All Chapters of The Billionaire Who Wants Me Next: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

ElaraThe guest room felt too quiet.I lay awake beneath the silk sheets, staring at the ceiling while the events from earlier replayed endlessly in my mind. Every touch. Every word. Every dangerous shift in Alistair’s expression.One second he looked at me like he wanted to ruin me.The next, he had stepped away like I disgusted him.I turned onto my side with a frustrated sigh.What exactly was wrong with that man?Was he naturally hot and cold? Naturally dangerous? Or was this all some twisted game he enjoyed playing with me?My fingers tightened around the blanket.Alistair was difficult to read, and that irritated me more than I cared to admit. Most men were easy. Their desires sat openly in their eyes.But him?He concealed everything behind calm stares and sharp smiles.And somehow that made him even more dangerous.I closed my eyes.Then my thoughts drifted somewhere far more pleasant.Louis.More specifically, Louis’ family dinner. A slow smile spread across my face.They had

LouisThe moment I stepped out of the building, fury ripped through me.My fist crashed against the wall beside the entrance.Pain shot through my knuckles, but I barely felt it. All I could feel was humiliation burning under my skin. My grandfather had never dismissed me like that before. Never. Yet tonight, in front of everyone, he had looked me in the eye and ordered me to leave his study while Elara stayed behind with him.Elara.I breathed hard through my nose, trying to calm myself, but the anger only worsened.The doors behind me opened softly and Celia walked out. Her heels clicked against the marble floor before she stopped beside me. Gently, she placed a hand on my back.“I think Elara has been saying things to your grandfather behind your back,” she whispered.I said nothing.Celia moved closer. “I don’t understand why he suddenly chased you out. He barely even lets you explain yourself.”My jaw tightened.Neither did I.Something had changed recently. My grandfather had st

ELARAI stared at Alistair, completely caught off guard by the sharpness in his voice.“I said leave, Elara.”The words sliced through the air so coldly that I blinked twice, certain I had heard him wrong.A few seconds ago, we had been standing close enough for me to feel the warmth radiating from his body. Now he looked like he wanted an entire ocean between us.My throat tightened.“Did I… annoy you or something?” I asked carefully.His jaw flexed.“No.”“Then why are you talking to me like that?”He dragged a hand through his hair and turned away from me. “You didn’t do anything. I just don’t want you around right now.”Right now.But somehow that didn’t make it hurt less.I swallowed hard and nodded slowly even though confusion clawed at my chest.“Fine.”He didn’t stop me as I walked out.The elevator ride downstairs felt endless. My reflection in the mirrored walls looked just as confused as I felt.What had happened?One minute he was looking at me in that dangerous way that m

ElaraI barely had enough time to calm my nerves before I threw on a fitted black dress and rushed out of the house. My mind had been spinning since the call from Louis’ grandfather. An emergency meeting. Mandatory attendance. His tone alone had told me this was not something small.By the time I arrived at the company headquarters, the atmosphere inside the conference room already felt suffocating.Celia was there. Of course she was.The moment our eyes met, she glared at me so viciously that it almost made me laugh. If hatred could kill, I would have dropped dead before reaching my seat. But I ignored her and settled into the chair across from Louis.He looked exhausted.Dark circles sat beneath his eyes, and his jaw remained tight like he had not slept all night. For a second, guilt flickered through me after everything that had happened between us recently, but it disappeared the moment Celia leaned closer to him possessively.The conference room doors opened before another though

Elara Three hours later, I arrived at the airport with my luggage rolling behind me and exhaustion sitting heavily on my shoulders.I expected peace.Instead, the first people I saw were Louis and Celia.I stopped walking immediately.Celia’s lips curved into a smug smile while Louis looked equally irritated to see me.I raised a brow. “I thought your flight had already left.”“It was delayed,” Celia answered before Louis could speak. “Looks like we’ll all be on the same flight now.”The disappointment in her voice amused me.I scoffed softly and walked past them toward the waiting area.I could feel Celia staring holes into my back as I sat down and pulled out my phone.A message from Alistair appeared instantly.Did you get there safely?A small smile tugged at my lips.Unfortunately.He replied immediately.I miss you already.Heat crawled into my cheeks despite myself.For the next several minutes, I stayed focused on my phone, chatting with him while the airport noise faded into