All Chapters of The First Trillionaire in the World: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Elara Cruz stood frozen in front of the glowing computer screen. The documents stared back at her, bold letters she wished were just a nightmare.“Acquisition Complete: All Cruz Architectural Projects are now under Veylen Corp Holdings.”Her chest tightened. Hindi siya makapaniwala. One click, one contract signed by a man she had never even spoken to, and everything—her father’s dream, her years of sacrifice, her sleepless nights drawing blueprints—was gone.“Hindi… hindi puwede,” she whispered, shaking her head as tears burned the corner of her eyes. She scrolled down frantically, hoping, praying that this was a mistake. Pero lahat malinaw, every project she had poured her soul into, the low-cost housing plan for displaced families, the eco-friendly school her father once dreamed of building… all under one name. Adrian Veylen.The world’s first trillionaire. A man who built empires of glass. A man untouchable by laws, governments, and—apparently—dreams that weren’t his.Her knees buc

The conference hall had emptied, but the echoes of chaos still clung to the air like smoke after a fire. Reporters had scattered, chattering wildly about the scene they’d just witnessed. Adrian Veylen, the untouchable trillionaire, holding a furious woman’s hand in front of the entire press.And not just any woman—Elara Cruz. So It was his father's project. The one that caught his interest.Adrian sat in the back of his sleek black car, the city lights flickering against the tinted windows. He leaned back against the leather seat, one hand lazily adjusting his cufflinks while the other tapped rhythmically on his thigh.“Mr. Veylen,” his assistant, Jordan, spoke carefully from the front seat. “Would you like me to prepare your notes for the board meeting tomorrow?”“No,” Adrian said, his voice low, but there was a sharp edge to it. “Instead… I want you to find everything about her.”Jordan hesitated. “The woman at the press conference?”Adrian’s gray eyes gleamed in the dim light. “Ela

Elara stared at the phone in her hand, the message from Adrian still glowing on the screen. She hadn’t answered him for days. But after that confrontation at the cemetery—after those words that still echoed in her head—she realized there was no escaping him."Work with me, Elara. It’s the only way you’ll finish what he started."She hated how those words had lodged themselves inside her chest, twisting like thorns.“Kung tatanggihan ko siya,” she whispered, pacing inside her small apartment, “mawawala lahat ng plano ni Papa. Pero kung tatanggapin ko, I’ll be working for the man I swore to destroy.”Her reflection on the cracked mirror looked back at her—dark circles under her eyes, determination burning in her gaze. She clenched her fists.“Fine. If I have to enter the lion’s den, then I’ll do it. Pero hindi para sa kanya. I’ll do it for Papa. And maybe…” her lips curled into a bitter smile, “…para masira siya, simula na nang pagbagsak mo Mr. Veylen.”Her hand trembled as she typed th