All Chapters of The Billionaire Who Wants Me Next: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter Twenty-One

ElaraThe guest room felt too quiet.I lay awake beneath the silk sheets, staring at the ceiling while the events from earlier replayed endlessly in my mind. Every touch. Every word. Every dangerous shift in Alistair’s expression.One second he looked at me like he wanted to ruin me.The next, he had stepped away like I disgusted him.I turned onto my side with a frustrated sigh.What exactly was wrong with that man?Was he naturally hot and cold? Naturally dangerous? Or was this all some twisted game he enjoyed playing with me?My fingers tightened around the blanket.Alistair was difficult to read, and that irritated me more than I cared to admit. Most men were easy. Their desires sat openly in their eyes.But him?He concealed everything behind calm stares and sharp smiles.And somehow that made him even more dangerous.I closed my eyes.Then my thoughts drifted somewhere far more pleasant.Louis.More specifically, Louis’ family dinner. A slow smile spread across my face.They had

Chapter Twenty-Two

Elara“You are living the life.”I looked up from the dress laid across my bed and sighed.Denise had been talking nonstop for nearly twenty minutes.“Two men,” Denise continued dramatically, pacing around the room. “Two powerful men. Fighting over you.”“Nobody is fighting over me.”Denise gasped loudly. “One sends you gifts. The other sends you rides. One of them is rich and emotionally constipated while the other is engaged to you despite having a whole girlfriend.”I pinched the bridge of my nose.“And to make it worse,” Denise added, lowering her voice theatrically, “one of the men is Celia’s father.”I burst into laughter. Denise pointed accusingly at me.“See? That glow again.”“What glow?”“The Alistair glows.”“There’s no such thing.”“There is,” Denise insisted. “Every time his name comes up, your face changes.”I rolled her eyes and reached for my earrings.“You’re imagining things.”Denise smirked knowingly.“So you haven’t fallen for him?”“No.”“That was too fast.”I sho

Chapter Twenty-Three

LouisThe moment I stepped out of the building, fury ripped through me.My fist crashed against the wall beside the entrance.Pain shot through my knuckles, but I barely felt it. All I could feel was humiliation burning under my skin. My grandfather had never dismissed me like that before. Never. Yet tonight, in front of everyone, he had looked me in the eye and ordered me to leave his study while Elara stayed behind with him.Elara.I breathed hard through my nose, trying to calm myself, but the anger only worsened.The doors behind me opened softly and Celia walked out. Her heels clicked against the marble floor before she stopped beside me. Gently, she placed a hand on my back.“I think Elara has been saying things to your grandfather behind your back,” she whispered.I said nothing.Celia moved closer. “I don’t understand why he suddenly chased you out. He barely even lets you explain yourself.”My jaw tightened.Neither did I.Something had changed recently. My grandfather had st

Chapter Twenty-four

ElaraBy the time I got home, my heels were trying to kill my feet.I kicked them off dramatically the second I entered the apartment.Denise looked up from the couch where she was eating noodles straight from the pot.“You look like you just survived a mafia meeting.”I dropped beside her with a groan.“You have no idea.”Her eyes widened instantly. “Tell me everything.”And I did.I told her about Louis getting thrown out of the meeting by his grandfather. I told her about the look on his face when I walked out of the mansion. I even reenacted the moment Celia nearly tried to slap me.Denise nearly choked on her noodles laughing.“She tried to hit you?”“Yes!”“And Louis stopped her?”I snorted. “Not because he cares. He was protecting his precious deal.”Denise pointed her fork at me dramatically. “Still counts.”I rolled my eyes.“She called me manipulative.”“You are manipulative.”“That’s not the point.”Denise burst into laughter again.I grabbed a cushion and threw it at her.

Chapter Twenty-Five

ELARAI stared at Alistair, completely caught off guard by the sharpness in his voice.“I said leave, Elara.”The words sliced through the air so coldly that I blinked twice, certain I had heard him wrong.A few seconds ago, we had been standing close enough for me to feel the warmth radiating from his body. Now he looked like he wanted an entire ocean between us.My throat tightened.“Did I… annoy you or something?” I asked carefully.His jaw flexed.“No.”“Then why are you talking to me like that?”He dragged a hand through his hair and turned away from me. “You didn’t do anything. I just don’t want you around right now.”Right now.But somehow that didn’t make it hurt less.I swallowed hard and nodded slowly even though confusion clawed at my chest.“Fine.”He didn’t stop me as I walked out.The elevator ride downstairs felt endless. My reflection in the mirrored walls looked just as confused as I felt.What had happened?One minute he was looking at me in that dangerous way that m

Chapter Twenty-Six

ELARAThat night, I refused to pick up Alistair’s calls.The first time my phone rang, I stared at his name until the screen went dark. The second time, I tossed the phone onto the bed and walked into the kitchen for water I didn’t even want. By the fifth call, Denise had started glaring at my phone like it had personally offended her.“Are you going to answer him?” she asked from the couch.“No.”“He’s persistent.”“He’s irritating.”Denise sighed and muted the television. “You look like you’re about to commit murder.”“I might.”I curled deeper into the blanket wrapped around my body. My chest still burned from everything that had happened at the company. Celia owning shares. Alistair acting blindsided. Louis looked furious.None of it made sense.Or maybe it did, and I was simply the idiot in the middle of a game everyone else understood.Denise moved closer and rubbed my shoulder gently. “You should sleep.”“I can’t.”“You need to try.”I finally looked at her. “What if he lied to

Chapter Twenty-Seven

ElaraI barely had enough time to calm my nerves before I threw on a fitted black dress and rushed out of the house. My mind had been spinning since the call from Louis’ grandfather. An emergency meeting. Mandatory attendance. His tone alone had told me this was not something small.By the time I arrived at the company headquarters, the atmosphere inside the conference room already felt suffocating.Celia was there. Of course she was.The moment our eyes met, she glared at me so viciously that it almost made me laugh. If hatred could kill, I would have dropped dead before reaching my seat. But I ignored her and settled into the chair across from Louis.He looked exhausted.Dark circles sat beneath his eyes, and his jaw remained tight like he had not slept all night. For a second, guilt flickered through me after everything that had happened between us recently, but it disappeared the moment Celia leaned closer to him possessively.The conference room doors opened before another though

Chapter Twenty-Eight

ElaraI froze the moment Alistair pinned me against the wall.His body pressed dangerously close to mine, heat radiating from his skin as his dark eyes held mine captive. My breathing became uneven instantly.For days, I had tried not to think about him.I tried and failed.Every night since the last time we were together, memories of his hands on my body had haunted me. The way he touched me. The way he looked at me like he wanted to ruin me completely.And the worst part?I wanted him to.My pulse pounded wildly as his fingers brushed lightly against my waist.“You came here angry,” he murmured.I swallowed hard. “I came for answers.”“But you stayed.”His voice dropped lower, rougher.The tension between us snapped.I grabbed his shirt and pulled him toward me before crashing my lips against his.He kissed me back instantly.Hungry.Like he had been waiting for it.A soft gasp escaped me when his hands slid down my back possessively. My fingers tangled into his shirt as the kiss dee

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Elara Three hours later, I arrived at the airport with my luggage rolling behind me and exhaustion sitting heavily on my shoulders.I expected peace.Instead, the first people I saw were Louis and Celia.I stopped walking immediately.Celia’s lips curved into a smug smile while Louis looked equally irritated to see me.I raised a brow. “I thought your flight had already left.”“It was delayed,” Celia answered before Louis could speak. “Looks like we’ll all be on the same flight now.”The disappointment in her voice amused me.I scoffed softly and walked past them toward the waiting area.I could feel Celia staring holes into my back as I sat down and pulled out my phone.A message from Alistair appeared instantly.Did you get there safely?A small smile tugged at my lips.Unfortunately.He replied immediately.I miss you already.Heat crawled into my cheeks despite myself.For the next several minutes, I stayed focused on my phone, chatting with him while the airport noise faded into

Chapter Thirty

LOUISThe hotel room was quiet when the door clicked shut behind us. Soft golden lights reflected against the polished walls, and the large windows overlooked the city below. Celia walked farther into the room slowly, her heels tapping against the floor before she turned to me with a smile.“It’s beautiful,” she said softly. “I’m glad it’s for us.”I loosened my tie and dropped my suitcase beside the bed. “You like it?”“I love it.”She moved toward the window while I watched her carefully. There was satisfaction in her expression, the kind that came whenever she felt like she had won something important. Maybe she believed this trip meant we were finally moving toward the future she wanted.She turned back to me again. “You need to change your pin.”I frowned slightly. “What?”“Your cards. Your accounts. Everything.” Her expression hardened. “Elara still knows them.”At the mention of Elara, tension slid quietly into the room.“I’ll change them when we get back to town,” I said calml

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