Novel1Lucas was barely holding back tears. "I wish we could turn back time. If | could, I'd give the old Lucas a good
smack. Chloe, please, cback to me. I'm begging you." But Chloe stood there, unfazed.
She looked down at Lucas from her vantage point, then slowly pulled her hand back and took a couple of steps
away.
"Lucas, I've spelled it out clearly. Stop putting on this tic act and wallowing in self-pity."
"Your late-blooming affection is worth less than nothing. If you're really sorry, focus on your wife and keep both
of you out of my life."
With that, Chloe turned and headed for the door, ready to leave the room.
Just as she opened it, she cface-to-face with Connor.
Connor, spotting Chloe, quickly cover.
At that moment, Lucas rushed out after her.
"Chloe, wait..."
Before he could finish, he was met with Connor's icy stare.
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Connor glanced at Lucas, then asked, "What's going on here?"
Lucas stayed silent, curious about Chloe's response. In fact, he half-hoped she wouldn't bother explaining. A
misunderstanding might make him feel a bit better.
Chloe, unfazed, replied, "He was just inside, pouring out his undying love for me."
Lucas: "..."
Connor's gaze turned even frostier as he looked at Lucas.
Lucas still had tears on his face, and Connor's cold look sent a shiver down his spine.
"Looks like Mr. Lucas isn't busy enough. From now on, | want a 5,000-word report on my desk every day, no
exceptions."
Having said that, Connor walked over to Chloe's side and wrapped an arm around her waist.
His voice softened considerably, "Let's go home, sweetheart."
The word
Connor's tongue naturally, despiteet his typically reserve
eetheart' rolled off
reserved demeanor.
Chloe felt her heart skip a beat.
It was like a feather lightly brushed across her heart.
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She reached up and instinctively scratched Connor's chin,
responding, "Let's go, love "vel
It was the first tChloe had called him 'love.'
Connor stiffened for a moment, then joy spread across his face, almost wing as he gazed into Chloe's
eyes.
Hand in hand, they left together.
Lucas watched them walk away, standing there in a daze.
They looked so perfect together, like they were made for each other.
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The happier they seemed, the more it hurt Lucas.
For so long, he had been trying to convince himself.
Since Chloe was happy, he should leave her alone.
But he wasn't a saint.
After holding it in for so long, the moment he saw her, his resolve crumbled.
He spilled all the words he'd kept buried inside, only to be met with her indifference.
She wasn't the Chloe he once knew anymore.
He had lost her for good.
Lucas lowered his eyes, his heart aching.
But soon, a flicker of determination crossed his face.
He still had one card left to play, didn't he?
A card that might make Chloe cback to him willingly.
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