son."

Tara cared about her son but was also deeply frustrated by his lack of action. In her heart, Lucas was her child, but so was Chloe. Maybe because Chloe was a girl, she'd always had a soft spot for her.

The two of them, once childhood sweethearts, now seemed like strangers, and it broke her heart.

After everything that had happened this past month, Tara knew Lucas and Chloe's reconciling was impossible. She couldn't let Lucas hold Chloe back any longer.

Lucas felt a deep bitterness well up inside him. Despite being his family, they'd always, without fail, sided with Chloe in every conflict since they were kids.

Sometimes, he even wondered if he was adopted.

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Maybe it was this feeling that planted a seed of jealousy he felt towards Chloe from a young age. That seed grew into the misunderstanding and fallout. between them. These were thoughts he could never voice.

Lucas hung his head. "Mom, Linda and I have broken up."

His words plunged the room into silence.Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

Though he spoke to Tara, Lucas glanced at Chloe out of the corner of his eye. To his disappointment,

Chloe's face showed no

emotion-no surprise, no shock, not even a glance in his direction, not

even a frown.

Tara, on the other hand, was utterly shocked. She thought that the incident with Linda framing Chloe had finally made him see the light.

"You and Linda are really over?"

Lucas nodded, "I've seen her true colors."

In reality, they hadn't officially broken up yet, but at this point, Lucas knew it was inevitable.

"What about the child? What about the baby Linda is carrying?"

Lucas hesitated. "The child... we'll need to figure that out." He hadn't even begun to consider the child.

Connor suddenly chuckled, "Looks

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like you haven't sorted everything out yet but are quick to announce his breakup in front of his ex to make your stance clear. Are you hoping to patch things up and get back together?"