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THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 40
The room buzzed with anticipation, and the air was thick with tension as Valeria smiled practicedly at the reporters.She was composed, exuding confidence, but Marcellus’s smirk never wavered.He had set a trap, and she was about to realise just how deep it went.“Miss Solano,” a reporter began, shoving a microphone in her face. “What do you have to say about the allegations that you engaged in corporate espionage to secure the Fontaine Industries contract?”The question hit like a gunshot.Murmurs rippled through the crowd as cameras flashed.Valeria’s smile didn’t falter, but a flicker of uncertainty crossed her gaze.“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” she responded smoothly. “Fontaine Industries made a strategic decision based on value, not deceit.”Another reporter stepped forward. “Then how do you explain these?”He held up a tablet, displaying confidential Fontaine documents—ones that had allegedly been leaked from Valeria’s office.Her signature was forged at the botto
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 41
Javier leaned against the balcony railing, his posture effortlessly relaxed despite the whirlwind they had just escaped.The city lights stretched below them, casting a golden glow that softened the tension lingering in Valeria’s features.However, she was far from relaxed.Her arms were crossed, and her sharp eyes scanned his face as if she could dissect him and piece together the mystery he had become.“You still haven’t answered me,” she murmured. “How did you know about the breach?”Javier exhaled slowly, tilting his head. “Valeria, do you really think I’d let you walk into a room full of wolves without knowing what awaited you?”Her lips parted slightly, caught between surprise and something else—something softer.But before she could respond, a mocking voice interrupted them.“How touching,” Marcellus sneered, stepping onto the balcony.His smile was sharp, but his eyes were dark with barely concealed rage.“The parasite playing knight in shining armour.”Javier turned his head
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 42
"Dad, I think we have to do something about Valeria and Javier. Especially Javier," Marcellus said.His voice was laced with frustration. He paced in front of Hudson Solano’s massive mahogany desk, his jaw tightening with every step."Ever since Javier appeared, somehow everything has fallen apart, and everything seems to be in their favour. He's like a monster."Hudson, seated in his leather chair, exhaled sharply and pinched the bridge of his nose."Javier is not the monster here, Marcellus," he corrected, his tone clipped. "We are. And we’re going to destroy him."Marcellus’s eyes darkened with satisfaction.He stopped pacing, leaning forward with his palms flat on the desk."I like the sound of that. So? What’s the plan?"Hudson smirked, leaning back in his chair."Simple. We make Valeria hate him."Marcellus arched an eyebrow."And how exactly do we do that? Javier barely reacts to anything. He’s like a damn stone statue with a pulse."Hudson chuckled. "Ah, but even statues crac
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 43
Javier checks his phone and sees an incoming message from Valeria.From: Valeria"Javier, can you buy me food at La Esquina Del Sabor and we can have lunch together?"Javier sighs, a faint smirk tugging at his lips.Typical Valeria—never one for unnecessary pleasantries. He replies with a short, efficient text.To: Valeria"Sure. Be there soon."Sliding his phone back into his pocket, Javier heads toward La Esquina Del Sabor, a well-known restaurant famous for its grilled meats and freshly made tortillas.Upon arriving, he steps inside, the aroma of sizzling beef and rich spices filling the air.He approaches the counter where a young staff member, Lucas, greets him."Señor Everhart! Back again? You must really like our food. Or..." Lucas smirks knowingly. "You must really like whoever you're ordering for."Javier raises a brow. "Just taking care of someone who has expensive taste and no patience."Lucas chuckles. "Ah, must be Miss Solano then. What can I get for her today?""The usual
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 44
Javier gives a slight nod. "Are you okay if I leave now?"Adriana hesitates before nodding. "Yes, I think so."They exit the restaurant together, Javier holding the takeout bag in one hand and his coffee in the other. The cool air outside greets them, but something else makes them freeze in place.Adriana’s body stiffens. Her grip tightens on the strap of her purse, and her gaze darts toward a man standing a few meters away. He looks furious.Javier sighs. This again. He studies the man’s face—sharp features, narrowed eyes, and a tense jaw line. The way the man’s stare locks onto Adriana makes one thing clear: he isn’t just some random passerby. Either he believes Javier and Adriana are truly together, or he knows they’re pretending.Adriana inches closer to Javier. "What should we do? He’s still there."Javier raises an eyebrow, sipping his coffee like this is just another Tuesday. "Are you sure you don’t know him? Ex-boyfriend? Secret admirer? Loan shark?"Adriana shakes her head so
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 45
Valeria narrows her eyes. “Give me one good reason I should believe anything you say.”Javier exhales slowly, setting the takeout bag on the kitchen counter with precise movements.His calm, composed expression doesn’t falter, but there’s a flicker of something—amusement, perhaps?—in his gaze as he watches Valeria’s arms folded across her chest, her fingers gripping the fabric of her blouse tightly.“Valeria,” he starts, voice smooth and measured, “are we really going to do this?”“Oh, we are absolutely doing this,” Valeria snaps, her sharp gaze burning through him. “Because, Javier, I’d love to know how exactly helping a woman in distress translates to—” She gestures at him with an exaggerated wave of her hand, “—getting doused in her perfume?”Javier looks down at himself, then back at her, lifting a brow.“I wasn’t aware that being a Good Samaritan came with a dress code. Should I have asked her to stay three feet away while running from a potential stalker?”Valeria scoffs. “Oh,
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 46
Javier exhales slowly, rubbing his temple. “Valeria—”Her gaze burns into him, a mixture of fury, disbelief, and something sharper—betrayal. The phone in her grip buzzes again, but she doesn’t need to look. She’s already seen the name. Adriana.Javier watches as she inhales sharply through her nose, nostrils flaring like a dragon preparing to breathe fire. Then, without breaking eye contact, she holds up his phone between them. “Care to explain,” she says, voice deceptively calm, “why the damsel in distress you oh-so-chivalrously saved is sending you dinner invitations?”Javier studies her, unfazed by the storm brewing behind her eyes. “She’s just being polite,” he replies evenly.Valeria lets out a sharp laugh, completely devoid of humor. “Polite? Polite?! Javier, this woman doused you in her perfume, and now she’s texting you her address?” She waves the phone like it’s incriminating evidence in a trial. “What’s next? A handwritten invitation on scented paper?”Javier watches her wit
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 47
That morning, Javier met Adriana at La Belle Lumière, the restaurant where they had first crossed paths. He had chosen this place deliberately—public, neutral, and a reminder that their acquaintance was brief and situational. He had no intention of leading Adriana on, but he also didn’t want unnecessary drama, especially after Valeria’s jealous outburst over the text last night.As he stepped into the restaurant, Adriana was already seated at a table by the window, elegantly dressed in a navy-blue dress. She brightened when she saw him, offering a warm smile.“Javier, you came,” she said, relief evident in her voice.Javier inclined his head as he took a seat across from her. “Of course. I thought it would be best to clear any misunderstandings.”Adriana tilted her head, brows knitting slightly. “Misunderstandings?”Javier folded his hands neatly on the table, his expression as composed as ever. “You didn’t know, but I have a fiancée.”Adriana blinked, clearly taken aback. “Oh,” she b
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Hudson stepped forward, his boots striking the broken ground with a resonating thud, as if he were the harbinger of something far worse than even Lazarus' dark magic. His presence exuded power — unyielding and oppressive. Every inch of his being seemed like a force of nature, relentless and untouchable.Javier’s eyes flickered towards him, but there was no shift in his demeanor. The calm that surrounded him was like the stillness before a storm. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t even blink.Hudson’s voice was low and dangerous, a growl that echoed in the stillness of the chamber.“You’ve made your mistakes, Javier,” Hudson said, his lips curling into a cruel smile. “You think you can challenge me, the legacy of centuries? You’re nothing more than an illusion, a child playing at alchemy. Your power is a hollow shell.”Javier’s hand still rested in the air, his fingers twitching slightly as if ready to strike again, but he didn’t move. He didn’t need to.“I don’t play at anything,” Javier rep
CHAPTER 114
The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous."You mistake survival for inheritance."The titan lunged, spear whistling through the air with monstrous force.Javier moved.One step.That was all.The spear missed entirely, embedding itself into the stone wall behind him with an ear-shattering crash. Before the titan could recover, Javier’s fingers flicked forward, almost lazily.A thin line of silver light cut through the darkness.The titan froze mid-motion.A crack, faint but unmistakable, split
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Javier moved at the last instant, evading the strike by mere inches. The shockwave flattened the nearby walls, sending debris spiraling into the blackness. Valeria covered her head, shielding herself from the raining stones.Javier stood unharmed in the eye of the storm.The titan turned its hollow, glowing gaze toward him again. Its massive hand wrenched the spear from the cracked earth and spun it with unnatural speed, wind howling around the weapon.A second strike came—faster, more brutal.Javier didn’t back down.Instead, he raised his right hand, fingers moving in intricate, ancient patterns midair. A low hum resonated from his palm, gathering into a thin golden sigil
CHAPTER 112
The world blurred into chaos.The floor swallowed them whole, but Javier landed cleanly, as if he had expected it all along. His boots hit the dark stone with a controlled thud. Around him, pieces of the collapsing building rained down, dust choking the stale air. Valeria stumbled nearby, coughing violently. Lucian and the others were nowhere to be seen—only distant screams and the grinding of stone echoed.Javier rose, dusting his coat casually.From the depths of the darkness, Subject Zero’s laughter slithered toward him."You fall into my home now, Everhart," the monster rasped, voice booming through the hollow underground. "Here, the rules change."Javier ignored the
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The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous.
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The room held its breath.Subject Zero stepped through the dust and chaos like a ghost given flesh. Seven feet tall, skin pale as wax, a twisted alchemical brand pulsing red-hot across his chest. His eyes—too human to be soulless, too inhuman to be sane—were locked on only one person.Javier Everhart.The guards raised their weapons. Lucian North scrambled back, nearly tripping over his own fear. Alric didn’t speak; he merely pressed his back against the farthest wall, trembling like a man watching a nightmare he once created walk again.“You,” Subject Zero rasped, voice deep and strange—as if several voices spoke through one mouth. “Everhart.”Javier didn’t move. His stance remained relaxed, one hand in his coat pocket. “I figured you’d come.”Subject Zero’s cracked lips curled into something like a grin. “They said you died. That the last of the alchemists was gone.”“They lied,” Javier said simply.Valeria grabbed his arm. “Javier—this thing—what is it?”He glanced at her. “A bypro
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“The Everhart bloodline should’ve been extinct.”Those words echoed through the sterile silence of the secret underground hall, the scent of dust and burning wires still lingering in the air. Javier stood before the council table, his expression unreadable. He had just dismantled half of Project Helix with nothing but strategy, silence, and the weight of his name.Across the room, Dr. Alric Mendez—head researcher of Project Helix—leaned forward, trying to mask the trembling in his hands with a condescending grin.“You’re clever, I’ll give you that,” Alric said, his voice gravelly. “But cleverness doesn't make you immortal, Everhart.”Javier didn’t respond. He didn’t need to. The moment his gaze
CHAPTER 109
News of Marcus Renshaw’s public humiliation had spread like wildfire through the business world, especially after footage of him being escorted out of the summit made its rounds online. Javier, as always, remained unbothered by the noise. He was already two steps ahead, focused on the deeper enemy—the consortium.Inside his private study, Javier reviewed encrypted files, eyes scanning faster than the average mind could comprehend. Alchemy wasn’t just about turning lead into gold. For Javier, a direct descendant of the ancient art, it was about transformation—of matter, of strategy, of power.Valeria entered the room without knocking, her presence calm but purposeful. "The contact from Zurich confirmed. The financial trail leads straight to Konstantin Sorel."Javier nodded slowly. "The head of Sorel Holdings. One of the consortium’s top financiers."Valeria crossed her arms. "You really think he’ll fall for the bait?""He won’t need to," Javier said, standing. "Because by the time he r
CHAPTER 108
Javier stood still, watching as Marcus Renshaw was escorted out by the security officers. His mind was already calculating the next step in his victory. Marcus might have been a nuisance, but Javier had anticipated every move. The tech world wasn’t kind to those who played dirty, and it was only a matter of time before Marcus’s arrogance caught up with him.Valeria’s voice broke through his thoughts. “You’ve already won, haven’t you?”Javier glanced at her, his expression composed, but something in his eyes softened when they met hers. “It’s not over yet, Valeria. Not by a long shot. Winning today was only a small part of a much larger picture.”Valeria gave him a questioning look, sensing there was more to the story than he let on. "What do you mean?"Javier’s lips curled slightly as he turned toward the exit, guiding her along with him. “The market may think Marcus is finished, but we both know this is just the beginning. There are more players involved — much bigger ones than Marcu
