Five Months With Five Hot Billionaire Brothers

~Valerie~I opened my eyes slowly to the soft tapping on the door. I must have closed them while thinking, letting my mind wander over everything that had happened since arriving.“Miss Valerie?” a calm voice called.I blinked, sitting up. A woman stood in the doorway, neatly dressed, carrying a small bag of supplies.“I am Elena,” she said politely. “I will be arranging your belongings and ensuring your room is ready.”I nodded quietly, unsure what to say.Elena moved efficiently, folding my clothes, placing my shoes neatly, and tucking small items into drawers. I watched in silence, feeling both intruded upon and oddly comforted by her quiet professionalism.After a few minutes, the door opened again. This time, Liam appeared, dressed in black, his expression composed.“Miss Valerie,” he said, voice flat but polite. “Mr. Klaus would like to see you in his office.”My stomach tightened. I hadn’t expected to be called so soon, and a small flicker of nerves stirred in me.Silently, I f

~Valerie~Midday the next day, I finally picked up my phone. Clara’s name lit up the screen, and I hesitated for a second before tapping to call.“Valerie, you said your dad has been trying to reach you?” Clara’s voice burst through the phone almost immediately.“Yeah,” I admitted, sinking back against the pillows. “But I don’t want to talk to him right now.”“You didn’t even talk to me yesterday,” Clara said teasingly. “Are you going to treat me like your dad now?”“I wasn’t ignoring you,” I replied quickly. “I was just tired. They showed me around the mansion yesterday. It’s a lot. But I did promise to tell you about it today, didn’t I?”“You sound so happy right now, but a few days ago you were all ‘no, not like this, no, not like this,’” she mimicked.I laughed softly. “I am happy here. It’s overwhelming though. Adapting to a new place and new rules, meeting people I only read about in magazines. There’s so much to see, and I barely know where anything is. It’s surreal,” I admitte