Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Bill‍ionaire’​s Muse: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

(Meghan’s POV)I didn’t mention the note to Imogen. There was no reason to yet. The archive team might turn up an explanation, and until they did, four handwritten words weren’t enough to make anything of.Still, they followed me into the next morning.Project abandoned after incident.I was halfway through breakfast when the old building came back to me.Adrian sat across from me, scrolling through his phone between bites of toast. I’d let my coffee sit untouched long enough for it to go cold before he finally glanced up.“You’ve been looking at that cup for five minutes,” he said, lowering his phone. “Should I be worried?”“I’m thinking.”“That’s usually when you find something I’ve done wrong.”I gave him a small smile and pushed my cup aside.“Do you know anything about the old building at Harbor Point?”His expression changed almost immediately.“Stay away from it.”The answer came so quickly that I blinked. “I wasn’t planning to go there.”“Good.” He placed his phone on the tabl

Naomi’s POVI couldn’t stop thinking about Meghan after I left her office.Something had changed while we were talking. She had tried to play it off, but she hadn’t looked like someone who had simply stumbled across a file and moved on. She had been too interested.I returned to the folder Harlan had given her and flipped through the pages until I found the older documents.“What did you see?” I murmured, tracing the edge of one page with my thumb.I wasn’t worried yet. Meghan was curious by nature, and Harbor Point had enough old material in its files to keep anyone occupied. Still, her questions were starting to become too specific.I paused when one of the papers caught my attention. The corner was bent, and the edge looked rough, as though someone had handled it more than the others.I pulled it free and turned it over.There wasn’t much on the page. An old project reference sat near the top, followed by a few lines of information I had seen before.Then I saw the name.Atlas.A q

Meghan’s POVVivienne’s warning was still sitting at the back of my mind when Harlan’s voice came from across the room.“Why are you all standing around?” he called, gesturing toward the dining table. “Come on. We’re celebrating tonight.”I glanced around and realized most of the family had already started moving toward the table. Sophia caught my arm and pulled me along before I could think too much about what Vivienne had said.Harlan waited until everyone had found a seat before taking his place at the head of the table. Julian had just walked in a few minutes earlier, still in his jacket, and had joined us without making much of his arrival.Once everyone settled, Harlan reached for his glass and looked around the table. The smile on his face was impossible to miss.“I think we have a few things worth celebrating tonight,” he said, lifting his glass. “The years this family has spent building the company, the marriage that’s coming soon, and, of course, Adrian’s succession.”A few

Adrian’s POVI was halfway through reviewing a report when my phone lit up with Naomi’s name. I answered and kept my eyes on the document. “What’s up?”“Meghan,” Naomi said. “She’s starting to look too deeply into Harbor Point.”My eyes stopped on the same line. “How deep?”“She’s been asking about the old project and going through documents she wasn’t supposed to see.” Naomi paused. “She’s getting curious about things that have nothing to do with the current development.”I leaned back in my chair, already knowing which project she meant. “Atlas.”“Yes.” Her voice dropped slightly. “I think she’s getting close to something.”I set the report aside. “Did she say anything to you?”“Not directly. She mentioned Atlas at the site yesterday, then corrected herself.” Naomi exhaled quietly. “She knows there’s something strange about Harbor Point. If she keeps searching, she’ll eventually find what she shouldn’t.”I ran a hand over my jaw. I’d hoped Meghan would lose interest once she realize

(Adrian’s POV)The call was still playing in my head.He hadn't told me much, only that I needed to come home, and the way he said it made it obvious that it was something urgent.Sophie and Meghan were quiet throughout the ride.We were almost at the entrance of the gate when I noticed some cars. They looked like cop cars. Two were parked near the gate, and more were in the driveway.I slowed down the car and looked at Meghan. But she was already looking at meWe finally stepped out of the car and began heading in before Sophie walked up beside us and looked at the cars, one after another. “Were we expecting people?” she asked.“No,” I replied. If Dad had anyone coming over, he would have told me.I opened the door and stepped inside.Dad was sitting in the sitting room with some men I didn't recognise. They were sitting around the table with papers spread in front of them. From the way they were dressed and the badges I saw on the two of them, they were definitely cops.Harlan final