The Retired Young Mercenary Is Secretly a Billionaire Chapter 307: I am Jealous!!

A few days later

The atmosphere inside Tulip Corp had completely transford.

What once looked like a small creative startup now carried the energy of a rapidly growing company preparing to enter a much bigger stage.

Employees moved busily across departnts.

Large displays showed project tilines, concept art, marketing plans, and developnt goals.

Artists carried tablets and folders between rooms.

Developers discussed engine builds and chanics.

Writers filled whiteboards with story lore and character arcs.

And for the first ti since arriving in Star Harbor...

The entire company finally felt stable.

This morning...

A major internal eting had been arranged.

Inside the main conference hall of Tulip Corp...

Departnt heads slowly gathered around the long modern table.

The large glass walls behind them overlooked the shining skyline of Star Harbor.

Coffee cups rested beside laptops.

Presentation screens glowed softly.

Several employees whispered among themselves while waiting for the eting to begin.

So still looked excited about living in Star Harbor.

Others already seed deeply focused on work.

At the front of the room...

Alice stood confidently with a tablet in hand.

Compared to her nervous first eting with Miles...

She looked far calr now.

Far stronger.

anwhile...

One large screen displayed Chloe joining virtually from her apartnt.

She sat comfortably near her drawing setup with headphones resting around her neck.

Her screen background showed unfinished character sketches scattered everywhere.

Kate adjusted the presentation screen.

Then the room slowly beca quiet.

Alice smiled lightly.

"Good morning everyone."

The employees greeted back together.

"Good morning Miss Alice."

Alice nodded.

Then slowly began.

"We have officially completed our workplace transition from New York to Star Harbor."

"To be honest..."

"These past few weeks have been extrely stressful for all of us."

A few people laughed quietly in agreent.

Alice smiled too.

"But this transition is also the beginning of much bigger growth for our company."

Her eyes slowly moved across the room.

"Chloe and I started Tulip Corp as nothing more than a dream."

"A small dream."

"A dream created by two people who simply wanted to build worlds and stories."

Her voice beca softer for a mont.

"And while growing this company..."

"We specifically chose young minds."

"Young artists."

"Young developers."

"Young writers."

"Young animators."

"Fresh graduates."

"Creative people like us."

Several younger employees smiled hearing that.

Alice continued.

"I truly appreciate every single one of you for cooperating during this sudden relocation."

"I know it was not easy."

"New hos."

"New city."

"New workplace."

"New environnt."

"But I hope everyone has settled well here."

So employees nodded.

A few laughed awkwardly.

Alice suddenly smirked.

"So of you already visited beaches though."

"I was scrolling social dia yesterday."

The room instantly burst into laughter.

One employee quickly covered his face.

Kate quietly shook her head while smiling.

Alice pointed jokingly.

"Yes."

"I saw your beach photos."

"Very professional behavior."

More laughter filled the room.

Then Alice beca serious again.

"If you or your departnts face any problems settling in Star Harbor..."

"Please contact Kate directly."

"She will handle things."

Kate imdiately nodded professionally.

"I will do my best."

Alice finally moved toward the main presentation.

"Now..."

"Lets get to the main point."

The screen behind her changed.

The Tulip Corp logo appeared beside Sterling Enterprises and Reaper Entertainnt.

The room imdiately beca more focused.

"The primary reason behind shifting here..."

"Was securing a major investnt partnership with Sterling Enterprises."

"They now officially own twenty percent stake in Tulip Corp."

A few employees still looked amazed hearing that spoken aloud.

Even now...

It felt unreal.

Alice continued confidently.

"With their support..."

"We are finally able to begin a completely new project."

"So of you already gave extra effort helping us build the prototype."

"And thanks to your hard work..."

"Chairman Miles Sterling personally loved the prototype."

A few employees looked excited instantly.

Whispers spread quietly.

Alice smiled seeing their reactions.

"He also arranged professional guidance for us from one of the largest dia and artist managent companies in the world..."

"Reaper Entertainnt."

This ti the room reacted even louder.

Even so departnt heads looked impressed.

Alice nodded.

"Yes."

"And they already arranged a full marketing masterclass for us this Thursday."

"Our entire marketing departnt will participate."

"Even I will personally attend."

The marketing team imdiately looked both excited and terrified.

Kate quietly laughed beside them.

Alice changed the slide again.

A dark fantasy ga logo slowly appeared behind her.

The room beca silent again.

"So..."

"Tulip Corp is officially entering ga developnt."

The statent settled heavily across the room.

Excitent slowly spread through everyone’s expressions.

So employees looked nervous.

Others looked thrilled.

Alice continued.

"We finally have the funding required to take this project to the next level."

"Better chanics."

"Better world building."

"Better combat systems."

"Better storytelling."

"Better character designs."

"Our writers already started expanding the lore."

"Our design team already began advanced concept planning."

"Our developnt departnt will begin engine integration this week."

She paused briefly.

"This project will take months to complete."

"But..."

Her eyes sharpened slightly.

"We are not waiting until release to build attention."

The next presentation screen displayed global marketing strategies.

"Using the prototype itself..."

"We will begin early stage global marketing."

"We want player feedback."

"We want community reactions."

"We want real gar engagent from the beginning."

Several departnt heads imdiately began noting things down.

Alice continued professionally.

"Departnt tasks will officially be assigned throughout this week."

"Every team will receive production targets and tilines."

"Coordination between departnts is extrely important from now onward."

Then finally...

She looked toward the giant screen where Chloe appeared.

"Now..."

"Our Creative Director wishes to say a few things."

The screen enlarged slightly.

Chloe adjusted her glasses awkwardly.

Then shared several advanced character designs onto the display.

The entire room beca quiet again.

Beautiful fantasy characters appeared one after another.

Warriors.

Monsters.

Mages.

Dark creatures.

Elegant heroines.

Terrifying bosses.

The designs looked alive.

Chloe softly explained animation flow, movent details, emotional expressions, and visual storytelling choices behind each design.

Even senior artists listened carefully.

Despite her quiet personality...

Her talent commanded attention naturally.

The presentation continued for nearly an hour.

Marketing plans.

Developnt structures.

Production schedules.

Animation pipelines.

Client managent.

Future expansion.

Everything was discussed carefully.

And just like that...

Tulip Corp officially stepped into a completely new world.

The evening atmosphere inside the Pearl Villa felt unusually lively today.

The scent of dinner slowly drifted from the kitchen.

Soft instruntal music played sowhere in the background.

And in the middle of the living room...

Miles had created complete chaos.

A large canvas stood proudly on a wooden easel.

Paint tubes were scattered across the table.

Brushes rested inside glass jars.

A color palette sat in his hand while black paint already stained two of his fingers.

Daniel and Elena sat comfortably on the couch nearby watching the entire scene unfold with amusent.

anwhile...

Hope and Asher stood directly behind Miles like two tiny bodyguards.

Both looked unbelievably excited.

Their little eyes kept moving between the paints, brushes, and empty canvas.

Then...

The front door opened.

Monica walked inside after work.

She removed her coat slowly...

Then froze.

Her eyes moved toward the strange setup in the living room.

"...What is going on?"

Before anyone could answer...

Hope raised both hands dramatically.

"Big bro is painting!"

Asher nodded aggressively.

"Yes!"

Monica blinked twice.

"Ehh??"

Elena imdiately burst into laughter.

"He got jealous listening to all the stories from Sunday."

Monica looked confused.

Elena continued smiling.

"These two kept talking nonstop about artists and drawings and animation."

"And now..."

She looked toward Miles teasingly.

"Soone wants to beco favorite big brother again."

Daniel chuckled quietly beside her.

Monica crossed her arms.

"Seriously boss..."

"Are you a child?"

Miles did not even look back.

"No I am not."

"But I can do art too."

Monica laughed.

"Yeah?"

"Now I really want to see this."

Miles smirked lightly.

"Wait and watch."

Then...

The room slowly beca quiet.

Miles began mixing colors carefully on the palette.

Black.

Gray.

White.

Small touches of silver.

His fingers moved calmly and naturally.

Then...

Without sketching anything first...

He directly placed the brush against the canvas.

The first brush stroke appeared.

Smooth.

Controlled.

Precise.

Daniel slowly straightened himself on the couch.

Elena blinked in surprise.

Even Monica’s teasing expression slowly disappeared.

Miles continued moving the brush naturally.

His wrist movents looked experienced.

Confident.

Years of control existed in every motion.

Black paint slowly covered most of the canvas.

Dark textures ford layer after layer.

Then ca details.

Gray fog.

Shadowy outlines.

A pale moon.

Tiny stars.

Bare twisted tree branches.

And beneath the moonlight...

A lonely graveyard appeared.

One old cross shaped gravestone stood near the center.

The dark atmosphere of the painting slowly swallowed the entire room.

Hope stared with wide eyes.

Asher moved closer to the canvas unconsciously.

The twins looked completely fascinated.

Asher pointed excitedly.

"It looks cool big bro!"

Hope hugged Monica’s arm slightly.

"That’s scary..."

"But cool."

Daniel slowly shook his head in disbelief.

"I genuinely did not expect this."

Elena laughed softly.

"Really"

"I thought you were only saying it because you were jealous."

Miles finally glanced backward proudly.

"Well..."

"I am jealous."

Then he looked toward the twins dramatically.

"See my soldiers?"

"I can do art too."

"What do you think?"

Asher instantly raised both thumbs proudly.

"You are the coolest!"

Then his eyes sparkled.

"Can you draw a superhero for ?"

Hope imdiately protested.

" too!"

Miles smiled warmly.

"Lets go then."

The twins cheered instantly.

Elena looked at Monica while laughing softly.

"Are they all the sa age?"

Monica could not help smiling too.

But while everyone looked happy...

Her eyes quietly rested on Miles for a mont longer.

He looked relaxed.

Peaceful.

Genuinely happy.

The sa man who once learned art only to calm the violence inside himself, to wash away his pain.

Was now using it to spread happiness around him.

Monica lowered her gaze slightly.

A soft smile appeared on her lips.

Even she had not expected this change.

...

anwhile...

Across the city...

Chloe slowly walked into her apartnt building carrying a small bag.

One hand rubbed her eyes lazily.

As she reached the package section near the lobby...

She paused.

A small elegant box rested there with her apartnt number written neatly on it.

Chloe tilted her head.

"That’s strange..."

"It doesn’t look like anything I ordered."

Curiosity slowly appeared on her sleepy face.

She picked up the package anyway and entered the elevator.

A few monts later...

She reached her apartnt.

The mont she stepped inside...

She placed her bag aside and imdiately sat near the table.

Then carefully opened the box.

Inside...

Rested a beautiful hairclip.

Silver colored.

Elegant.

Decorated with tiny blue crystal flowers.

Chloe’s eyes widened slightly.

"It’s beautiful..."

Then she noticed the small folded note beneath it.

She slowly opened it.

"Hope noticed your interest in the hairclip that day. And she demanded her big brother another hairclip so she could give it to you. Hope says thanks for Sunday."

"Monica."

For a few seconds...

Chloe simply stared at the note silently.

Then slowly...

A genuine smile appeared on her face.

Soft.

Warm.

Natural.

She stood up and walked toward the mirror.

Carefully...

She clipped it into her hair.

Then tilted her head slightly while looking at her reflection.

"Well..."

"It looks pretty."

Her fingers softly touched the hairclip again.

Then she smiled faintly at herself.

"Chairman definitely has skill in picking things huh?"