Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover novel Chapter 981

Evening had settled in. Tim was out like a light. Connor stood on the balcony, gazing into the night. The little retreat had a round table and some old wicker chairs—Chloe's favorite spot once upon a time.

Connor pulled out his phone, his thumb hovering over Chloe's contact. After a brief pause, he sent a message: "I miss you." As expected, the message vanished into the digital ether, never to be acknowledged.

Scrolling through his phone, he was met with a sea of lonely "I miss you" messages. With a heavy sigh, Connor lifted his gaze to the horizon, his thoughts as tangled as the ink-black sky above. Starless and dense, the night mirrored the void in his heart—cold and endless. "Chloe, where are you?" he whispered into the darkness.

Meanwhile, in Eldridge City, Japan, a house in Cherry Blossom Town was aglow with warm light. In the kitchen, a tall figure was bustling about. A knock at the door prompted a five-year-old boy to casually answer it. "Daddy, you're back?" he chirped in fluent Japanese.

The man entered and moved towards the kitchen, where he saw the familiar silhouette. "Honey, just a moment, dinner’s almost ready," the woman called out. The term "honey" made the man pause for a beat.

He stepped inside, asking in Japanese, "What’s the occasion for you to be cooking today?"

"The flower shop sold out, so I closed early and thought I’d whip up something for you," she replied, also in Japanese. Unlike the usual setup in traditional homes, this family had a role reversal with the man usually doing the cooking.

He planned to take Chloe to the hospital. But halfway there, she woke up, vehemently refusing medical help. Left with no choice, Lucas brought Chloe to his place. Luckily, her injuries were minor, just superficial cuts, but she slept for three days straight.

During those days, she awoke now and then, always in a fog, never recognizing him. While she slept, missing person alerts were everywhere—the Shaw, Sartori, and Gilbert families were all searching for her.

Despite the chaos, Lucas didn’t report her presence. He just wanted a little time alone with her, a chance to be near her. But after three days, Chloe woke up—only to reveal she had complete amnesia. A shocking, surreal twist to the events unfolding around him.