Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Obsession: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 36

~Eliza~It has been about one hour since I met Atlas’ father and I think I want him to adopt me.The man has already offered me everything from a glass of ridiculously expensive wine to the latest model of a fast car. All while talking trash about his son in a fond, adorable way.Atlas himself lounged beside me, his arm resting on the back of my chair. His entire posture was relaxed, at least, outwardly. But I could feel the tension radiating from him even though none of it showed on his face.I stole a glance at him and saw he had his head slightly cocked as he paid attention to what the woman sitting beside him was saying.She had been introduced as Robin, the daughter of someone or the other. Honestly, after a few names and faces, I lost track of who was who.But Robin had been decidedly cool towards me when we met. She had run her baby-blue eyes over me in a dismissive way that, despite my best intentions, stung. Then she tossed her mane of platinum blond hair and looked away befo

~Atlas~Something was wrong.Eliza was still her usual self, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that she had changed. Somehow, her morning smiles now looked forced and way too polite.And I was losing my mind, wondering if maybe, I was just seeing things.I cleared my throat and dropped my cup of coffee. “So, uh, how’s the food?” I asked in a casual tone.Eliza looked from her plate and gave me a blank look. Then she blinked and smiled. “It’s alright.” Then she resumed eating, her shoulders hunched over her food.Instead of the usual grimace whenever she had to eat the abominations I regularly made for us, she was cool. There was no hint of complaint on her face and she seemed almost happy to be eating soggy pancakes.I had even made today’s meal extra disgusting to draw some form of reaction from her, but Eliza remained distant and unaffected.I stared at her bent head like I could dig out the answers I needed with the force of my thoughts only. But no matter how hard I watched, she ga

~Eliza~Luca froze mid-reach into his pants’ pocket and stared at me like I had lost my mind.An irrational giggle rose in my throat as I slowly drew back the hand I had instinctively shot out. At that moment, it struck me just how funny the situation was.Surprisingly, he hadn’t seemed freaked out by my intense reaction to what probably looked like nothing.But right now, he was wide-eyed, gaping at me as if he was one more word away from running out of the office and away from me.A snort escaped me at the image of Luca screaming as he raced out of here. I clamped a hand over my mouth and gave him an innocent smile. At least, I hoped it would pass off as innocent.“What I meant was that there’s no need to bother Atlas,” I said smoothly and made my lips stretch into a wider smile.“He’s probably busy and all that, so don’t,” I added and paused to slash my hand in the air between us. “Do not call him.”Luca’s head started to bob up and down before he caught himself and narrowed his ey