All Chapters of Claimed by the Obsessive Billionaires: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Serena Vale~•~The first thing Rafael did when he walked into my office was look around like he was mentally calculating how much it would cost to improve it.The second thing he did was kiss me.Nikolai followed a second later, setting down three coffees and a box of pastries on the only flat surface available, which was currently the floor. He didn’t say anything at first. He didn’t kiss me. He just looked around. Took in the empty room. “This is good,” he said finally. “You chose well.”The praise did something warm to my chest.Rafael grinned, picking up a coffee cup from the floor and handing it to me. “You said furniture was coming today. Figured the CEO could use some manual labor.”“We brought extra screws, anchors, and paint touch-up. Whatever you need.” Nikolai said, bringing my attention to the toolbox in his hand.My heart did a stupid flip. They looked casual. They were in regular clothes that I’d seen them wear all the time, but it was different this time. Whenever the

Nikolai Vetrov~•~I hated VM Global Holdings.Well, I didn’t hate the company itself, but I hated the old fuckers who were trying their best to make sure the joint project Rafael and I were working on failed just so they could prove that we worked better individually.Three calls fell through today. Two partners were suddenly reconsidering. Meanwhile, one of the shareholders politely insisted that keeping Moretti International and Vetrov Industries separate was healthier for the market.Code for profitable for them.I don’t care though. I was going to make sure the project was successful. It didn’t matter who was standing in my way.I dragged a hand down my face and stared at the ceiling, taking a much-needed drag of the cigarette in between my fingers. I hadn’t slept for more than four hours in days. Anytime I closed my eyes, my brain ran numbers, scenarios, and threats.And most especially, Serena.She spent most weekends with us. She didn’t spend the last one with us and I knew it

Rafael Moretti~•~I heard the door open and close upstairs. Nikolai and I had been waiting.We’d seen the photos twenty-four hours ago. We didn’t want to mention it at first, expecting her to talk about it first. When the next morning came and she still hadn’t said anything about it, we decided to text her. She didn’t respond. We called. She didn’t pick up. Nikolai had assured her we were home. She had read the text, but I didn’t expect her to come back since she wasn’t even replying.When we walked past us without a word, Nikolai and I shared a glance. He closed his laptop and I set down the takeout menus I’d been going through before the door suddenly opened.We gave her ten minutes. But in reality, I was just waiting for our food to arrive.When it did, we moved.Thankfully, I’d ordered from her favorite Thai place. We found her on the bed, still in her work clothes, and her shoes kicked off by the door. Her face was buried on the pillow. Not crying.I wasn’t sure if that was a

Serena Vale~•~I didn’t tell them I signed the contract.Not that night. Not the next day. I just couldn’t.The contract was already done. Grant Tech had signed too. It had been finalized and sent back to me. Even if I didn’t know how to tell them, I could just take a picture of my signature and send it to them, but my hands just wouldn’t move.Instead of dwelling on it, I spent the whole day conducting interviews. After the article circulating in the past week, I was surprised anyone still wanted to work for me, but I ended up interviewing about twenty people. Five people asked about my personal life. Two of them were curious if I’d really be working with Grant Tech. Three others had crazy salary expectations. I’d never conducted interviews. It was stressful as fuck.I sent emails to the remaining ten people to come back for a second round. Only six people showed up the next two days. Only three of them ended up getting hired. They were all fresh graduates. I knew, if anything, the

Serena Vale~•~I wasn’t looking forward to going to Rafael’s place.But I had to anyway.I took a deep breath and pressed the door code. As soon as it opened, I saw Nikolai standing in front of me. I froze.Did he want to break up with me in the doorway? Was I not even allowed to enter the house?“Hi,” he said.I arched an eyebrow. I couldn’t recall if Nikolai had ever told me hi before. “Uh, hi?”He stared at me. I stared at him. Then he cleared his throat and stepped aside. “Come in.”I stepped inside slowly. The flowers caught my eye first. They were everywhere. There were different kinds of flowers as well as different colors. Takeout containers were neatly arranged on the coffee table. A couple of shopping bags were on the ground by the couch. It was too much. It was very much Nikolai.Rafael hovered by the kitchen, pretending not to watch me.My shoulders sagged in relief and exhaustion. If he had prepared all these, it meant he wasn’t breaking up with me. That was a good thin