A Woman Worth Billions, Dated the Wrong Brother のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 321 - チャプター 330

Amber POVTwelve hours.Jason drove for twelve hours without stopping.Not once.The sun had disappeared and risen again while we crossed highways, mountains, and empty roads, yet he never asked me to take the wheel.He simply kept driving.I had offered at least twenty times."Jason, let me drive for a while.""I'm fine."That was always his answer."I'm fine."But he wasn't.I could see it in the dark circles under his eyes and in the way his hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles had turned white hours ago.And somehow, the children understood.Alice, who usually complained after twenty minutes in the car, hadn't said a word.Alex hadn't asked to stop, either.Not even for the bathroom.They sat quietly in the back, curled up beneath blankets, occasionally glancing out the windows whenever we passed another car.They were scared.Terrified.And it broke my heart.Because this was exactly what I had wanted to avoid.The court hearings.The reporters.The threa

Amber POVTwo days after we returned to Sum, my phone rang while I was going through the twins' medical appointments.I didn't even need to look at the screen."Mr. Stait?""Good morning, Amber."I smiled and put the tablet aside."Please tell me you're finally calling with instructions. Jason volunteered me before even asking if I wanted to join."Mr. Stait laughed on the other side of the line."He was surprisingly enthusiastic.""Of course he was. He gets to sit comfortably in his office while I get recruited by the military.""I'm sure he would disagree with that description."I narrowed my eyes, immediately suspicious."That's exactly the kind of answer that makes me think he's hiding something."Mr. Stait chuckled."Maybe."I sat back in my chair."So, what are my orders?""There will be an international reconnaissance exercise in the Pacific. The best candidates from each allied country will participate.""A military exercise?""Think of it as an oversized game of capture the f

Jason POVAn international military competition had been the last thing on my mind.The president himself had called me two weeks earlier.It hadn't been an order.It had been a favor."Sum needs its best people."That was what he had said.Of course, I had tried to refuse.I had a company to run, a wife who was four months pregnant, two children who had nearly died in a plane explosion, and an international scandal following my family.Apparently, none of those reasons mattered."The country needs you."I hated when politicians used that sentence.So I had accepted.The moment Mr. Stait told me that he had a job for me, I immediately thought it had something to do with the plane, the trafficking investigation, or the people who had tried to kill my family, I hadn't even considered that it could be the same competition.Honestly, I had suggested Amber mostly because she was restless.For two days, she had been wandering around the castle, reorganizing documents, redesigning school sch

Amber POVThe screen changed again.A younger face appeared.Franklin.I blinked.No.Absolutely not.Mr. Stait continued."This participant has only recently turned eighteen.""We have very little information about him, but intelligence suggests that he possesses extraordinary analytical abilities."The screen displayed his name beneath the picture.Franklin Owen, heir to the Owen family."He has already been categorized as a genius."I immediately raised my hand.Mr. Stait looked genuinely confused."Yes, Amber?""I have a question."The entire auditorium turned toward me."Is this even allowed?"Mr. Stait frowned."What do you mean?"I pointed at the screen."Franklin Owen is my daughter Iris's boyfriend—or, technically, her not-boyfriend boyfriend—and if I'm not mistaken, he's turning eighteen today."The room erupted into laughter.I crossed my arms."Seriously, wasn't there a rule about participants having to be at least eighteen years old?""There is," Mr. Stait replied, trying

Amber POVI was still glaring at the map, trying to calculate how many kilometers of jungle stood between me and the command center, when someone suddenly grabbed my waist.Before I could react, Jason kissed me.Hard.The entire world disappeared for a few seconds.Then, just as quickly as he had appeared, he let go and sprinted away.It took my brain a solid three seconds to process what had just happened."Did—""Did he just—""Was that allowed?"The soldiers from Sum and River City exploded into whistles and cheers."GO, JASON!""THAT'S OUR GUIDE!""SHE'S GOING TO KILL HIM LATER!"I stood there, completely frozen.Then reality returned."Oh, he's dead."Jasmine burst out laughing.Daniel nearly dropped his backpack.Noah, somehow, looked disappointed."I thought she'd punch him.""I was considering it," I admitted.Jasmine immediately stepped to my left, while Noah moved to my right and Daniel positioned himself behind me.Without saying a word, they placed me in the middle of thei