The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 676

William had practically sequestered himself in his room for a solid week.

News of the impending union between the Dillion and the Salter families spread like wildfire.

Everything that had transpired at the engagement party was hushed up by the Salter family, but there were still those in the know who were gleefully spreading rumors within their social circles.

Accusations of deceit and even rape were being bandied about.

Carla had tried to visit him a few times, but William had refused to see her. On her last attempt, he finally agreed to meet her.

Carla looked at William’s sunken eyes and clenched her fists instinctively.

“William, are you okay?” She asked with concern in her voice.

William was dressed in a thin white knitted sweater. In just a week, he had lost over twenty pounds, looking ragged and haggard.

He stood up and asked her as he wanted to be sure, ‘Are you really sure you want to marry me?”

“William, you promised to marry me…” Carla panicked, thinking he was going to break off their engagement, “I really do love you. I know what happened that night wasn’t what you wanted, I…”

the Salter family that I didn’t force myself on you? That the wounds on my body were self-inflicted, not caused by you?” William cut her off, “You claim to love me, yet you’ve framed me and forced me

to rest, but Carla had approached him, resulting in a scuffle that had him crashing into a

By the time he had sobered up, Carla was sitting on the bed in disarray, and before he could apologize, the Salter family had barged in. From then on, everything spiraled out of control, and he had no time to

face white as a sheet, “William, I love you too much. I know you don’t love me back, but can’t you

that was her only opportunity

got married, she would make it

had for Carla

window, staying silent for a long

worry about the rumors. They’ll die down soon. After we get married, I promise to make it up

of any emotions, he said. “Set a date for the wedding. I’ll be there to sign

for the wedding ceremony, should I inform the Salter family,

as she said, “But I really want

had always dreamed of marrying William. At long last that the opportunity had landed

warm demeanor replaced by a cold hardness as he retorted, “Then perhaps you should find someone else to marry. You could just do

Carla was stunned.

freshening up and

work, the office was

within a matter of days, had ousted several old shareholders and promoted his own

a fact that Hannah Chester found hard to