Semua Bab NAKED LIES OF THE BILLIONAIRE: Bab 191 - Bab 200

My house didn’t look the same anymore.The moment I stepped fully inside, the realization hit me harder than expected.Not because the structure had changed.Not because anything major was different.But because it no longer felt lived in.It felt abandoned.Quiet in a way that made my chest ache slightly. I slowly shut the door behind me, the soft click echoing through the apartment louder than it should have.Then silence.Complete silence.I stood there for a few seconds without moving, my duffel bag still hanging from my shoulder, my eyes slowly scanning around the living room.Dust.Everywhere.Thin layers of it rested on surfaces I used to touch daily without thinking.The television stand.The shelves.The center table.Even the picture frames looked dull now.Like time had settled on everything while I was gone.I swallowed slowly and stepped further inside.My footsteps felt unfamiliar here now, As if I was walking through someone else’s home instead of mine.I moved toward t

I decided to do some investigating myself. At this point, waiting around for answers felt useless. Every conversation felt incomplete, every situation half-hidden behind vague statements and careful behavior.And honestly? I was tired of feeling confused. So I grabbed my laptop from the side of the bed and pulled it onto my lap before opening my browser again.For a second, my fingers hovered above the keyboard. Then slowly, I typed:‘Adrian CEO Aurex Media’The name stared back at me from the search bar for a brief moment before I pressed enter. The page loaded quickly. And immediately, photos flooded the screen.Professional photos. Public photos. Adrian smiling at cameras.Adrian shaking hands with politicians and businessmen. Adrian standing confidently on red carpets in expensive suits. Adrian at gala nights, charity events, business conferences.Every image looked polished, Nothing about what I saw screamed accomplice to murder. The kind of perfection rich men built carefully o

A few days had passed. And strangely enough,With time, I had slowly adjusted to the hollowness of my home. Not completely. Not in a healthy way exactly.But enough that the silence no longer felt shocking every time I woke up. Enough that I stopped jumping at every random sound in the apartment.I had spent most of those days indoors. Completely indoors. No outings. Just me. And the apartment.At some point during the week, I started rearranging the place little by little. Not intentionally at first. It began with moving a pillow. Then adjusting the curtains. Then changing where the lamp stood. And somehow that turned into reorganizing almost everything. I shifted the couch closer to the window.Moved books around. Changed the placement of picture frames. Ordered softer throw blankets online. Candles too. Warm scented ones. Vanilla. Cinnamon. Something comforting, Something that made the apartment feel less emotionally cold. And honestly? The place got cozier by the day.It slowly sto

“Alright,” I said quietly, though my eyes remained fixed on him for a few seconds longer.The old man simply nodded politely.Then he turned away slowly, heading back through the garage area with tired steps.I stood by the doorway watching him leave. The evening air drifted faintly into the house, cool against my skin, carrying the scent of dust and damp concrete from outside. The weeds near the garage shifted lightly as he passed them, brushing against the lower part of his trousers. Eventually he disappeared beyond the gate.I slowly shut the door and locked it immediately before turning toward the living room. The box suddenly felt heavier now that I was alone with it.I walked toward the center table carefully and placed it down there. For a second, I just stared at it. Still sealed. What could possibly be inside?My mind immediately jumped through possibilities. Documents? Money? Something illegal? Something dangerous?A strange mixture of curiosity and dread settled heavily in

News about the campaign had spread everywhere. Television stations. Blogs. Business magazines. Social media. Everywhere you looked, people were talking about it. The anticipation alone was enough to pull attention from across the globe. Because this wasn’t just some ordinary company competition. This was Skybound versus Aurex. Two giants. Two firms people constantly compared even when neither openly acknowledged the rivalry.Other firms participated too, of course. A lot of them actually. Powerful companies with impressive portfolios and wealthy investors. But if everyone was being honest? Most people already knew where the real attention belonged. Skybound. And Aurex.The two names practically dominated every conversation surrounding the campaign. And now that the official dates had been announced, tension had quietly started building again. Even through television screens and online interviews, people could sense it.That silent rivalry. That polished corporate hostility hidden bene