Semua Bab I KISSED MY EX'S BILLIONAIRE UNCLE: Bab 101 - Bab 110

LELLAThe Monday grey skies outside the window of the lab break room matched my internal weather perfectly. I stared down at a plate of pasta in front of me that didn't look unappealing. My gaze diverted to my phone, lying face down on the table. He didn't even call or message me for two days after he left.I secretly visited Titan Motors this early morning because maybe he was just there, hiding, or trying so hard to avoid me. But I overheard employees confused as to why Viktor is the one handling the integration of the shipping lanes in Moscow. He could assign people to handle the international branch, but he chose to go himself and take care of it.I left in disappointment. He was really putting an entire ocean between us. He's avoiding me just as aggressively as I have been avoiding him this weekend. God only knew why. Whether it was because of my embarrassing question, my potential drunken confession, or simply because looking at me reminded him of the contract he was desperate

LELLAI pushed the door open so hard it clicked loudly against the stopper. ​The two male security guards who had been keeping watch immediately bolted to their feet from the sofa. I looked around and saw Conrad sprawled face down on the king-sized bed.Even from the doorway, I could hear his pathetic voice, mindlessly buried in the pillows.​"Lella... please... Lella, where are you... I know you're here..."Disgust and exhaustion rolled through me. I turned my gaze to the two security guards. I raised a single hand, gesturing toward the open hallway behind me.​"Leave us and go back to your stations, please," I commanded.​The guards nodded, but before they could pass me, I stepped into their path, blocking the doorway. I looked each of them dead in the eye.​"Not a single word of this leaves this room. If a single rumor about tonight makes it outside this building, I will personally ensure you are blacklisted from every security firm in this city before the sun comes up. Am I under

LELLATuesday morning felt like a hangover without the alcohol. My muscles ached from the adrenaline spike of the night before, and my eyes were heavy, but my mind was completely detached. I'm at my table, staring through the lens of the microscope at a fragment of ancient, carbonized wood, pretending the rest of the world didn't exist.​But the world kept buzzing against my thigh. It's my phone, by the way. ​I didn't even have to look at the screen to know who it was. It was the sixth time in the last two hours.​The loyal minions had clearly done their jobs. Whether it was the reception staff, the night guards, or my bodyguards who had cleaned up the shattered lamp in the suite, someone had run straight to the master. Distance didn't matter to a man like Viktor Volkonsky. He could control the entire city from a boardroom in Moscow, and his eyes were always on his castle–I flinch at the vibration of my phone again.​With an irritated sigh, I pulled the phone from my pocket and agg

LELLA​"Ma'am, Dr. Aris needs to see you in her office immediately."Dr. Aris's assistant intercepted me the moment I walked through the doors.I only nodded and followed her behind. This is the first thing that greeted me in the morning and I hope she won't reprimand me or something.I don't even remember if I made a mistake with my papers. Because all I could think about was last night with Viktor.After he left, he didn't text me that his plane had taken off or that he had arrived in Moscow safely.I scoffed in disbelief. That gorgeous jerk!He wants me to answer his call? But he's the one who doesn't communicate with me first. Only when something happened that might get his attention.Dr. Aris didn't even look up from her tablet as I entered her office. Dr. Thompson is here too and was already sitting in one of the leather chairs, looking uncharacteristically serious.​"Ah, Lella. Sit," Dr. Aris commanded, finally setting the tablet down. She really loves calling everyone by thei

LELLAI thought he was in Moscow? “Vik–”“Viktor?” Dr. Aris cut my words off. "I... we were not informed that you would be attending this briefing personally. Why are you here?"My brows furrowed as the question hung in the tense air of the conference room.Why is she asking? Viktor is the CEO and owner of Valerius Pharmaceuticals. His presence in this room didn't just matter, it completely changed the gravity of the meeting.​Viktor slowly shifted his cold gaze from me to Dr. Aris. ​"When a project of this magnitude requires an 'emergency briefing' across international borders, Dr. Aris, I prefer to oversee the data myself." Viktor's deep voice filled the room and sent a shiver straight down my spine. "Valerius Pharmaceutical does not blind-fund research. I expect absolute transparency, and I expect to know exactly who is handling my investments."​His gaze flicked back to me.Is he angry because Dr. Aris asked him? Or is he angry because I didn't tell him I'm coming here?​Hannah