All Chapters of Claimed by the Obsessive Billionaires: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Serena Vale~•~Rafael and Nikolai refused to leave.Well, it wasn’t like anyone chased them away but they weren’t making any effort to leave. Night eventually came. Tessa left.But Rafael and Nikolai followed me into my room.I sat on the bed. They sat on the couch opposite the bed. I chuckled at the sight. “Are both of you going to stay here all night?”They shared a glance, then nodded. I bit my bottom lip. It wasn’t like I minded that, but this was the first time the three of us were alone after we left the island. It was… for lack of a better word, awkward.We stayed in silence for a while. Then Nikolai suddenly stood up and walked toward me. I strained my neck to look up at him. He squatted in front of me instead. “Can we talk?”I bit the inside of my cheek, not replying.“Are you mad at me?”“You didn’t reach out for two weeks.” I pointed out.He lowered his gaze guiltily. “I know, baby. I’m sorry. I just… I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t think you’d want to hear from me.”

Serena Vale~•~Going home for Christmas was always comforting.This year was… different.I usually went back home alone. Douglas spent Christmas with his family and I did the same with mine. We had only planned to have a joint Christmas this year, but obviously that didn’t work out.Who would have thought I’d be going home with two men this year?Rafael drove, singing along to his playlist that no one else liked. Nikolai sat in the backseat, his posture stiff.The sight made me chuckle. “You don’t have to look like you’re going into war,” I said, twisting in the front seat to stare at him. “I’m not.”Rafael snorted. “You absolutely are.”Nikolai shot him a glare, his gaze softening when he looked back at me. “I just want them to like me.”That made my lips tug in a smile. “They will,” I said gently. “My parents are really kind. And they already like Rafael so you’re not walking in alone.”Rafael’s smile was smug. “I set the standards high.”“All he did was bring my mom flowers.”“Yo

Nikolai Vetrov~•~Rafael didn’t say much on the drive. He was rarely on good terms with his father but I could see how much the news of his father's hospitalization affected him.His father wasn’t like my grandfather who went to the hospital for attention. Rafael’s father was straight to the point and didn’t beat around the bush, which was why he easily disowned Rafael when it started to affect his company. I actually preferred that to my grandfather’s quiet manipulation. He hadn’t called or texted me since the day I left his house. Elena and her father stopped calling a few days ago when they realized my decision was final. I still wasn’t sure what the consequence was, but I wasn’t scared of it.Rafael stared straight ahead, drumming his fingers on his thigh, his jaw tight. He didn’t glance at me once. I kept my eyes on the road but every few minutes, I’d spare him a glance. He didn’t ask me to come. He didn’t ask me not to come either. Rafael was out of the car before I could pro

Rafael Moretti~•~My father gave me two weeks to think about it.When I’d gotten there at first, I’d plainly told him I came back with Nikolai. He was enraged. His blood pressure almost increased but he calmed himself down and told me he’d take me back as his son with the condition that I’d drop Serena and Nikolai.As if that wasn’t the very reason he disowned me in the first place. We weren’t father and son anymore. I didn’t owe it to him to visit him in the hospital, but I couldn’t help myself when I heard he was in a critical condition.I almost walked out on him after his offer, but he called me back, said he was just testing my resolve, and asked me to go back to the company.I was conflicted.Despite how much I complained about working, I missed it. Being at home all day long with nothing to do wasn’t very fulfilling. I’d been at Moretti International for six years. I wasn’t surprised it wasn’t so easy for me to part with.I just couldn’t figure out whether I really wanted to g

Nikolai Vetrov~•~My grandfather vented his anger by going all radio silent on me.I didn’t know how to feel about that. On one hand, it felt like freedom. On the other hand, I could feel the effect of his punishment. It had been more than three weeks since I last went to work.I wasn’t certain about my grandfather’s stance on me returning to work, but I didn’t want to embarrass myself by going in and finding out I’d been replaced already. I’d bragged to Rafael that I was irreplaceable even if I didn’t quite believe that myself. I didn’t even look at the news. I avoided everything that had to do with the Vetrovs or Morettis. I’d never taken a break this long from work before. It was starting to feel uncomfortable. Staying at home all day long was weird for me. Rafael and Serena made it bearable, but they weren’t able to distract me all the time.Which was why after we were done with breakfast, I told them I was going on a walk to clear my head. I just needed a reason to step out of