Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed by the Obsessive Billionaires: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Serena Vale~•~I’d been home for two nights.Three nights of Mom’s cooking, Ethan’s teasing, and Mia’s late-night gossip session. Mia refused to return to her dorm because I was around and instead went to classes from home.It was a Thursday afternoon. The house was quiet because Ethan was at school while Mia was at a friend’s place after her class in the morning. It was just me, my mom, and my dad at home. He hadn’t gone to work because he wasn’t feeling too well and Mom stayed home to take care of him.I was on my way back to my room after lazing on the couch all day when I saw my parents’ room door ajar. I wanted to knock, go in, and check in on them, but my mom’s voice stopped me.“She’s not herself, Tim.”My dad replied but his voice was too low for me to catch it.“I know we said we’d support her,” Mom continued. “But this? Two men at the same time? It’s not her. I know she’s hurting from Douglas. She imagined her wedding a lot when she was younger only for it to get cancelled

Serena Vale~•~I loved the freedom Liora Bay came with. It seemed as if not one person there knew who we truly were. For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t scared of going outside, I wasn’t scared that someone would shove a microphone or camera in my face.It was fun, but Nikolai… he was acting odd. He was zoning out a lot and whenever I asked him if something was wrong, he always said it was nothing.At first, I believed him.But by the fourth day, it became impossible to ignore.He was usually a quiet person but he was quieter. He was turning back to the same man I met on the jet six months ago. He stared at his phone longer than usual. Sometimes, late at night, he was on the balcony, smoking.Something was very obviously wrong, but I couldn’t force it out of him at the end of the day.So I just pretended like I couldn’t see him zoning out every two minutes like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.It was late at night. Rafael and I had just gotten back from the po

Serena Vale~•~After I bandaged his knuckles and helped him disinfect his face, he picked up the shards, swept them, and went out onto the balcony. Rafael hadn’t said a word since Nikolai left.I went into the kitchen because I didn’t know what else to do with myself. I made eggs and toast, put some in a tray, and carried them outside. It almost felt ridiculous, like we were a normal couple on vacation. My hands shook while I broke the eggs. I ended up burning the first batch of toast and threw them out before starting the second batch.I spent a long time in the kitchen.So when I took it to him and he didn’t even glance at me, I felt my chest tighten.Rafael was leaning against the railing, staring out at the water.I set the tray on the table. “You should eat something.”He didn’t respond. My tongue poked the inside of my cheek. “I’m sorry,” I said. “For all of this. The board. Your father. Nikolai. For being the reason everything is falling apart.”That got him turning around.

Nikolai Vetrov~•~I wasn’t even halfway down the hall when I heard frantic footsteps behind me.“Nikolai! Nik! Wait up!”I didn’t respond, but Elena eventually caught up to me, holding my arm. I stopped walking, let out an exaggerated deep sigh, and turned around to face her. “What now?”“What was the meaning of that in there?” She demanded“What was the meaning of what? Reminding you that I’m not the only one who fucks people outside our engagement?” I questioned, not bothering to hide the mockery in my tone. She had tried to make it feel like me having sex outside was normal because I was a man and she was the pitiful fiancée who had to wait for me until I wanted her.She glared at me. “I know you’re responsible for the video last week.”“Is that why you came out to meet me?” I arched an eyebrow. “I didn’t deny it, Elena. I warned you. You didn’t listen.”She hissed, her nails digging into my skin. “None of my friends takes my call anymore.”“That is to be expected, considering you

Serena Vale~•~“Do you think I should quit my job?” I questioned, collapsing on Lila’s bed. I hadn’t been to work for a week and a half. Even if I didn’t quit my job, I was certain I was going to get fired soon. “And start searching for a new job? It might take a long while before you find one though.”“I know.” I stared at her as she took off her makeup. “But apart from the fact that I can’t show my face in that company anymore, Rafael’s father has taken over and he must hate my guts. He disowned his son for dating me. I’m sure Rafael will feel betrayed if I continue to work for his father’s company.”“True.” She took off her eyelashes. “But again, you might be jobless for a while.”“Or I can start something up.”Lila whipped her head toward me. “I’ll be your angel investor!”“I don’t need an investor.” I laughed. “Not anytime soon at least.”“When you do, I’ll be the first in line!”Her enthusiasm made me smile. “What I do need will be clients and the opportunity to meet them.”“S