The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Brittany was well aware of her father's plans for the evening.

"Dad, will you be back tonight?"

"Not tonight," Yuri shook his head. "I promised your mother I'd spend the holiday with her."

With that, he turned, waved goodbye, and got into his car.

Standing nearby, Derek was momentarily taken aback. "What does that mean?"

"Grandpa went to the house he shared with Grandma before she passed," Daniel chimed in, beating everyone to the punch. "Grandpa visits often, says Grandma is still waiting for him there." Derek wasn't quite ready to see this side of Yuri, and it took him a moment to adjust.

"Let's go, bro."

Brittany climbed into Derek's car, and after Derek helped Daniel into the back seat, he took the driver's seat himself. "Grandma has been missing you a lot lately." Hearing this made Brittany's heart sink a bit.

Even though she lived in Craneville, she seldom visited the Bishop family estate, spending even less time with the matriarch, Katelin Bishop.

"It's my fault, I've neglected spending time with Grandma."

Most of her energy had been consumed by work and taking care of Daniel, and recently, the stress of an arranged marriage had left her with no time to think about Katelin. "Grandma knows you've been working hard."

it, he regretted it, knowing Brittany was already overwhelmed. He wasn't there to make things worse but to help

her head. "Bro, I know I haven't done enough, but I'll try to spend more time with Grandma from now

"Okay."

rest of the drive was

gave way to

a large, well-kept

bolted out and made a beeline for the living room, followed

her terribly. He nestled into her embrace, causing her to laugh

"Grandma."

"Grandma."

took his hand and then turned to Brittany.

been a while since I've

"Going well."

twinge of guilt.

on their careers," Katelin interrupted, waving away the concern. "But you,

much? Your father, too, expecting you to take over the business so

than burdened with the family business. Brittany had lost a noticeable amount of weight in just a few months, and it pained Katelin to see. "Grandma, it's not Dad's fault."

for Brittany. "Now that you're healthy

Derek interjected.