The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 846

Brittany managed a wry smile, “How have you been holding up lately?”

“Just peachy.”

Brittany had met Charles under serendipitous circumstances. He seemed like a free spirit, but underneath that facade was a highly competent man with an extensive network of information at his fingertips. Her trip to Craneville was spurred by a desire to delve deeper into the research institute’s mysteries.

“How’s the investigation going?” she asked.

“Hang tight,” he replied before standing up to leave.

Upon his return, Charles slid a stack of papers across the table towards her. “Based on what I’ve found so far, the family bankrolling the institute from the shadows is likely the Salters.”

“The Salter family?”

“Yes,” Charles nodded. “Pete Salter had a keen interest in these matters, but he’s been

gone for years, and there’s nothing left to uncover.”

The documents echoed Charles’s words.

Brittany hadn’t expected the Salter family to be entangled in this affair.

“There’s something else,” Charles said with a sly grin. “I discovered that your mother, Ms) Russell, had visited Craneville before.”

“My mother?”

“Indeed.”

“And it just so happens that Pete Salter was in town at the same time

had no known ties to the Salter

Russell-Dustin was once a socialite of Imperial City,

Salters seemed coincidental at

but without evidence, he kept his theories to

he turned to Brittany, “The man with you today, is he your

senior executive I’ve hired to help run the company,” Brittany clarified, noting the misunderstanding. “My fiancé is still back

eyes before he spoke again, “Alright, I’ll be

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We’ll catch up there.”

at her hotel, Brittany shed her defenses and the

following day, Brittany and Landon got

other party was eager and

reached after nearly two days of hammering out the details. On Thursday, the

joined them. By some stroke of fate,

and applause filled the air as they entered.

instruments, stood a young

chiseled chest; his wet hair clung to

and exuded a sense

churned with excitement, culminating in him shedding his shirt and moving rhythmically with the

crowd was electrified.

felt a tightening