The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 776

Kari paused mid-bite, “Regardless, she’s your mother.”

Nathan was reluctant to talk about the past, but Kari was the woman he planned to marry, and it didn’t feel right to hide it from her.

He set down his fork and knife, “My mother was the other woman. When she gave birth to me, the original Mrs. Jarvis was still alive. Later, I was adopted into the Jarvis family.”

Truth be told, the Jarvis family treated him well.

Even the son of the original Mrs. Jarvis, who was the eldest son of the family, Jacob Jarvis, had a special fondness for him.

The kinder they were to him, the more he despised his own origins.

Upon reaching adulthood, he left the Jarvis family.

After graduating from university, he started working with Isaac, and that lasted for almost a decade.

Mila had always hoped for his return, eager for him to compete with Jacob Jarvis, a notion he had no desire to entertain. The disagreement eventually led to a falling out, and they hadn’t made contact for nearly five years.

It wasn’t until Mila softened her stance that he gradually reestablished contact. But things never returned to the way they were. With his upcoming wedding, Nathan had initially planned to only inform the Jarvis family. He hadn’t expected Mila to disapprove, let alone show up in Imperial City.

Kari was surprised to learn of Nathan’s background and put down her cutlery, “So, you and the eldest son of the Jarvis family…”

“My brother has always been good to me. He has never treated me poorly.”

and his mother were the cause of the original Mrs. Jarvis’ misfortune.

they had disrupted Jacob’s family, causing him

don’t blame yourself. This was

been born, maybe Mrs. Jarvis

You had nothing to do with it. Nathan, you have nothing

Nathan disagreed.

out of wedlock was a sin

didn’t manage to fall asleep until well into the night.

call from Brittany, “I’m back in

felt relieved, “Alright.”

for lunch. Out of respect, Kari put on light makeup and accompanied Nathan to the prearranged restaurant.

Mila

was another young lady. She was the epitome of grace and elegance, the kind favored by high society.

Nathan, holding Kari’s

up, her eyes welling up with

time she saw Nathan

increasingly distant son, Mila felt a pang in

let go of Kari and embraced his mother.

tears, Mila turned her

Kari responded with a

jewelry industry. Her

hair was pulled back and secured with a jade hairpin, exuding