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.

the police station," Graham demanded. He was determined to unearth every last detail

"Right away."

their venerable old man was hospitalized from the

the midst of her interrogation. She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of the car brakes. She knew the kidnappers had to be silenced;

admission. The pain was almost too much to

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

police confirmed through traffic surveillance that Isaac had taken the driver's seat in a desperate attempt to save Brittany, resulting in the car tumbling down the hill,

on the evidence, Leila will be prosecuted

"Good."

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 brow.

family and the pressure from

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

softly. "From what we've heard, her condition isn't promising. Are you sure you want to see her now?" The Lynettes had sealed off all news, leaving only

his life for her. How could I

was rare for him to lose his cool, and the assistant, unable to withstand his intensity, quickly arranged a meeting with

set at the hospital where Brittany was being