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.