Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover



His mood had turned heavy and quiet, like a sky shrouded in storm clouds.

"Pax?"

Pax glanced up, calling out, "Uncle."

Then he dropped his gaze back down, continuing to water the flowers.

Connor walked over.

"What's going on with you and Eve? Did she put you in a tough spot?"

Connor knew Pax wasn't one to give in easily.

Pax answered, "No, it was my decision."

"Why?"

"No particular reason. I never really had a say in my marriage. If it wasn't Eve, it would've been someone else. At least I know Eve a bit, which is better than marrying a stranger."

"Why do you think you'd end up with someone you don't love? You could choose someone you want to spend your life with. If you're not happy, I can help you call off the engagement."

"The only one I love is Chloe. Can you give her to me?"

Pax looked up, his eyes serious as they met Connor's.

"Pax!"

Connor's face clouded over.

But then Pax broke into a smile.

This smile was different, though, touched with a bit of sadness.

"Uncle, I'm just messing with you."

"Chloe loves you. I won't mess with her marriage. I just want her to be happy and content."

Connor said, "You're still young; life's long, and you've got a lot of choices ahead, Pax. I want you to be like you used to be."

"Uncle, in a family like ours, with a mom like mine, what freedom are we even talking about? You've been careful your whole life; did you ever really have the freedom to choose? People envy our wealth, not realizing that the warmth and love we long for are out of reach. Indifference and restraint are the costs of our opulence."

Pax's words hit Connor hard.

In the old days, Pax would say: If your heart is free, the world opens up.

He'd say: Winning a heart means winning everything.

He used to be all fire and freedom, but now, that spirit seemed gone.

Connor

always shielded Pax's

inner world from the dark, filthy

parts of life, keeping them hide away.

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He wanted Pax to grow towards the light, to follow a path he truly wanted.

But in the end, the darkness crept i in becoming a monster that devoured his bright soul.

Was it his fault?

Connor often questioned himself.

He'd overprotected Diana, making her dependent, like a hothouse flower.

And for truths

lige hiding the world's harsh

when

Only led to a crushing bosh /hit, exting one

light of hope in his life.

Had he been wrong all along?

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"Pax, find yourself a ray of light; it might make things a bit brighter."

That was all Connor could offer.

For many years, his light, his hope, had been Chloe.

A five-year-old kid with a lollipop, giving him a reason to keep going.

He knew better than anyone that the darker it gets, the more you need a little light.

It was just a shame he and Pax were so similar, even in their tastes.

Meanwhile,

Chloe was in her room trying to reach Cassie on the phone.

She wanted to see how things were going between Cassie and Winston.

But Cassie wasn't picking up.

Then came a knock at the door.

Chloe went to see who it was.

Claire stood there at the entrance.noveldrama