The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 808

“Kari, I admit I rushed things before,” Ronald said, his voice hoarse with emotion. “I was afraid you’d marry Nathan. Now that you and Nathan have split, I won’t pressure you to accept me. All I’m asking for is a chance.”

A wave of heat rushed to Kari’s cheeks. “I’ve always seen you like a brother…”

And if it hadn’t been for that brotherly image, she wouldn’t have felt such strong aversion, such disgust, to Ronald’s affections.

“Well, from now on, stop seeing me as a brother.”

Her lips pressed into a thin line. She really didn’t have feelings for Ronald, but her mom trusted him implicitly.

She didn’t want to make a scene.

Ronald took her silence as consent.

“Come on, I’ll drive you home.”

Following Ronald, Kari returned home only to be greeted cheerily by Willa, who then pulled Ronald inside.

“Ronald, you’ve been such a help with Kari lately.”

Kari rolled her eyes at her mom’s approval of Ronald and retreated to her room.

sighed, “This

young. Please don’t be

You’ve worked so hard over the years.” He genuinely appreciated Willa. After all, if it weren’t for her, he

embarrassed, Willa replied, “You shouldn’t have,

crying her eyes

and sit down. You’re always welcome here. I’ll make you some chicken soup next time.”

smile, “I’ll make sure

shivered behind him.

need for such

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Ronald persuaded Willa to stop pressuring

deeply. “I’ve been reflecting on

to break them up. But her husband had died at the hands of the Jarvis family, and she couldn’t let her daughter marry into

not to associate with the Jarvis family. You can relax a bit, so you don’t push

Ronald’s repeated assurances that he would keep an eye on

a

more space, and Kari felt a weight lifted off her shoulders, even beginning to see Ronald in a better

shift, Kari was called into Brittany’s office.

your mom