The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 1280

Years and moisture had intertwined, turning the once pristine whiteness of the plaster to a dull black.

What was initially in blocks, now lay in powder.

Kari thought back to the past, a mix of surprise and an indescribable discomfort surfaced, "You bought this house before we even reconnected."

Not to mention, before we got together.

Ronald looked down, his forehead resting against hers, "Yes."

"You said you wanted a house where the sunlight always shone through, where the sheets were always clean and crisp, where there were huge floor-to-ceiling windows..." Ronald's voice was hoarse, "I made sure you had all of that." Kari's eyes suddenly brimmed with tears, "I also said we'd always be together."

She remembered her own words.

Ronald's voice was slightly husky, "Kari."

"Ronald."

Kari met his gaze, full of seriousness.

"When you came back home and found out I was getting married, were you upset?"

For so long, she never mentioned the past.

Neither did Ronald.

His lips pressed together, clearly hit by her words.

"I'm sorry."

had feelings for me... I can't change what happened in the past." Kari's eyes

"I know."

for him

since they were considered siblings back

he disappeared for a whole decade, people thought he was dead, Kari shouldn't have

"I left for ten years, wasn't there during your toughest times, I'm content

to hope for

Kari suddenly choked up.

arms, whispering softly, "I've wanted to give you this house for a long

someone else, this would have been your dowry; if you

freely from Kari as she sobbed into his

arms around her waist,

up at Ronald with red eyes and a

swnove

eyes moistened, he leaned down to

villa felt both foreign and familiar to

the middle of the night, not

mentioned, if she ever had money she'd carpet the floors

the second and third floors with finest carpets and

the

over

underfloor heating. Contents

felt neither cold nor

Soft as clouds.