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…”

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

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

knife and cut his own hand. By the time he had sobered up, Carla was sitting on the bed in disarray, and before he could apologize, the

I love you too much. I know you don’t love me back, but can’t you just pity me and give me

only opportunity of

got married, she would make it up to him. She would make William love her, and she would

William had for Carla evaporated in an

turned and walked to the window, staying

die down soon. After we get married, I

pulled his hand free; devoid of any emotions, he said. “Set a date for the wedding. I’ll be there

wedding ceremony, should I inform the Salter family, or

face turned ashen as she said, “But I really

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

“Then perhaps you should find someone else to

Carla was stunned.

up and changing into a suit, he left the

William returned to work, the office was buzzing

ruthless businessman who, within a matter of days, had ousted several old shareholders and promoted his own people. Thanks to his approach, the rumors

ceased contact, a fact that Hannah