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Chapter 6: Don’t mess this up
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2026-07-25 02:18:23
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The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 10: Under Review
(Meghan’s POV)The blue light from my tablet reflected against my hands as I walked everyone through the final section of my ideas. I kept my voice steady while explaining the redesign of the southern structural grid, making sure every change had a clear purpose and every decision was backed by practical reasoning. This wasn’t a pitch for approval or a job—this was what Harlan had asked for five days ago. He wanted to see my ideas brought to life on paper first, to decide if they were worth turning into reality.When I reached the last slide, I lowered the tablet and looked around the room. Harlan sat at the head of the table with his arms crossed, his expression impossible to read. Adrian watched me quietly from two seats away, his brother Julian by his side, while Imogen glanced between me and the notes she had been making throughout the presentation. I took a slow breath, trying not to overthink the silence that settled over the room after I finished. This wasn’t a boardroom fig
The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 9:Terms and Conditions
(Meghan’s POV)The digital clock on the drafting table glowed bright green. It was eight o’clock when the last designer packed up her laptop and left, leaving the fourteenth floor completely quiet.I kept my eyes on the blueprints spread across my desk, ignoring the hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. I still had a mountain of structural revisions to finish before tomorrow morning. My neck ached from leaning over the drafting table for hours, but I couldn’t afford to slow down. The deadline had been brutal from the start, and I refused to be the reason it slipped.Around eleven, the elevator doors opened. I looked up just as Adrian walked into the studio carrying a paper bag and two cups of coffee.“I texted Imogen, then called the front desk,” he said, setting everything on my desk. “They told me you’ve been here since nine this morning.”“I didn’t ask you to check up on me.” I crossed my arms, even as my stomach betrayed me with a loud growl. “I can handle my own schedule.”“You
The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 8: A new beginning
(Meghan’s POV)I stepped out of the elevator on the fourteenth floor, my shoes landing softly on the polished concrete as the heavy glass doors of Vaughn Residential slid shut behind me. I stopped for a second, hoping the deep breath I took would settle the nerves twisting in my stomach.The reception area was even bigger than I’d imagined. White marble tables sat beneath bright ceiling lights while floor to ceiling windows filled the space with morning sun. Designers crossed the room carrying fabric books, tablets, and coffee cups, weaving around one another like they’d done it a thousand times before. Phones rang somewhere in the background, keyboards clicked, and quiet conversations drifted through the studio. No one paid me any attention.I tightened my grip on my portfolio and started walking. My sneakers squeaked against the polished floor, making me wince. I’d spent years sketching in cramped apartments and fitting design work around catering shifts. This place felt like a diff
The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 7: A test of character
(Meghan’s POV)I pushed myself to keep walking along the dirt trail. My knees were already weak, and my lungs burned with every breath. We were only halfway to the first rest stop. My sneakers pounded against the ground as I wiped the sweat from my forehead. Every inhale felt like a struggle.“You need to pick up the pace, Meghan,” Harlan called over his shoulder. “You look tired already. Haven’t we just started?”I pressed my lips together and forced myself to walk faster.Adrian slowed until he was beside me and leaned closer.“My dad does this to everyone,” he whispered. “Don’t let it get to you. Just keep moving and try to enjoy yourself.”I glanced at him, breathing hard as a laugh escaped me.“Enjoy myself?” I repeated. “I can feel every muscle in my body screaming, I’m practically dragging my feet, and you’re telling me to have fun? I’m two minutes away from throwing up.”Adrian laughed, shaking his head.“I’m serious,” he said. “Although… you might want to slow your breathing
The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 6: Don’t mess this up
(Meghan’s POV)I walked out of Harlan’s office and quietly closed the door behind me. My heart was still racing, but I forced my feet to keep moving down the hallway.I was standing on my own two feet, yet my mind was still spinning from everything that had happened over the last thirty minutes. He hadn’t just asked about my background or whether I was good enough for his son. He had wanted to know if I was good enough for him. Then, against all expectations, he offered me the chance to pitch a design for one of his estates.Before I could reach the elevators, Adrian came rushing toward me. He must have been waiting outside the whole time. He stepped directly into my path.“How’d it go?” he asked immediately. I could hear the worry in his voice. “You were in there for more than thirty minutes. What did he say?”I stopped and looked straight at him, keeping my expression as blank as I could. I didn’t want him to see how overwhelmed I really was.“Your dad gave me a project.”Adrian bli
The Billionaire’s Muse Chapter 5: You have one chance
(Meghan’s POV)“Please come join me in the car, Meghan, because my dad just moved the meeting forward by thirty minutes,” Adrian Vaughn said, his voice coming through the speaker of my phone with a sharp, frantic edge.I stood by our apartment window, my fingers pinching the plastic casing of the phone as I watched the long, black Benz idling directly over a massive pothole on our street corner.Sofia was sitting on the sofa behind me, her eyes tracking my rigid posture while she sipped her tea.“The car is waiting, Adrian, but I’m not stepping inside until you confirm the payment,” I said, my tone completely calm as I grabbed my backpack from the kitchen table.“The lawyer is in the back seat with the paperwork right now,” Adrian said, his breathing sounding shallow over the line. “Everything is ready, Meghan. The hundred thousand dollars will be sent right now, but I need your signature on the nondisclosure agreement before we cross the gates of the estate, or my dad will call the w
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