The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

"Wait a minute!"

Yuri stopped Piper in her tracks. "Ms. Walker, Bri's room is a bit of a personal sanctuary. Please, tread carefully."

Piper, relentless in her pursuit, countered, "Mr. Lynette, I've known Ms. Lynette for some time now. Don't I have the right to go up and see her?"

"It's late, and I'm just worried about disturbing Bri's rest."

Yuri stood his ground. "Eltham, you know Bri hasn't been feeling well lately. I've already sent the butler to knock on her door. If Ms. Walker ends up disturbing Bri, it won't be a small matter." Piper was about to retort.

"Piper, I just called Bri. She's changing her clothes," Eltham interjected, frowning at Piper's eagerness. "She hasn't been in the best of health lately. Let's just wait, okay?"

Piper squinted suspiciously. "Mr. Lynette, since you've put it that way, we'll wait downstairs."

"But is Ms. Lynette really at home?"

She suspected Brittany might have sneaked out for a secret rendezvous with her underground boyfriend.

"Ms. Walker, watch your words!"

Yuri's voice thundered with anger. "My daughter has always been dignified and respectful. She would never do anything to tarnish her reputation. Don't let me hear such accusations again!" Piper was effectively silenced, not daring to speak further.

coffee, settling down with Eltham and the group in the living room. They had

"Truly sorry about this."

guilty for intruding so late, but his friends were eager

"No worries."

slightly displeased but didn't

having the hangover soup and just when they were about to ask again, a figure slowly descended

"Bri."

in a sleek grey sweater paired with black jeans,

had met Brittany before but hadn't had the chance

box. "Bri, sorry to disturb your rest. They wanted to see you, and I... well, I

hangover soup?" she asked, accepting the

affirmed, unable to take his eyes off

teased, prompting laughter and greetings from Brittany, with Piper's face turning sour, her earlier certainty of Brittany's absence crumbling. Pretending as if nothing was amiss, she remarked, "Eltham has been quite concerned about you,

"Piper," Eltham said, annoyed.

to leave. Brittany made sure Eltham was safely driven back to the Royal Residence and instructed the butler to look

clenched jaw. Brittany's meticulous attention to detail left no room for criticism, endearing her even more to their

everyone had left, Brittany

followed, asking, "You