Lahat ng Kabanata ng LOST IN THE BILLIONAIRE'S SCANDAL: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

Maya PovThe sun poured in through the curtains, warm and golden, casting gentle shadows on the tiles. I followed the sound of little feet to the living room, the giggles loud and funny. Sami was jumping up and down on the couch, his hastily knotted superhero cape draped over his shoulders, his socks were not properly matched. one red and the other one striped, his hair was scattered from sleep. Lee on the other hand was curled up in an armchair by the window, knees tucked under her oversized sweater. A tablet rested across her knees, and a hot mug of coffee nestled in her palms. She looked up as I entered and smiled knowingly. "He's been playing since six," she told me, voice still rough from sleep. "I hope you're ready."I wasn’t exactly ready but I nodded like I was. "I've had coffee," I lied. She laughed.Adam had already headed out earlier that day for a meeting in another city. The house didn't feel the same without him. It was quieter and weightier in some inexplicable way. It

Adam's PovI was helping Sami arrange his super hero toys on the living room floor while Lee moved around the kitchen, humming a soft tune under her breath. The scent of pancakes filled the air, mingling with the fresh citrus cleaner Maya had used earlier. It felt like one of those slow, perfect mornings- peaceful, ordinary and safe.Well, not until my phone rang.I answered with that strained voice I had reserved over time for work. I turned away from them as I walked to the dining room, the tension in my shoulders as strong as a storm gathering strength. My stomach tightened even before I knew what was wrong. Maybe it was instinct, or just experience.“Hello, Sir. We have an emergency.” Ben's voice cut through the stillness. “The project is quite slow and the investors want us to meet and negotiate. Said they had a rethink on certain things and they want us to address it.”“No,” I said “we’ve done our due diligence, why are they only raising this now?”“I honestly don't know sir. I'

Maya's POVThe silence in the house swirled around me until I could hear my own breathing echoing back at me. It wasn't the calm, peaceful kind of silence. It was the heavy kind that wrapped itself around you like a thick blanket, weighing down every part of you. It was too heavy, too noticeable. I leaned against the couch, knees together, elbows on them. The television was still playing from earlier though I had silenced the volume. The wall was cold, and the images continued playing silently, as if they were from another world entirely.My fingers kept on twisting the edge of the blanket thrown over the arm rest. I rolled it around and around until the fabric began to press into my skin, then I let go anf repeated the process again. I tightened my hold on myself, not wanting to think, yet my mind kept on pulling me back to the same place.Lena's voice. Her frosty, piercing eyes. The manner in which her lips curled when she said something she knew would sting like a blow. I had pla

Maya's Pov The night felt endless. I lay in bed with my phone resting on my chest, the glow of the screen shining faint light on the ceiling every time a notification came in. I kept telling myself to be reasonable. Those comments will keep coming, it came with the fame. But it was so hard to keep my mind off all of it. Every tick of the clock on my nightstand seemed sharper, like tiny taps against my skull and before I knew jr midnight passed. I turned to my side, then onto my back, hugging the pillow close. The sheets were cool, but my mind burned with restless thoughts. Is he thinking about me right now? Is he regretting what happened at the airport? If we had kept our damn tongues in our mouths we wouldn't be here now. My lips still tingled from the way he had kissed me. It was full, deliberate, lingering… almost as if he had wanted to leave me with something to hold on to. It had felt like a claim, not a goodbye, but now I wondered if I had read too much meaning into it. My

Maya's PovSleep did not come easily and when it did, it was heavy, restless, and loaded with unease, like I had swallowed something bitter that decided to ignore it. My body was exhausted, but my mind wouldn’t keep quiet. Images of the day flashed in and out, the park, the laughter of my children, the way I pretended to be fine when inside I was crashing and the anticipation of Adam’s action was slowly driving me crazy.Somewhen along the line, my eyes finally closed against my will and the darkness pulled me in.At first, all I saw was just a shadow. A presence,someone was following me. The image got closer so I broke into a run even though I had no idea where I was heading or why I was being followed. My legs pounded against the ground and my lungs burned as if I had been sprinting for miles, and yet I knew without doubt that I couldn’t stop now because the person was closing up on me.His steps were deliberate, slower than mine, but heavy and confident, like he was never in a hurr