Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed By The Alpha Billionaire : Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

CHAPTER 102 – LENAThe first thing Lena noticed about the university orientation packet was how much information it contained.The second thing she noticed was that she wanted to read all of it.She sat at the center that morning with the packet spread across the desk, a notebook beside it and a pen between her fingers.Orientation sessions.Faculty meetings.Library registration.Research workshops.Student support services.Field placement information.She moved through each page carefully.A few months ago, she would have looked at a list like this and wondered how she was supposed to understand everything at once.Now she knew better.One page at a time.One question at a time.She circled the research workshop.Then the student support session.Then the fieldwork briefing.The center coordinator walked past the office and stopped.“You've been staring at those papers for an hour.”“Not an hour.”“Forty-five minutes.”Lena looked at the clock.“Okay. Maybe an hour.”The coordinato

CHAPTER 104 – LENALena had expected the week before university orientation to feel exciting.Instead, it felt strangely ordinary.There were no dramatic changes.No sudden realization that everything was about to become different.Just a growing list of small things that needed to be finished.She stood in the center's office with a notebook open in front of her, checking the final handover schedule.The coordinator had already taken over most of the daily responsibilities.The volunteers knew who to report to.The financial review dates were marked.The upcoming employment workshop had a facilitator.The tutoring applications had been distributed.There were still things Lena wanted to adjust, but for once, she stopped herself.Not everything needed her signature.She closed the notebook.“You're done.”The coordinator's voice came from the doorway.Lena looked up.“I think so.”“You've said that three times this week.”“This time I mean it.”The coordinator stepped into the office.

CHAPTER 106 – LENALena woke before her alarm.For a few seconds, she stayed still, staring at the ceiling.Then she remembered.Three days.Three days until orientation.She reached for her phone and checked the time.Too early.She put it back down.There was no reason to get up yet.But sleep had already left her.Her mind had begun moving through everything she still needed to do.Not because she was unprepared.Because she was nervous.She finally got out of bed and walked to the kitchen.Her university packet was still on the counter.She picked it up and flipped through the pages.This time, the information didn't seem overwhelming.It felt real.Her name was printed on the acceptance documents.Her program was listed clearly.Community development.Community planning.Social policy.Research.She ran her finger over the page.This was happening.Not someday.Soon.Her sister walked into the kitchen wearing an oversized sweater.“You're awake early.”“So are you.”“I heard you

CHAPTER 108 – LENAThe next morning, Lena stood in front of her open suitcase and stared at it.It was almost packed.Almost.A sweater was folded over the edge.Two notebooks sat on top of her clothes.Her laptop charger was missing.She found it underneath the bed.“Progress,” her sister called from the doorway.Lena looked over.“You're enjoying this too much.”“Watching you pack?”“Watching me panic.”“You're not panicking.”“I am internally.”Her sister laughed.Lena placed the charger inside the suitcase and zipped one section closed.This was the strange part.Nothing was going wrong.There was no crisis to solve.No decision waiting to be made.She was simply leaving for something she had chosen.And somehow, that made the moment feel bigger.Her sister walked farther into the room.“Do you have everything?”“I think so.”“Documents?”“Yes.”“Phone charger?”“Yes.”“Medication?”“For you or me?”“For me.”Lena smiled.“It's already in your bag.”“Good.”Her sister sat on the e

CHAPTER 110 – LENALena woke before her alarm.For several seconds, she stayed still beneath the covers, staring at the ceiling.Then she remembered.Orientation.Tomorrow.She reached for her phone and checked the time.6:12 a.m.Too early.She put the phone down.A few seconds later, she picked it up again.No new messages.She smiled at herself.There was nothing to check.Still, she got out of bed.By the time she reached the kitchen, the house was quiet.She made herself breakfast and sat by the window with one of her new books.She read the same paragraph three times.Not because she didn't understand it.Because her mind kept moving ahead.Classes.Research.People she hadn't met.Assignments.Fieldwork.A completely different routine.She closed the book.“Thinking too much?”Lena looked up.Kai stood in the doorway.She smiled.“Apparently.”He walked over and glanced at the book.“You're already studying.”“I'm trying.”“It's your last quiet morning.”“That makes it worse.”