He Chose His Ex, I Chose the Billionaire의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

Recently, Ariana Cooper received a text alert.[Account ending in 8456 spent 5,000,000 dollars at 19:27. Transaction type: overseas transfer. Recipient: Selene Bailey. Note: 'Compensation.' Current balance: 1.57 dollars.]Ariana froze where she stood.Just days ago, the company had run into a temporary funding gap. She'd wanted to use this card, but Caleb Miller had stopped her with unusual seriousness."Ari, this is our wedding fund—the money we've been saving since we started dating. The amount isn't large, but it's special. Unless we're not getting married, we shouldn't touch the money."He had sounded sincere, as though he were truly planning for their future.If that was the case, why had Caleb moved the money without telling her? And why transfer it to Selene with the note "compensation"?Selene was merely Miller Group's recent business partner—a single mother who'd returned with a child. Aside from work, there should have been no overlap between them.To prove her love,

"It's been a while since we last met."A faint smile tugged at Ethan's lips, one that didn't reach his eyes. His voice was deep.Ariana paused, caught off guard. "We… have we met before?"Of course she knew who he was. In Horghen City, who didn't recognize the Skye family's foremost heir—assets in the trillions, unrivaled ability and looks. More importantly, rumors painted him as cold and aloof, uninterested in women. Whether in business or in life, it was always others who circled him, never the other way around.But whether he knew her—that was another matter.His gaze lingered on her face, making her uneasy.Those deep, striking eyes seemed to see straight through her. Her heart skipped, and she instinctively avoided his gaze.Why was he staring like that…? Did she have something on her face?He didn't answer. Instead, he slowly slid a dark red velvet box across the table toward her."What's this?"The texture of the box alone suggested something extraordinary. A ring? A

Michael's little mouth puckered as he shrank into Selene's arms, his voice trembling with grievance."Mom, I don't want her to be my grandma… she's too scary."Selene gently patted his back to soothe him, then lifted her head."Sandra, how can you say something like that? Back then, under the combined pressure from you and my family, I was forced to separate from Caleb. That alone proves the decision was never in my hands. I only came to him now because Michael has grown up and misses his father. Just look at Michael's eyes and brows—don't they look like Caleb's?"Sandra leaned back, letting out a faint, ambiguous chuckle, clearly unimpressed."Look alike? He's still very young—anyone can resemble anyone at that age. I've lived more than half my life; young people's schemes are transparent to me. You were capable of doing something that reckless back then. Who's to say you couldn't spin a new story now, for whatever purpose you have in mind?"If the child were one hundred percent

Ariana stiffened, then shot back defensively, "W-Who said I was looking at you?"She quickly changed the topic. "Why did you want to see me at this hour?"Ethan replied evenly, "To talk about our engagement."His tone was so detached that her heart tightened, and Carly's earlier words resurfaced in her mind.If that weren't the case, why would he come personally in the middle of the night? She took a deep breath, lifted her chin stubbornly, and said, "Let me be clear—if you're thinking of backing out now, it's too late. The ring you gave me—I'm not returning it. You're the dignified CEO of the Skye Group. You can't go back on your word."The driver in the front seat shuddered involuntarily. In all of Horghen City, there were only a handful of people who would dare speak to Ethan like that.Ethan's gaze shifted slightly. He smirked. "You're afraid I'll break the engagement?"Ariana nodded solemnly. "A person should keep their word."He suddenly smiled, as if in a rather good mo

As Selene's thoughts spiraled, she imagined the worst-case scenario and blurted it out in a fit of spite, half threat, half ultimatum."If you can't do it, then I'll take Michael and remarry—let him call someone else Dad."She knew exactly where his breaking point was. Caleb couldn't stand those words, especially now, when the paternity report was firmly in her hands."Don't say things like that," he murmured, trying to soothe her. "Relax. I'll bring Ariana back as soon as possible to settle the company matters, then slowly find someone to replace her. Once everything is back on track, I'll give you the grandest wedding Emerson City has ever seen."With that promise in hand, Selene smiled in satisfaction. She believed she had Caleb wrapped tightly around her finger. Ariana could never manage that."Caleb, let's go to the bedroom and talk," she said softly, her eyes shimmering as the corners of her lips curved upward.Caleb understood her meaning at once. "Alright."Selene slippe