Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover



Jacob noticed Leah's face looked as pale as a ghost, like something truly awful had gone down. A bad feeling started to creep over him. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Leah handed him the family register. "Take a look."

Jacob opened it up and saw that the page with Chloe's details was drenched in coffee. The paper was mushy, and the writing had vanished without a trace. His anger flared up instantly. He tossed the family register right at Lisa. "Lisa, what on earth happened here?"

Chloe and Connor had already pieced it together. Chloe seemed pretty unfazed. After all, Lisa pulling something like this wasn't out of character. But Connor's face was like a thundercloud, and the room felt like it dropped a few degrees. Chloe had rarely seen Connor this furious. She knew he was genuinely steamed.

Lisa rubbed the corner of her eye where the register had hit, grumbling, "Dad, you hit me in the eye. What if I go blind? Would that make you happy?" Jacob was so mad he felt a pang in his chest. "You might be better off blind. Now tell me, what did you do?"

Lisa picked up the register and shrugged. "It's just a bit of spilled coffee. My hand slipped while I was drinking, and it got everywhere."

She acted like it was no big deal. "We just need to get it reissued. It'll take a few days. It's not the end of the world, and I didn't do it on purpose."Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Jacob was fuming. He knew how unpredictable these high-society marriages could be. Chloe and Connor's romance was in a delicate stage, having just survived being stranded together. Any setback could change everything. The Meadows were definitely punching above their weight here.

"You... you fool!" Jacob was so angry he could hardly speak. He was already hesitant to bring up the Belle Époque residency at WORLD with Connor, and now this mess.

But Lisa didn't show a hint of remorse. She even sauntered over to Connor with a cheeky grin. "Brother-in-law, you wouldn't hold a little thing like this against me, would you?"

Connor's gaze was icy enough to freeze over. Lisa couldn't help but shiver. She thought about how Connor Kad just agreed to make her his personal secretary. Surely, he wouldn't get upset over something so minor. She reached out, trying to grab Connor's arm.

Chloe stepped right up to her. "Lisa, if you know what's good for you, you'll disappear now."

Lisa knew Chloe was trying to keep

her at bay. But she thought Chloe couldn't stop whatever feelings might develop between her and Connor with all the time they'd spend together. Lisa sniffed, "It was

sel.

an accident, Chloe. Why Gay

you

just let it go? I'll say sorry, okay?"

"Lisa, get back to your room," Leah finally snapped. How could someone be so clueless? Couldn't Lisa see Connor was looking at her like she was already dead?

Her daughter... Leah felt a pang of guilt. She hadn't been there for her when she was born, hadn't raised her. The more Lisa acted out, the more Leah felt that guilt. She had hoped her patience and endless tolerance would help Lisa change.