The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 837

Brittany was immersed in her design drafts, working tirelessly with hardly a moment to spare. The office door swung open with a bang.

“Bri.” Derek stormed in, a sheen of sweat on his brow as he leaned heavily against her desk. “Tell me, did you meet Zac years ago, way before all this mess started?”

“Ms. Dustin, I apologize; Mr. Bishop insisted on coming in,” the assistant explained tentatively.

“It’s fine; you can leave,” Brittany dismissed the assistant and turned her attention to Derek. “What have you found out?”

“Zac’s been digging into Joie’s past, and it hit me-you had a similar photo once.”

Brittany set her pencil down.

Yes.

After she was kidnapped, the captors had photographed each of their victims.

She and Joie were close in age and bore a resemblance. Over time, with exhaustion taking its toll, they became nearly unrecognizable to anyone but their closest kin.

But Derek was her cousin, her flesh and blood, and he had pieced some things toget

“Yes.”

dawn on Derek. “Was it

mean Joie took all the credit for what Brittany did?

rarely used the term of endearment. “Let’s keep this between us,

looked at her, a chill in his gaze, as if he’d stumbled upon

“I knew.”

been aware for a

see his reaction when he learned the truth. But

seem

was incredulous. “So, Joie…”

no threat to me

the truth about the poison. The investigation

when she was sold off was also

“Alright then.”

the studio to

something was off, thinking it

“Problems at work?”

head. “Not that.”

had been in the know. “Bri’s investigating the