[{"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-722":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},1411133,1864,"Chapter 722: Do You Want It?","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-722",722,"\u003Cp>Chapter 722 – Do You Want It?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke again without even looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanna touch it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally turned his head, eyes calm, almost teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You keep looking at me,\" he said simply. \"You can touch it. I don’t mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her entire body went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—I was not—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured faintly to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those lap dancers touched me,\" he continued. \"Kind of disappointing, honestly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth opened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disappointing?\" she repeated. \"They’re pros.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he said. \"But I felt like a genie lamp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rub me,\" he said dryly, \"and I’ll give you money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost laughed despite herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you did that,\" she pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did,\" he agreed. \"Because it was transactional. That’s normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe that’s why I was disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Then why are you letting me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her for a long second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time there was no teasing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because yours is curiosity,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers twitched against her knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t rush her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t lean closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t grab her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just sat there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air between them felt thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re unbelievable,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet you’re still here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shot him a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t mean anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She inhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just touching his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not scandalous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shifted slightly closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand hovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Don’t.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Do not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abort mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her hand betrayed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers brushed lightly against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She inhaled sharply without meaning to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t flex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers slid lower, almost against her own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the defined line of his abs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscles tightened faintly beneath her touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail flicked nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re shaking,\" he observed calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop analyzing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re fascinating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did not help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand rested against his abdomen now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was very aware of how close she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very aware of the faint warmth radiating from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her imagination was not helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re thinking again,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hate you,\" she said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slid her hand back up quickly, retreating like she’d touched fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough,\" she declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t even test the hypothesis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What hypothesis?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned slightly closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That I’m not disappointing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain short-circuited again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed him lightly in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re too confident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have data.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned closer again, voice lowering slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were curious,\" he said. \"You satisfied it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re not going to make a move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he leaned closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not aggressively. Not forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough that the space between them shrank into something dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want it?\" he asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words hit her like a pulse of electricity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart kicked hard against her ribs. Her ears burned. Her tail froze mid-sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t grabbing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t pushing her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t cornering her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And somehow that made it worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you allow me,\" he continued, voice dropping lower, smoother, \"I will make a move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A nasty one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers twitched at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just... remember,\" he added calmly, eyes never leaving hers, \"I won’t stop on one round.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stomach flipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I...\" His gaze sharpened faintly. \"Am Greed. Once mine, will mine. I don’t let go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain short-circuited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that metaphorical?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he joking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this some dramatic billionaire personality trait?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she knew was that her pulse was racing and the velvet-lit room felt smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to kiss him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this state...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Champagne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrenaline from the Aelitha mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux might be able to hold himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure she could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that scared her more than anything he’d said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if she leaned in...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know if she’d stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after what Aelitha had done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the media mess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fake pregnancy stunt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t afford to create another storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family would implode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cousins would gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name would be dragged next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she wasn’t Aelitha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t run from consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice sounded steadier than she felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers closed gently around her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart slammed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t yank her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t pull her into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just held her there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard your family wants to invite me,\" he said calmly, still seated. \"To apologize. Officially.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her throat felt dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send me the invitation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pulse pounded in her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released her wrist slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll come,\" he said quietly, \"not because I want the apology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But because of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back again like he hadn’t just detonated her entire emotional stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all she trusted herself to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dignified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second the door shut behind her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried down the hallway like someone fleeing a crime scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail was a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart would not calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he hadn’t kissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And warned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once mine, will mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who says that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who says that in a strip club lounge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached the end of the corridor and paused, pressing her back against the wall for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched her wrist where he’d held her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still felt warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not possessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not forceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that certainty was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1052,"2026-06-05T23:57:27.963Z",1,"novelbin.me","a8f8839e88b6f317b126339d95422da5b38a9497110a76f4cff0e270e537e4e5","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-723","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-721",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]