บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire's Secret: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

XYENA'S POV "Buhay si Chase Ashworth." Paulit-ulit na umuugong sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon. Buhay. Buhay ang tatay ko. Sa loob ng mahabang panahon, akala ko wala na siya. Lumaki akong dinadayo ang puntod niya, inaalala ang mga natatandaan ko — ang ngiti niya, ang boses niya, kung paano niya ako tinatawag na anak. Pero sinabi lang ni Lolo... puro kasinungalingan ang lahat. "Saan siya?" Nanginginig ang boses ko. Hindi agad sumagot si Lolo Davon. Humakbang palapit si Cael. "Sabi niyo buhay si Chase." "Yes." "Kung ganoon, nasaan siya?" Tumingin si Lolo sa bintana. "Sa lugar kung saan hindi siya mahahanap." Naramdaman ko ang galit. "Hindi mahahanap?" Mapait akong napangiti. "Alam niyong buhay siya at hinayaan niyong maniwala akong patay na?" "Xyena —" "Huwag." Lumayo ako nang kaunti. "Huwag niyong tawagin ang pangalan ko na parang normal ang lahat." Yumuko si Arielle. Puno ng panghihinayang ang tingin sa akin ni Lolo. "May mga dahilan kami." "Dahilan?" Pinunasan ko ang l

Xyena’s POV Tumigil ang puso ko nang marinig ko ang boses sa labas. “Chase.” Si Lolo. Siguradong-sigurado akong si Lolo iyon. Tumingin ako kay Cael. Nakatayo na siya sa harap ko, unreadable ang expression. “Bakit nandito si Lolo?” bulong ko. “I don't know.” Sa labas ng hidden room, nanatiling tahimik si Chase. Then Lolo spoke again. “Come out, Chase.” Hindi sumagot ang father ko. “There’s nowhere left for you to run.” Tumingin ako kay Chase. Namumutla na ang mukha niya. “Papa?” Itinaas niya ang isang daliri sa labi niya. Stay quiet. Hindi ko maintindihan. Mahigpit si Lolo, yes, pero hindi niya ako kailanman natakot nang ganito. Tahimik na lumapit si Cael sa p***o. “Don’t,” bulong ni Chase. Tumingin si Cael sa kanya. “Why?” “Because you don't know what you're dealing with.” Biglang may malakas na kalabog mula sa labas. Napapitlag ako. Then Lolo’s voice echoed again. “Give me the documents.” Pumikit si Chase. “What documents?” tanong ni Cael. “The original

Xyena's POV I stared at her. No. It couldn't be. The woman standing in front of us couldn't possibly be— Astaroth. My mother. The woman I had spent my entire life believing was gone. "Astaroth?" I whispered. She nodded. Tears filled her eyes. "Yes, anak." My knees almost gave out. Cael immediately caught my arm. "Xyena." I couldn't look away from her. "You..." My voice broke. "You're my mother?" She slowly approached me. "Yes." I stepped backward. For years, I had imagined meeting my mother. I imagined hugging her. Asking her why she left. Asking her if she ever loved me. But now that she was standing right in front of me, I couldn't move. "You lied to me." Astaroth lowered her head. "I know." "You let me believe you were dead." "I had no choice." "Everyone says that!" My tears finally fell. "Everyone always has a reason!" Astaroth's eyes filled with tears. "I wanted to come back." "Then why didn't you?" "Because they would have found you." "Who?

Xyena's POV"Daerion?"I couldn't believe what I was seeing.He stood at the entrance of the vault, calm and composed, as if he hadn't just walked into the middle of our family's biggest secret.Cael immediately stepped in front of me."What are you doing here?"Daerion smiled."Finishing what I started."My heart sank."What did you start?"He looked at the documents scattered across the table."Finding the heirs."I shook my head."You've been working for Theodore."Daerion glanced at him."For a while."Theodore smiled."I told you she would figure it out."I looked between them."Then all this time..."My voice trembled."The messages, the documents, the investigation..."Daerion nodded."Some of it was real.""And the rest?""Designed to lead you here."Cael's expression hardened."You used us.""I needed you to open the vault."I looked at the open door behind us.The truth suddenly became painfully clear.They couldn't open it themselves.They needed us.The three heirs.Cael.

Xyena's POV The old Valcieri mansion stood beyond the city, hidden behind tall iron gates and overgrown trees. I had never been there before. Yet the moment I saw it, something inside me felt strangely familiar. Maybe because this was where my story had begun. Where I had been born. Where my mother had almost died. Where my sister had disappeared. And now... where Ivy was being held. I stepped out of the car. Cael stood beside me. "Are you okay?" I shook my head. "No." He looked at me. "But I'm going anyway." A small smile appeared on his face. "That's the Xyena I know." I looked at him. "You make me sound stubborn." "You are." "Rude." He smiled. For a moment, the fear disappeared. Then Chase approached us. "You both need to listen." I turned toward him. "What?" "Don't trust anyone inside." My heart tightened. "Even Lolo?" Chase hesitated. "Especially anyone who knows about the original inheritance." Cael frowned. "You're saying Lolo might be involve