The Billionaire’s Irresistible Desire. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 78

~ADRIAN~I hated hearing Isabella ask my mom if she could have a chance with Caspian. The words kept ringing in my head long after she said them. It made something sharp twist inside me.A part of me wanted to drag Caspian into my office and warn him to stay away from her. To remind him that she was mine. To remind him that she used to look at me like that.But then it hit me again. She was not my woman anymore. She was nothing to me now.Now, I only saw her as a distraction I needed to erase.I sighed and leaned back in my chair. I tried to push her voice out of my mind. I wanted to pretend it was just another stupid conversation I had overheard.I tried to pretend it did not bother me. But I could still hear her soft voice asking about Caspian and I hated how it made me feel.My focus drifted to the meeting that was coming up. I was not bothered about the investors. They thought they could intimidate me because I was young.They thought I did not know what I was doing. They had no i

~ISABELLA~I had never been so angry at someone in my life. The way Adrian spoke to me earlier in the hallway replayed in my head like an annoying song.His tone, his sharp words, the way he looked at my dress like it offended him. It all made my blood boil. I knew he hated me but I did not expect him to speak to me in front of Caspian like that.It embarrassed me more than I wanted to admit. I tried to keep a straight face, but deep down I felt a sting.Still, even with all that anger burning in me, there was something else I could not ignore. Something that annoyed me even more. I felt sorry for him. And I hated that I did.During the meeting, when Sebastian’s Dad stood up with that smug look on his face, acting like he already owned the building, it made my chest tighten.He kept throwing nasty comments like he enjoyed seeing Adrian struggle. I watched Adrian’s jaw tighten little by little, and for the first time today, I saw a different side of him.Not the cold boss. Not the man

~ISABELLA~My heart thumped in my chest as Charles took slow, steady steps toward the table.He greeted no one yet. His eyes scanned the room. He seemed to be looking for something or someone.And I knew exactly who.Adrian.My eyes moved to Adrian, who remained calm as Charles approached. He did not flinch. He did not look nervous. He looked exactly the same as before.He looked confident, quiet and in control. Everyone else bowed their heads slightly, but Adrian kept his posture straight, almost relaxed.It made my stomach twist in a strange way. The sight of it. The sense of power he carried without saying anything.Charles Owen walked straight to Adrian and bowed showing Adrian respect as he said, “Sir, you called for me.”The sight hit me so hard that for a moment, I forgot to breathe. I knew Adrian was powerful, but watching the CEO of Fintech bow to him like that… It felt unreal. My mind kept racing, trying to catch up with what my eyes were seeing.Susanna gasped in shock, and

~ADRIAN~“Why are you confused? You clearly want this girl. So why do you keep treating her like some garbage? I raised you to be better than that,” Mom scolded me the moment Isabella stormed out of my office. Her voice was sharp, full of disappointment, and it made my jaw clench.I rubbed my face with my hand, trying to push away the frustration burning inside me. I wanted to yell. I wanted to storm out after her. But I couldn’t.Part of me wanted her right there, pressed against me, her heat and scent driving me insane. My body betrayed me, reacting every time I thought about her. My cock throbbed even as my mind screamed that I hated her.I sat back down in my chair and closed my eyes. I hated how she got under my skin.I hated how her voice could make me tense, and how her mere presence could make my blood boil. And yet, I wanted her. Wanted to pull her close, tried to punish her and reward her at the same time.I told myself I was angry, but every nerve in my body remembered how