Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 – Are you planning to leave your boyfriend for me?

Daisy had always wanted to be the smartest person in the room, especially when that room was filled with powerful men who underestimated her, but Seraphine turned out to be that woman in Daisy’s mind.

Succeeding against Seraphine by being the one Ravyn loved should have made her happy, except that Ravyn was neither the most powerful Alpha nor the richest in the United States.

She had plans, layered and unhurried, and Damon had been carefully placed inside those plans like a prized piece waiting to be claimed.

The strategy had been simple in her mind. She loved Ravyn but the desire for wealth and power, no longer made love attractive.

For now, she needed Ravyn for covering but if things continued to fall, she would step away gracefully and direct her attention to Damon, who was younger, rising faster, and far more promising in the long run.

Her target had long been Voren, but he had always been beyond her reach, a different league entirely, untouchable in ways that made even her ambition hesitate. Ravyn, however, had been attainable. He had been the closest steppingstone to power.

And now, Damon was her upgrade waiting in the wings.

With Seraphine’s calculated attacks, Daisy had panicked before but now, she felt that everything was working to her advantage, because she already mapped out an escape route in her mind.

If Ravyn fell too hard, she would detach before the collapse crushed her with him. With Damon, or at least, she thought she did, until hearing that Damon was investing fifty billion into Walker’s Global Enterprise.

The news numbed her, left her feeling like the ground was subtly shifting beneath her perfectly balanced heels.

Her future, which she had arranged so neatly in her imagination, suddenly blurred at the edges. If Damon was strengthening Ravyn instead of positioning himself independently, then her calculations were off.

Her expression, no matter how carefully trained, failed to mask the flicker of irritation in her eyes.

Damon was momentarily stunned by the sharpness of her question, but he masked it quickly, smoothing his features into calm indifference.

"Why can’t I invest?" he asked evenly. "Fifty billion is nothing. In case you haven’t noticed, my wealth increases by the second. That amount is just a drop of water in the ocean."

He delivered the words with quiet arrogance, not loud enough to boast but deliberate enough to remind her exactly who he was becoming.

Relief washed across Daisy’s face almost immediately, softening the tension that had tightened her jaw. If the money meant nothing to Damon, then perhaps this was not a decrease in his wealth, but rather another calculated business move.

"I didn’t mean to sound harsh," she said, forcing an embarrassed smile. "I was only looking out for you."

"For me?" Damon echoed, his tone dipping slightly, gaining weight. "Shouldn’t you be looking out for your boyfriend instead? Aren’t you supposed to become Luna soon?"

The word Luna hung between them like a reminder of chains.

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