The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 820

Brittany had a board meeting and couldn’t make it to the airport.

Derek Bishop did.

After picking up Isaac, Derek handed him a bottle of water as they got into the car. “Take a swig, you look beat.”

Isaac was worn out from the case he’d been working on; his fatigue was palpable. “How are things back here?”

“Smooth sailing,” Derek replied.

Glancing at Isaac through the rear-view mirror, Derek noticed the tired lines on his face. and shifted the conversation. “Marcel’s been dealt a rough hand lately. Grandeur Capital’s been anything but peaceful.”

Marcel had clawed his way to the top of Grandeur Capital through some shady maneuvers, stirring up quite a bit of dissent.

Desperate to prove his worth, Marcel found himself in a bind with a particularly tricky case. For over a month, there had been no progress, and the board was growing restless. “The old guard’s circling the wagons. If Marcel can’t secure this project, he’s on thin ice as CEO.”

In terms of skill, Marcel wasn’t lacking. But compared to Isaac, he didn’t stand a chance. The shareholders, spoiled by the hefty profits Isaac had brought in, had developed quite the appetite.

Without sufficient benefits to dangle before them, they were unlikely to back Marcel.

Isaac foresaw this. Marcel wouldn’t satisfy those leeches. “Keep an eye on it,” he instructed Derek.

As Isaac was about to step out of the car at his home, Derek, puzzled, finally asked, “I’ve always wondered, with all your smarts, how did you end up getting played by Marcel?”

it was riddled with errors.

answering, “If she wants

knew it was her all

deceived

seen through Brittany’s plan from the start and had even

1/3

Chapter 820

Grandeur Capital to Marcel

“You…”

she hate me less now?” Isaac said with a

his hand against the steering

fools of us all!

took a shower, and rested for

six, he had dinner ready on time.

Brittany returned, they ate together and then cozied up, their gaze almost

put down his toy and scampered into

when he’s all stiff

laughed, tickled by her son’s jealousy, and gently tapped

on him,

allowed Daniel to sit

Isaac’s return, visited his office expecting to