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.”

it just so happens that Pete Salter was in town at the same time as Ms.

no known ties to the

a socialite of Imperial

Salters seemed coincidental at

was more to it, but without evidence, he kept his theories to himself.

man with you today,

he’s a senior executive I’ve hired to help run the company,”

trace of light flickered in Charles’s eyes before he spoke again,

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We’ll catch up there.”

at her hotel, Brittany shed her defenses and the day’s dust, falling into a deep, restful sleep.

following day, Brittany and Landon got

party was eager and genuine.

two days of hammering out

Brittany invited everyone to unwind at a bar, and Landon joined them. By some stroke

beats and applause filled the air as

instruments,

chiseled chest; his

lean, and exuded a sense of power.

in him

crowd was

felt a tightening in her chest.