Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover

Chloe leaned in, her voice low. "Remember last time at the Shaw family's place? Grant kept bringing up my engagement to Isaac and Taylor, but all he really wanted was the treasure key."

Connor nodded. "You'd lost your memory back then. You forgot where you hid it."

A small smile tugged at Chloe's lips. "I left it at Greenpeace Estate."

Connor looked at her, genuinely surprised. "I've searched that place top to bottom. It wasn't in any of the safes."

She shook her head, still smiling. "I didn't use a safe."

"Then where is it?" Connor asked, more curious than ever.

"You'll see when we get there," Chloe teased.

That night, they drove straight back to Riverbrook, heading for Greenpeace Estate. But instead of going upstairs, Chloe made a beeline for the kitchen.

Connor trailed behind her, totally confused.

He watched as Chloe opened the fridge, reaching for the bottom shelf-the one where they always kept the ice cream.

She pulled out several tubs and, nestled in the very back, found three ornate jewelry boxes.noveldrama

Inside were a pink emerald pendant, another emerald pendant with a dragon emblem, and a signet ring.

Connor burst out laughing. "You hid them in the freezer?"

Chloe shrugged, a playful look on her face. "Lisa was obsessed with the Shaw family's emerald pendant. She even sent people to steal it a few times. I figured even the best thief wouldn't think to check the freezer."

Connor ran a hand over his face, grinning. "Thieves always go for safes, never freezers. I have to admit, that's pretty clever."

With the three keys finally in hand, they didn't waste any time getting back to Eldridge City.

Sure enough, the next day, invitations to the Riverhill Monastery gathering arrived for all four families.

Still, Chloe couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her chest.

The strangest part was Grant insisting the invitations came from his father and that he planned to confront the Sartori family, with the four families acting as witnesses. Partly for the treasure, partly for the showdown.

But Grant's father? Chloe distinctly remembered Grant saying his dad had died years ago.

Now, suddenly, he was back in the picture, which could only mean one thing: Grant had lied before.

It made Chloe wonder-how much of what he said was ever true?

She just knew this monastery gathering was about to be a lot more complicated than a simple confrontation.

That evening, Connor invited the heads of the four great families to the Sartori mansion to talk strategy.

All the Shaw brothers showed up. Isaac was the current head of the family, but Ruby and Neil came too-they were all planning to go to the monastery together.

From the Gilbert family, Pax arrived on his own. Lando's health had been failing for years, and he'd been living in a care home. There was no way he could handle a trip up the mountain.

So Pax was running things

now-and he'd kept the Gilbert family steady, especially in recent years. Every time Grant tried to take them down, they partnered with the Sartori family and managed to hold on. snovel

The Nagel family hadn't been so lucky.

Kent was still the head, but ever since his messy split with Claire, the Nagel family had cut all ties with the Sartori family. The past two years had been brutal. Under Grant's constant attacks, the Nagel family was basically bankrupt. Most of their best assets had already been swallowed up by Ballard Group.

Kent looked defeated, weighed down by the knowledge that the Nagel family had fallen on his watch.

Now, their only hope was that the last heir of the Grevenberg family would keep their promise and split the treasure. That was why Kent was the most eager of anyone for this upcoming gathering.

Kash broke the silence. "I'm worried about this meeting. What if it's just a trap to get Jeffery and Nemo up there?"

By then, Connor had already filled everyone in on the long, tangled history behind all this drama.