The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Brittany had this uneasy feeling in her gut, so she approached her dad, "Dad, what's up?"

"There's been a message from the palace... they want you to..." Yuri glanced at Brittany's expression, "marry Ivy's brother, Eltham."

"What?"

Brittany was speechless, now understanding why the Queen had inquired about her love life.

"No way, Dad. I already have someone I like."

Brittany was adamant. She had never even met Eltham; how could she possibly marry him?

"Calm down."

Yuri was in a tough spot too, "Bri, I know this is sudden, but my hands are tied."

He lowered his voice, "With Princess Ivy gone, the royal family's focus is all on Eltham. Royal marriages, they've always been about alliances."

The royal family knew Ivy and Dominic's marriage was just for show; they didn't care about love, just the strategic alliance.

With Ivy out of the picture, Eltham's marriage became their top priority.

Brittany was deemed the

sole heir to the Lynette family fortune, a tantalizing prospect

Firstly, in Craneville, marrying into royalty meant women had to follow royal commands, acting as mere figureheads and attending events without any chance of pursuing their own careers. If Brittany married Eltham, taking over the Lynette Conglomerate would be out

glamorous, it was fraught with intrigue and

caught up in all that, wishing instead for her to live

all this, Brittany's face

palace has spread,

Lynette family had long been

a move to bring the Lynette Conglomerate under royal

felt powerless to oppose

"Dad, I really don't want to marry Eltham-we don't even know what each other

"Don't worry, I'll try to talk to the Queen, but if the palace insists, there's nothing I can

all their wealth, the Lynettes' fate

done his best,

...

Ivy had passed away.

family was

husband, worked with the