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…”

not caused by you?” William cut her off, “You claim to

but Carla had approached him, resulting in

sitting on the bed in disarray, and before he could apologize, the Salter family had barged in.

then she said, her face white as a sheet, “William, I love you too much. I know you don’t love me back, but can’t you just pity

that was her only

As long as they got married, she would make it up to him. She would make William love her, and she would take steps to suppress the rumors.

for Carla evaporated in an instant.

to the window, staying silent for

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

emotions, he said. “Set a

inform

ashen as she said, “But I really want to wear a wedding dress.”

marrying William. At long last that the opportunity had landed in her lap, why would she

as he retorted, “Then perhaps you should find someone else to marry. You

Carla was stunned.

the bathroom. After freshening up and changing into a suit,

to work, the

in his place was a ruthless businessman who, within a matter of days, had ousted several old shareholders and promoted his own people.

a fact that Hannah Chester found