The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Mabel steadied Elijah as he got to his feet, and they started catching up on the past three years. Life had been tough for both of them. Elijah had his own battles-gathering evidence, biding his time, waiting for the right moment. Nothing had come easy. Finally, Mabel asked, "I heard from Estelle that you got married?"

Elijah had indeed tied the knot. "Yes, to a girl I met in college. I'll bring her over to meet you one of these days." He seemed at peace with his decision.

Mabel, looking far more accepting than before, said, "Elijah, here in Bright Town, all I want is for you to be happy."

"The Ulbricht saga is a quagmire. Be careful not to get too caught up in it."

"I will," he assured her.

Leaving the hospital, Elijah made a call: "I'm done here. Meeting with the Ulbrichts tonight."

Back at the Ulbricht residence, instead of his new bride-Amber Granger-he was greeted by Octavia.

"Ms. Donahue."

regarding Octavia with a cold gaze. It had been three years since they last met. In that time, Elijah had transformed from a dashing young gentleman into a powerful figure

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allies had deserted them. The authorities were still investigating, and their situation was

you want to do,

do you remember three years ago, when my father was critically ill in prison, and I begged you to use

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welled up in Octavia's eyes as she stared at Elijah. "So,

Elijah frowned. "Shouldn't I?"

treated you like their own daughter. I never expected you

voice grew harsher. "But when my father was dying, a simple gesture from you could have let me see him one last time. I begged you on my knees. Did you

had been taken to the hospital just half an hour earlier, he

could be unpredictable, but he'd never imagined that six years of relationship couldn't evoke a shred