The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Noel stood in silence, his emotions a fortress that none could breach. It wasn't until his uncle, Graham Tanner, hustled through the door that the walls came crashing down.

Seeing Noel's tear-streaked face, Graham rushed to embrace his nephew.

Choking back sobs, Noel clung to him. "Uncle, my brother's gone. I don't have a brother anymore...'

The assistant's eyes welled up with tears at the sight. She had worked with Noel for years, yet this was the first time she witnessed his unguarded anguish, his face awash with grief like a dam burst open, the pain palpable and piercing.

She discreetly slipped out of the room to spare him any further embarrassment.

They spent the entire night together, ensconced in the solemnity of their shared sorrow.

As dawn broke, Graham emerged.

The assistant approached immediately. "Mr. Tanner, how's Noel?"

"Asleep," came the gravelly reply.

station," Graham demanded. He was determined to unearth every

"Right away."

the patriarch of the Tanner family, had rushed over after their venerable old man was hospitalized from the shock of Isaac's demise. It

in the midst of her interrogation. She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany,

glass, Graham absorbed each word, each admission. The pain was

behind two boys who had just begun to find their footing in the world, only for

had taken the driver's seat in a desperate attempt to save Brittany, resulting in the car tumbling

evidence, Leila will be prosecuted

"Good."

clear. "Even though the Tanner family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide

the clout of the Tanner family and the pressure from the Lynette family, Leila

to the niece-in-law he had yet to meet.

we've heard, her condition isn't promising.

for her. How could

and the assistant, unable to withstand his intensity, quickly arranged a meeting with the Lynette family. They agreed to talk before introducing

at the hospital where