The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 676

William had practically sequestered himself in his room for a solid week.

News of the impending union between the Dillion and the Salter families spread like wildfire.

Everything that had transpired at the engagement party was hushed up by the Salter family, but there were still those in the know who were gleefully spreading rumors within their social circles.

Accusations of deceit and even rape were being bandied about.

Carla had tried to visit him a few times, but William had refused to see her. On her last attempt, he finally agreed to meet her.

Carla looked at William’s sunken eyes and clenched her fists instinctively.

“William, are you okay?” She asked with concern in her voice.

William was dressed in a thin white knitted sweater. In just a week, he had lost over twenty pounds, looking ragged and haggard.

He stood up and asked her as he wanted to be sure, ‘Are you really sure you want to marry me?”

“William, you promised to marry me…” Carla panicked, thinking he was going to break off their engagement, “I really do love you. I know what happened that night wasn’t what you wanted, I…”

not caused by you?” William cut her off,

intended to find a place to rest, but Carla had approached him, resulting in a scuffle that had him

on the bed in disarray, and before he could apologize, the Salter family

she said, her face white as a sheet, “William, I love you too much. I know you don’t

her only

that was okay. As long as they got married, she would make it up to him. She would make William love her, and she would take

goodwill William had for Carla evaporated

and walked to the window, staying silent for

taking his hand. “William, don’t worry about the rumors. They’ll die down soon. After we get married,

any emotions, he said. “Set a date for the wedding. I’ll

for the wedding ceremony, should I inform the Salter family, or will you?”

she said, “But I really want to wear a wedding dress.”

that the opportunity had landed in her lap, why would

glanced at her; his usually warm demeanor replaced by a cold hardness as he retorted, “Then perhaps you should find someone else to marry. You could just do to them what you did

Carla was stunned.

bathroom. After freshening up and changing into a suit, he

William returned to work, the office was buzzing with

in his place was a ruthless businessman who, within a matter of days, had ousted several

ceased contact, a fact that