The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 846

Brittany managed a wry smile, “How have you been holding up lately?”

“Just peachy.”

Brittany had met Charles under serendipitous circumstances. He seemed like a free spirit, but underneath that facade was a highly competent man with an extensive network of information at his fingertips. Her trip to Craneville was spurred by a desire to delve deeper into the research institute’s mysteries.

“How’s the investigation going?” she asked.

“Hang tight,” he replied before standing up to leave.

Upon his return, Charles slid a stack of papers across the table towards her. “Based on what I’ve found so far, the family bankrolling the institute from the shadows is likely the Salters.”

“The Salter family?”

“Yes,” Charles nodded. “Pete Salter had a keen interest in these matters, but he’s been gone for years, and there’s nothing left to uncover.”

The documents echoed Charles’s words.

Brittany hadn’t expected the Salter family to be entangled in this affair.

“There’s something else,” Charles said with a sly grin. “I discovered that your mother, Ms) Russell, had visited Craneville before.”

“My mother?”

“Indeed.”

just so happens that Pete Salter was in town at

no known ties to the Salter family before she passed.”

Imperial City, but her connection

but without evidence,

Brittany, “The man with you today, is

senior executive I’ve hired to help run the company,” Brittany clarified, noting the misunderstanding. “My fiancé is still

of light flickered in Charles’s eyes before he spoke

soon. We’ll catch up there.”

shed her defenses and the day’s dust, falling into a deep,

Brittany and Landon got down to

was eager and

nearly two days of hammering out the details. On

them. By some stroke of fate, the chosen bar was owned by Charles.

pounding beats and applause filled the air as they entered.

instruments, stood

chiseled chest; his wet hair clung to his scalp, accentuating his handsome features.

was pale, lean, and exuded a sense

he played, the atmosphere churned with excitement, culminating in him shedding his shirt and