The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

How could it be him?

Where's mom?

Yuri was right on their heels.

Eltham opened the passenger door, gently tapping Brittany on the shoulder. "Bri, we're here."

Brittany, deep in sleep, woke up with a murmur, lifting her hand to rub her eyes, unbuckling her seatbelt, and slowly getting out of the car. "Thanks for the ride home."

Eltham, ever the gentleman, folded the blanket neatly. "Get some rest early tonight."

"You too."

Seeing this, Daniel's eyes welled up with tears, and he rushed to Brittany's side, hugging her. "Mom, how come you're with Uncle Eltham?"

"Mom was at a dinner party with him tonight," Brittany gently pinched her son's cheek. "Say goodbye to Uncle Eltham."

Despite his dislike for Eltham, Daniel, in front of Brittany, still managed a polite, "Uncle Eltham, goodbye."

Eltham looked down, smiling gently. "Goodbye."

to the driver's side, started the car, and

hand, approached Yuri. "Dad, why are you still up

was worried, waiting for

softly. "Let's go

of them entered the Lynette Mansion, and Daniel clung to Brittany, begging for a bedtime story. Indulging him, Brittany didn't get him to sleep until late into the night. Yuri was still up, sitting

"Come here."

knew he had something on

said gravely. "You did well. Dad is proud

a talent,

"Dad, I'm sorry."

"I've been causing you

off. "You're my only daughter. Don't talk like that. Everything I do is for

paused, then added, "About your engagement with Eltham, it's an injustice to

for him, Brittany wouldn't have had to humble herself

knelt before Yuri, and

Lynette family would be the first to suffer. She had hesitated, not wanting to drag the Lynette family down, but Yuri supported

through his palm. "It's

didn't speak for a while, and only when she felt sleepy did she stand up. "Dad, good

became the talk of Craneville, with every news outlet covering her

Brittany became a household