One Night Stand with the Secret Billionaire のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 131 - チャプター 140

The penthouse felt different when Selene walked back inside. The morning adrenaline was still humming in her veins as she threw her bag onto the marble counter. She didn't have much time. She knew Lucas would be tied up with the board members for hours, but she wanted everything ready before he got home. She moved quickly in the kitchen, her mind racing faster than her hands. She decided to make a simple, hearty meal... something that didn't require her to hover over the cooker for too long. She needed every spare second to focus on the plan that was forming in her head.As the food simmered, Selene retreated to her private study. She spread out a stack of blank papers and opened her laptop. The office at the Blue Core Mine had been impressive, but it was just a room. To truly own that chair, she needed a vision that would make the industry stop and look. She knew the traditional way of running a mine was to just dig and sell. It was boring and old-fashioned. She wanted something that

The next morning, the mood was much darker at the Sterling manor.Ophelia was already there, pacing the floor of the grand library. Her face was tight with anger, her eyes red from lack of sleep. Lord Sterling was sitting in his usual chair, staring at a blank wall. The air in the room felt thick with tension."Have you found out yet?" Ophelia asked, her voice sharp enough to cut glass. "Who is the new Director of the Blue Core Mine? How can a position that big be filled without a single name being leaked to the press or the board?"Lord Sterling shook his head and set his glass down on the table with a loud crack. "I smell something really fishy, Ophelia. The fact that the identity hasn't been announced yet is a deliberate move. Someone is playing a very dangerous game of shadows. They are hiding the Director for a reason, and that reason can't be good for us."He stood up, his eyes narrowing as he looked out at his vast estate. "I am not going to let this slide. I am going to put ma

As Melvis left, Lord Sterling was in his manor, finally opening his email. He was expecting the approval for the meeting, but as he clicked the notification, his eyes landed on a news alert on his side bar regarding the 200 billion dollar project. His face went pale, then turned a deep shade of red. The Ghost Director had just made a move that made him look like a small-time player. He grabbed his phone and called his family, his hands shaking with a mix of rage and shock."Gather everyone at the manor by 6pm," Lord Sterling barked into the phone. "Every member of the Sterling family must be there. We have a crisis. The mine is moving without us. Someone is trying to push us out of our own legacy."While the Sterlings scrambled, the team from Lu Jewels was already in a high-speed car, racing toward the Blue Core Mine with the first set of bid documents. They knew that being first was just as important as being the best. The race for the 200 billion dollars had officially begun, and th

The news of Selene’s appointment did not just travel through the business districts, it tore through the private living rooms of those who hated her like a physical blow. At the small apartment where Selene’s stepmother, Serah, lived with her daughter Anna and Anna’s boyfriend Liam, the atmosphere was thick with shock. The television was blaring, and the local news anchor was repeating the figure over and over again... 200 billion dollars.Serah stood so close to the TV that the light reflected in her wide, greedy eyes. Anna was frozen on the sofa, her phone clutched in her hand so tightly that her knuckles were turning blue. She was staring at a high-definition photo of her sister on the screen. Selene looked polished, professional, and untouchable. Liam, who had once dumped Selene because he thought she was a dead-end waitress with no future, looked like he had just been hit by a truck. He kept shaking his head, unable to process that the woman he had discarded was now the most talk

The bedroom was dark, but the light from the phone on the nightstand was like a strobe light that refused to quit. Selene sat on the edge of the bed, watching the device vibrate against the wood. Serah was persistent. Each time the screen went black, it would light up again within seconds.Finally, on the twelfth attempt, Selene reached out and swiped the screen. She didn't say hello. She simply held the phone to her ear and waited."Selene? Selene, are you there?" Serah’s voice was high and breathless, thick with a fake sweetness that made Selene’s skin crawl. "Oh, thank goodness you finally picked up. I’ve been worried sick. I saw the news, darling. I saw that you were made Director. My own daughter, the head of the biggest mine in the city. I was crying tears of joy."Selene remained silent, her chest tightening. Hearing that voice brought back a flood of memories she had tried to bury. For years, she had lived for that tone of voice. She had scrubbed floors, skipped meals, and wor