All Chapters of Claimed By The Alpha Billionaire : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

CHAPTER 112 – LENABy the time Lena returned home that afternoon, the nervousness had changed into something she could finally name.Anticipation.She had spent the morning expecting herself to feel terrified.Instead, she felt awake.Everything around her seemed sharper.The sound of traffic outside.The weight of her university bag against her shoulder.The folder containing documents she had checked so many times she could probably list every page without looking.She set the folder on the table and exhaled.Her sister looked up from the couch.“Well?”Lena dropped onto the seat beside her.“I survived.”“It was orientation.”“I know.”“You're talking like you returned from war.”Lena laughed.“It felt serious.”Her sister studied her face.“So?”Lena thought about the question.“So I think I like it.”Her sister smiled.“That was fast.”“I haven't even started classes.”“You don't need to decide everything today.”“I know.”Lena looked toward the window.There had been so many peo

CHAPTER 114 – LENABy the end of her first full week, Lena had learned three things about university.First, there was always something else to read.Second, asking a question did not make her look unprepared.Third, nobody cared about her history unless she chose to tell them.The third realization surprised her most.She sat in the library with her laptop open, surrounded by books she had borrowed during the week.Around her, students worked quietly.Some typed.Some read.One student had fallen asleep with his head resting on an open textbook.Lena smiled before returning to her notes.Her research ideas had changed several times since orientation.At first, she had wanted to understand why people didn't apply for opportunities.Now she realized the question was too broad.There were too many reasons.She needed to narrow it.She typed a new heading.Barriers to Accessing Education and Employment Opportunities Among Young Adults in Underserved Communities.She stared at it.Then de

CHAPTER 116 – LENALena stopped trying to measure her university experience by how much she finished in a day.There was always another article.Another lecture.Another question she hadn't considered.Another assignment waiting behind the one she had just submitted.Instead, she had started measuring her days by what she understood differently by the time they ended.That Friday afternoon, she left class with three pages of notes and a headache.She sat on a bench outside the faculty building and looked at them.Half the page was covered in questions.She crossed out one.Reworded another.Then added a third.A student from her research group dropped into the empty space beside her.“You're still working?”Lena looked over.“I don't know if this counts as working.”The girl glanced at the notebook.“It looks like working.”“I've changed the same question six times.”“That definitely counts.”Lena laughed.The student looked at the page.“Is this about access to opportunities?”“Yes.”

CHAPTER 118 – LENALena received the response on a Wednesday afternoon.She had just finished a lecture when her phone vibrated inside her bag.She almost ignored it.Then she saw the university notification.Research Seminar Submission — UpdateHer steps slowed.For a moment, she simply stared at the screen.She opened the message.Her proposal had been accepted for discussion at the upcoming community research seminar.Lena read it twice.Then a third time.She hadn't expected a yes.Not because she thought the idea was bad.She simply hadn't learned yet to expect doors to open.Her first instinct was to call Kai.She stopped herself.Not because she didn't want to tell him.Because she wanted to sit with the news for a moment before sharing it.She found an empty bench outside the faculty building.Her notebook rested on her knees.She opened it to the page where she'd written her research question.It suddenly looked different.More real.The question wasn't just something she had

CHAPTER 120 – LENAThe morning of the seminar arrived faster than Lena expected.She woke before her alarm and stared at the ceiling.For several seconds, she didn't move.Then she remembered.The seminar.Her presentation.The research group.The questions.She closed her eyes again.“Great,” she whispered. “Now I'm nervous.”From the other side of the room, Kai's voice came quietly.“You've been awake for twenty minutes.”Lena opened her eyes.“You were awake too?”“Yes.”“Why?”“I heard you moving.”She turned toward him.“You could have gone back to sleep.”“I tried.”“And?”“You kept sighing.”She covered her face with both hands.“I wasn't sighing.”“You were.”“I was thinking.”“Loudly.”She laughed despite herself.The tension in her chest eased a little.After getting ready, Lena stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself.Nothing about her appearance was remarkable.Simple clothes.Her hair pulled back.A folder containing her presentation notes.But she remembered t