Lahat ng Kabanata ng Billionaire, Here Comes Your Wife!: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Malamig ang hangin nang magising ako. Ang orasan sa bedside table ay alas-tres ng madaling-araw, pero hindi ko na magawang ipikit ulit ang mga mata ko. Tahimik ang buong mansyon, maliban sa mga patak ng ulan na tuloy-tuloy pa ring bumabagsak sa labas.Ngunit hindi iyon ang gumigising sa akin. It’s her voice. The faint, muffled sobs echoing from the basement. Vivien.I pulled the blanket off and sat on the edge of the bed. The floor was cold beneath my feet, and my reflection in the window looked like a ghost. For the first time since last night, I asked myself— What the hell am I doing?Pinilit kong tumayo at naglakad papunta sa bintana. Sa labas, naglalaro ang kidlat sa kalangitan. The world looked blurred, distorted—just like me. Naramdaman kong kumirot ang kaliwang kamay ko habang hinahaplos ko ang brace. Nandito pa rin ang sakit. Hindi na siya umaalis. At sa bawat pag-iyak niya sa ilalim, mas lalo kong naririnig ang sarili kong sumisigaw noon—humihingi ng awa kay Flyn habang pinapa

Mula nang sabihin sa akin ni Elias ang lahat ay hindi na ako pinatahimik ng isip ko. I wanted to know everything, more about him, yet I didn’t know what to do or where to start.Malalim pa rin ang iniisip ko nang pumasok si Heather sa opisina nang umagang iyon. Dumako ang tingin ko sa folder na hawak niya.“Here’s the information you asked, Miss Aeris,” aniya at nilapag sa table ko ang folder.Tahimik na kinuha ko iyon at pinasadahan ng tingin ang report. “Secret property? How did you find out about this?”“I worked with Mr. Reed’s third-in-command before. That secret property is Mr. Reed’s man cave. Siya lang ang nakakapasok doon. The details, address, and the security code are there,” paliwanag niya kaya nalaglag ang panga ko.“Thanks, Heather. You may go.”Napatitig ako sa hawak ko nang umalis si Heather. Hindi na ako nag aksaya pa ng oras at agad na tumulak patungo sa address na nakalagay. Hector went with me but was silent the whole time.Tahimik ang paligid nang huminto ang kots

Pagbalik ko sa Steele Imperium, malamig ang hangin sa hallway. Tahimik. Walang trace ng kaguluhan na iniwan ko sa likod, pero ramdam ko ang tensyon sa bawat sulok. Parang humihinga ang mga pader sa bigat ng mga lihim.“Lucien plans to end everything,” sabi ko habang pinapasa ang file sa mesa ni Hector. “The Terranovas. The Cervantes. Lahat ng natitirang koneksyon ng Inferno.”Tahimik siyang tumingin sa dokumento, nakakunot ang noo. “You mean… he’s declaring war again?”I leaned against the table, arms crossed. “No. This time, it’s an execution. Walang grand announcement, walang alliance. Just blood and silence.”Hector exhaled sharply, frustration flickering in his tone. “You know Natasha Terranova isn’t an easy mark, Aeris. Kahit si Lucien alam ‘yon. This plan— it’s suicide.”“That’s exactly why I need to stop him,” I replied flatly. “Kung ipagpapatuloy niya ‘to, mauubos ang lahat. And he’ll die doing it.”“Then what’s your plan?”“To make him think I’m on his side,” sagot ko, direts

She sleeps like someone who has exhausted all her ghosts.Aeris lay on the narrow cot in my room, bandaged left arm, the sheet pulled up to her collarbone. Mabagal ang paghinga niya ngunit mabigat iyon. Na para bang kahit sa pag tulog niya ay hirap na hirap pa rin siya. I watched her the way one studies a map before a siege: looking for weak points, planning routes, making cold calculations.Maya-maya pa, tahimik na dumating si Raven na tila ba ingat na ingat. She closed the door behind her, boots muted on the floor.“She’s stable,” she said, voice low, efficient. “But there’s something else. Fatigue—beyond what you’d expect. Her vitals dip in cycles. I ran a scan; it’s not an infection. It’s not systemic. It’s… exhaustion, boss. Her left hand—that trauma is critical, but that’s expected. The fatigue, though… It's deep. Could be psychological, could be metabolic. I recommend rest and minimal interrogation for now.”I nodded. The report was clinical; Raven’s concern was less. Hindi rin

My mind was blank as I made my way to the office that morning. It felt like I was floating. I couldn't even think about the tasks I had to do that day after missing work for over a week. Although Belle had brought the papers I needed to review and sign at my house the previous day, all of that seemed to have slipped my mind.Pakiramdam ko ay nakalutang ako, ngunit hindi sa cloud 9."Good morning, Ma’am. You have a visitor in the lobby. Should I send him up? He’s been waiting for a while," Belle said as she placed the Iced Americano. I asked her to get up from the coffee shop downstairs."Who is it? I don’t have any important appointments today, do I?" I asked."It's Mr. Reed, Ma’am Aeris. He said you were expecting him today," she replied, and I frowned.Lucien? Ano na namang ginagawa niya rito? Kasasabi ko lang na ayoko pa siyang makita.Belle left after I instructed her to let Lucien up. This was the first time I’d seen him again since that night…A few moments later, I heard someon