The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 810

Isaac breezed past Manuel without so much as a glance and made a beeline for Brittany, taking her hand gently. “When did you get here?”

“Just this afternoon. I was helping Grandma with the pruning in the garden.”

Brittany set down the shears; she had been toiling away in the garden all afternoon and was beat.

Isaac reached for a napkin and tenderly wiped the sweat from her brow. After finishing, he escorted her toward the dining room.

Manuel, bristling with indignation, couldn’t believe Isaac hadn’t even greeted him.

“Isaac!” Manuel’s voice boomed with fury. “I’m your father. How did your mother raise you? Have you forgotten even the simplest greeting?”

Isaac paused mid-stride, then turned around coolly. “Why don’t you go ask her yourself?”

“You’re cursing me…” Manuel was seething, unable to fathom how he’d ended up with -such a wayward son.

“I mean, you’re the one who asked,” Isaac retorted, and with that, he proceeded into the dining room with Brittany in tow.

Leda couldn’t believe how cold the Salter family was toward Manuel, not even Grace showed a shred of warmth!

settled at

velvet box and handed it to Brittany. “Bri, this is a Salter family heirloom. You and Zac are about to

clenched in her lap.

the box, her gaze soft and sincere. “Grandma, I promise Zac and I

relief, her face alight with

seated. “Mom, Leda is your daughter-in-law too. She deserves the heirloom!”

wedding,” Grace replied evenly. “If you and Leda

stood up abruptly, his voice filled with

you think I’m unfair, you’re welcome to cut ties with me,” Grace shot back, her gaze

a detached gaze and remarked, “Throughout all these

Manuel was speechless.

long pause, he managed to say, “Mom, if you just accept Leda, I’ll move back in, I’ll be here for you whenever you need…”

accept Leda, and I don’t need your company. I only have one daughter-in-law, and you know very well who she is.”

lost his appetite

put in his place was a delight, and

the meal, Manuel’s family took their leave.

“Mom, I’m getting married soon. I hope you can

never been fond of Marcel, and the idea of attending his wedding didn’t appeal to her in

some things are better