บททั้งหมดของ Claimed By The Alpha Billionaire : บทที่ 141 - บทที่ 150

CHAPTER 141 – KAIKai noticed the change before Lena mentioned it.She had stopped carrying her research notebook everywhere.For weeks, it had been beside her at breakfast, on the passenger seat of his car, on the edge of the kitchen counter, and occasionally beside her pillow when she worked too late. Now it stayed mostly in her university bag.It should have been a small thing.Kai understood that it wasn't.It meant she was moving from preparing to doing.He watched her cross the living room that morning, checking her phone while pulling her hair into a loose knot.“You're thinking too loudly,” she said.Kai looked up from his coffee.“I haven't said anything.”“You don't have to.”She walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.“Breakfast?”“You're asking me?”“You're the one who got up first.”“I thought you were responsible for your own breakfast.”She glanced over her shoulder.“Look at you. University is already improving me.”Kai smiled.“What changed?”She closed t

CHAPTER 143 – KAIKai woke before the alarm and stayed still for a moment.The room was quiet.Beside him, Lena was asleep, one hand tucked beneath her cheek. Her university bag sat on the chair near the window, no longer overflowing with papers the way it had a few weeks earlier.Kai glanced at it and smiled.She was becoming organized in a way that had nothing to do with having fewer responsibilities.She simply knew which ones mattered.His phone lit up on the nightstand.He reached for it, checked the notification, and found another message from Marcus.Community partnership proposal updated. I've added the participant feedback section you requested.Kai opened the document.He read the revised section carefully.The proposal no longer relied entirely on assumptions about attendance. It included a plan to ask participants why they registered, what prevented them from attending, and what changes would make the program easier to use.Kai stopped reading.Something about it felt fami

CHAPTER 145 – LENALena woke with the strange feeling that she had forgotten something.She stayed still for a few seconds, searching through everything she had planned for the day.University lecture.Research meeting.Two recruitment messages to answer.A call with one of the organizations helping distribute her study information.Nothing was missing.The feeling remained anyway.She reached for her phone.A message from Kai was waiting.Breakfast is ready. And before you accuse me of checking your schedule, I didn't.Lena smiled.She typed back.You checked the time I usually leave. That's basically checking my schedule.His response came almost immediately.Unproven allegation.She laughed quietly before getting out of bed.By the time she reached the kitchen, Kai was already sitting at the table.“You look suspiciously pleased with yourself,” he said.“I won.”“You haven't even had breakfast.”“I still won.”He pushed a plate toward her.She sat down.For several minutes, they at

CHAPTER 147 – LENALena spent the following morning resisting the urge to check her interview guide again.It was already finished.Her mentor had reviewed it.The participant had confirmed the appointment.There was nothing else she needed to change.Still, she opened the document.She read the first question.Then the second.Then she closed the laptop.“You're doing it again.”Lena looked up.Her sister stood in the doorway, holding a glass of water.“Doing what?”“Pretending you're checking something when you're actually worrying.”Lena smiled.“I'm not worrying.”Her sister raised an eyebrow.“Fine. I'm worrying a little.”“About the interview?”“About getting it wrong.”Her sister walked over and sat across from her.“You're interviewing someone, not taking an exam.”“I know.”“And they agreed to talk to you.”“I know.”“So maybe they already understand you aren't expecting them to give you a perfect answer.”Lena looked down at her laptop.That was exactly what she had been for

CHAPTER 149 – LENALena arrived at the university earlier than she needed to.She stood outside the small interview room with her notebook pressed against her side and looked at the closed door.Tomorrow had arrived.For a second, she considered reviewing her questions one more time.She didn't.Instead, she checked the room.Two chairs.A small table.A bottle of water.Her recording equipment.Everything was ready.She placed her notebook on the table and sat down.Her hands were steady.That surprised her.She had expected the nervousness to be stronger.Maybe it was still there.Maybe she had simply stopped fighting it.A knock sounded.Lena stood.“Come in.”The participant entered, looking slightly uncertain.“Hi.”“Hi. Thank you for coming.”They exchanged introductions and sat down.Lena explained the purpose of the study again, making sure the participant understood that they could stop at any point and didn't have to answer anything they weren't comfortable discussing.The p