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.”

Pete Salter

had no known ties to the Salter family before

socialite of Imperial

seemed coincidental

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

Brittany, “The man

run the company,”

light flickered in Charles’s eyes before he spoke again, “Alright, I’ll

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soon. We’ll catch up there.”

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

Brittany and Landon got down to

party was

preliminary agreement was reached after nearly two days of hammering

unwind at a bar, and Landon joined them. By some stroke of fate, the chosen bar was owned

beats and applause filled

behind the instruments, stood a

enough to reveal a chiseled chest; his

exuded

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

crowd was

felt a tightening in her chest.