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.

demanded. He was determined

"Right away."

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

She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of

the glass, Graham absorbed each word, each admission.

who had just begun to find their footing in the world, only for one to be cruelly snatched away in his

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

based on the evidence, Leila will be

"Good."

and he made his stance crystal clear. "Even though the Tanner family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide satisfactory justice, we will not hesitate to escalate matters." The officer mopped his

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

thoughts finally turned to the niece-in-law he had yet to

"From what we've heard, her condition isn't promising. Are you sure you

life for her. How could I

his cool, and the assistant, unable to withstand his intensity, quickly

the hospital where Brittany was being