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.”

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

had no known ties to the

socialite of Imperial

Salters seemed coincidental

suspected there was more to it, but without evidence, he

“The man with

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

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

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City soon. We’ll

defenses and the day’s dust, falling

and Landon got

party was eager and genuine.

hammering out the details. On

Landon joined them. By some stroke of fate, the

pounding beats and applause filled the air as

behind the instruments, stood

his wet hair clung to his scalp, accentuating

pale, lean, and exuded

him shedding his shirt and moving rhythmically with

was electrified.

tightening