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Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 9
Faced with the childish, reckless corporate war these two men had started —I didn't flinch. And I didn't choose a side.I called a press conference.Bigger than anything either of them had staged.I announced the founding of my own independent architectural design firm.Horizon Design.Then I made a decision that no one saw coming.I declared that every dollar of profit from the project I'd just won would be donated in its entirety.To establish The Echo Foundation — dedicated to fighting school bullying and emotional abuse.I looked straight into the cameras and spoke, slow and clear."Some people are used to throwing money at the mistakes they've made.""Some people are used to throwing money at the love they can't earn.""I choose to use money to create something that actually matters.""From today on, Elara Pemberton lives for herself."The press conference ended. The internet exploded.What I'd done was, without question, the loudest slap in the face either Lucas or Dominic had e
Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 8
Camera flashes exploded like lightning in my eyes.Everyone held their breath, waiting for my answer.Somewhere nearby, Dominic howled — a desperate, broken animal sound."Elara, don't believe him! He abandoned you back then!"Lucas's proposal. Dominic's desperation.One wielding power to prove his devotion. The other begging from his knees for forgiveness.What did they take me for?A trophy?Whoever wins gets to claim me?I looked at Lucas's face — so certain, so confident of the outcome — and felt a sudden, visceral wave of disgust.I didn't reach for the ring.I walked past him, took the second microphone from the emcee's hand, and stepped to the center of the stage.I faced the sea of cameras and flashbulbs, took a deep breath, and began to speak."Hello, everyone. I'm Elara Pemberton.""I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you all a story."In the calmest voice I could muster, I recounted the absurd, life-altering night before graduation.I told them how I'd confessed to the
Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 7
I stared at those two words on the screen and went completely still.Lucas Sterling.How did he...My heart hammered out of my control.The next evening, at the client's celebration banquet.I walked in carrying a complicated knot of emotions and came face to face with the man who'd made the final call on the entire project.He sat at the head of the table — the kind of man who could silence an entire room with a single look.He wore a perfectly tailored suit, his features sharp and refined, his bearing regal.He was more mature than five years ago, more contained, and infinitely more... powerful.It was Lucas Sterling.He bore almost no resemblance to the quiet boy in white from our school days.Now he radiated the unmistakable aura of someone who commanded empires.I was still processing when the banquet hall doors were shoved open from outside.Dominic Blackwood staggered in, reeking of liquor.He'd clearly gotten word that the project's client was Lucas.His eyes were red, like a c
Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 6
I looked at Dominic in his expensive suit, haggard face and all, and felt as though I were looking at a stranger from another life.I couldn't even be bothered to change my expression.I simply raised my glass in the barest acknowledgment, then stepped around him and kept walking."Elara!"He caught up and seized my wrist.His hand was scalding. I pulled back on instinct."Don't touch me."My voice was ice. Not a trace of warmth.He froze, then slowly released his grip, his eyes flooding with hurt."Elara, can we talk? Please?""You and I have nothing to talk about."I drew a business card from my clutch and handed it to my assistant."If this man tries to see me again, have security escort him out."With that, I turned and walked away without a backward glance.Dominic refused to give up.From that day forward, he unleashed a deluge of extravagant gifts on my studio.Limited-edition handbags, rare jewels, even a luxury car.I had my assistant return every last item, untouched.He pull
Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 5
Dominic thought he'd won.He brought me back to the city and locked me inside a luxury penthouse registered under his name.It was a gilded cage.He hired a housekeeper and a private driver to attend to me around the clock.In reality, they were there to watch me around the clock.On the surface, I was obedient.Every day I ate on schedule, slept on schedule, read books, sketched.A pretty doll with no soul and no will of her own.Dominic was pleased with how "tame" I'd become.He believed that money and power had broken me entirely.What he didn't know was that the fire of revenge inside me had never gone out.I secretly reached out to Sophie.During my imprisonment, she was my only thread to the outside world.I had her handle everything I needed to study abroad.Passport, visa, offer of admission.All of it, arranged in silence.When the moment was right —I pretended I was homesick, crying and begging Dominic to let me visit my parents.At first he refused.But I'd been so well-beh
Two Billionaires Begged Me To Come Back Chapter 4
Looking at the madness in his eyes, something inside me snapped — not into panic, but into a strange, reckless calm.I lifted my chin, met his murderous gaze head-on, and repeated myself, slowly and clearly."I. Like. Lucas. Sterling."He laughed.It was the ugliest laugh I'd ever seen — worse than crying. Tears spilled down his sharp jawline without warning.He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.His hand was shaking badly.The call connected. He put it on speaker."Hello? Dominic, my boy — calling so late, is everything alright?"On the other end, my father's voice — tentative, ingratiating.My heart seized.Dominic dragged the back of his hand across his face, and when he spoke, his voice had snapped back to its usual arrogant edge."Mr. Pemberton, nothing major.""Just letting you know — that business loan on your factory? It comes due tomorrow.""My father says the bank probably won't be renewing it."My dad's voice spiked with panic."What? Dominic, please — talk to your fa
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