The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

It really broke his heart to see what Kari went through.

But then again, in a decidedly low move, he couldn't help feeling a twisted sense of relief that she and Nathan never made it down the aisle!

Ronald was conspicuously absent from the Malone family dinner, stirring quite the pot of discontent among the attendees.

"What's the deal with Ronald? Didn't he just get back from a business trip?"

Caleb Malone's face was stormier than a winter night, having planned to use the family gathering as a chance to set Ronald up with a potential match. Imagine his dismay when Ronald didn't show up at all. "Probably caught up with work."

"Work, schmork. Word on the street is he's already off the plane." someone quipped with a sly undertone, "Heard he's got himself tangled up with some woman."

"A woman?"

Old Mr. Malone frowned, "Which family's daughter?"

Ronald was twenty-eight and had never been known to date.

Old Mr. Malone was quite troubled by this, so naturally, the rumor piqued his curiosity.

"If the lady comes from a decent background, I might just play cupid for these lovebirds."

"Something about a Kari?"

"Word is, she's a working girl."

"Kari?"

déjà vu, "Isn't she

"That's the one."

was somewhat familiar with it, as it had rapidly climbed the ranks to be among the top three national jewelry brands,

like it's less

That's too little.

"Anything else?"

Ronald spent his high school years living at Kari's

Malone raised an eyebrow,

Malone, sensing

in Ronald, clenched her fists. She had schemed tirelessly in the past but failed to eliminate Ronald, who. instead became a valued member of the Malone family. The old man had always favored him,

Ronald's been a lone wolf

family

found someone he likes, whynot take

she couldn't drive Ronald away, maybe she could nudge

through Mrs. Malone's intentions, stroking his cane, "Let's wait

stake, she's merely a minor shareholder, hardly a match for Ronald, let alone worthy of the Malone family's

to Ronald, he

dinner, he had planned

insisted, "You just got off a flight, you must be

we've got plenty of

and eager for the chance

his pajamas, joined Willa for a chat