[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati":3,"chapter-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-649":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Harem Startup : The Demon Billionaire is on Vacation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1411060,1864,"Chapter 649: Without Paying The Price","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-649",649,"\u003Cp>Chapter 649 – Without Paying The Price\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was he even this... handsome before?\" the brunette asked, eyes narrowing on Lux again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wasn’t ugly,\" one admitted. \"But not like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Definitely not you,\" someone said, gesturing at Lux. \"He didn’t have your energy. That aura. Like...\" She exhaled. \"Like he didn’t even know what to do with his own skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which is weird, right?\" the elf said. \"The Albrechts are rich. Prestigious. One of the old noble finance lines. He should’ve been born dripping confidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stayed silent for a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back against the stone again, dripping wet and half glowing under the sun. The perfect blend of demon-blooded menace and casual billionaire charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent wasn’t confident with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the name. The money. The history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not the self-worth. Not the presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead of owning his own image, he borrowed someone else’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Vincent, sweet, awkward Vincent, was going through his rebellious phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he didn’t want to accept the consequences,\" Lux murmured aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is his rebellion,\" Lux continued. \"His tantrum. Playboy style. Using my name to seduce women, to get what he thinks he deserves. Without paying the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coward,\" the elf muttered. \"Using you like a shield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like a brand,\" Lux corrected, eyes narrowing. \"And now he’s smearing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why you?\" the tan MILF asked, lounging at the poolside. \"Why not some celebrity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux shrugged. \"Because I’m real. Mysterious. New to the city. Quiet enough to be copied but strong enough to make women drop their morals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not wrong,\" she added with a crooked smirk, eyes raking him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He always seemed a bit... off,\" another said thoughtfully. \"Not bad, just... invisible. Like he was tired of being in the background.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still,\" one of them said, voice soft now. \"There were good rumors too. I heard he once paid off a maid’s family debt after her son fell ill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard he writes poetry,\" said another. \"Real poetry. Handwritten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t he sponsor a healing clinic last winter?\" the elf asked. \"For hybrid kids? Quietly, through one of the side branches?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously?\" another said. \"I thought that was just a rumor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He made a good name for himself,\" Lux admitted, voice calm but edged in something sharper. \"He’s not dumb. A man like that? With that family? He can’t afford to tarnish the Albrecht name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head slightly, letting the sunlight catch the corner of his smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So instead... he uses mine. To play around. Ruin hearts. Get his revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tan elf tilted her head and pouted. \"Aw~ That’s so cowardly.\" She leaned in closer, her voice silk-wrapped. \"Do you need me to calm you down, Lux?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another woman beside her scoffed. \"You already have a husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf rolled her eyes and tossed her hair back like it was yesterday’s mistake. \"Soon to be ex husband. I caught him sleeping with his secretary two weeks ago.\" She smiled sweetly, eyes gleaming. \"I’m suing him for seventy percent of his wealth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. \"Oof.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care,\" she said, shrugging with absolutely no remorse. \"So let’s just say I’m single now... which means I can finally have some fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze raked over his chest, still glistening from the water, then lower... slow and lingering. \"And you, Lux... you look fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another woman elbowed her. \"Oh come on, you’re already plotting his blood type.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf smirked and leaned even closer to Lux, brushing her fingertips along his shoulder. Her nails traced his collarbone like she was outlining a property she wanted to buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to... soothe his stress,\" she whispered, lips nearly brushing his jaw. \"He looks so tense. So... overworked. Poor thing. Maybe you need a little vacation? Some personal... care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure you’d offer a full treatment,\" Lux muttered dryly, glancing at her wandering hand, but not stopping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmhmm,\" she purred. \"I specialize in hands on service.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re literally divorced because of that exact line of work,\" one of the women snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey,\" the elf shrugged, still half-drapped over Lux. \"At least I do it better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s smirk curved again. \"Tempting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others watched, some amused, others clearly wanting a turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you went back to the mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from behind them, light, precise, and unmistakably sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t flinch. His smirk widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ely,\" he said, turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood in a sleek pearl-blue dress, hair tied loosely, eyes narrowed in that delicate way only a woman who saw too much too quickly could manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux walked over to her, dripping, sin in casual form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And kissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right on the lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No shame. No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just slow, warm pressure and the kind of kiss that said ’yes, I’m in trouble, but I don’t care.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ely blinked, mouth parted slightly. \"You—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got bored,\" he said, brushing her hair behind her ear with lazy fingers. \"So I thought I’d come visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth twitched. \"You’re causing more chaos than relaxation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m blending in,\" he said innocently. \"Look... sun, pool, women. It’s practically a treatment plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You left your trunk in the changing room last time you were here. It caused quite a ruckus among my female customers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux glanced back at the tan elf and winked. \"See? I’m a repeat customer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You promised you’d behave last time. You didn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. But at least I paid well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t about money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also paid in charm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ely gave him a long stare. \"Charm doesn’t pay bills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux leaned in again, nose brushing hers. \"But it gets me kisses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips twitched. \"Lux...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned. \"Want one more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then grabbed his neck and kissed him back, harder this time. Enough to make the tan elf gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux made a satisfied hum in the back of his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pool ladies stared, momentarily stunned. One of them whispered, \"Okay... that was hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ely finally pulled back and sighed. \"You’re impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m bored,\" he said again, holding her waist loosely. \"That’s more dangerous than being angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-05T23:57:25.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d4772db91768d3fd6136a2c144fc98977f1888ca26bc56a2258708ca9e25572","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-650","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-648",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]