The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 889

“No, I had no clue before you left Imperial City. I truly liked you then.”

She really had no idea.

She had altered her plans without a care in the world about who was fleeing with Isaac. Her sole focus was eliminating a future threat.

It wasn’t until Joie came knocking that she started digging and uncovered Brittany’s identity.

Grace clutched Brittany’s hand tightly, trembling. “Bri, I’m so sorry. Don’t tell Zac… don’t let him despise me.”

She was at the end of her rope, coughing up blood in heavy spurts, as Brittany’s tears flowed ceaselessly.

“Bri, promise me…”

Grace couldn’t hold on much longer.

Brittany covered her eyes with her hands to hide the scalding tears and, after a long moment, nodded. “Okay.”

Grace got the answer she wanted and then everything became hazy.

Wails of grief echoed from outside the door.

Grace’s hand slowly lost its warmth, and as Brittany stared at her ashen face, it felt as if something inside her had irreparably shattered

louder and more intense.

aside as the distant relatives of the Salter family gathered around Grace, kneeling in a

of the discharge

the heavens over the Imperial City, usually

once made public, caused quite a stir throughout the

woman of the Imperial City, Grace’s life had been nothing short of spectacular.

She thrived in both her marriage and her career, yet in her fifties,

released an obituary, and countless high-society figures rushed to

Grace’s last wishes, she was laid to rest beside Pete.

eldest grandson, took charge of the funeral, making decisions on all matters big and small.

he did

Late at night.

beside Isaac in front of

black dress shirt, solemn and restrained, much like his

took his hand, her grip tender with empathy. “It’s late, you should get

his head, his voice hoarse. “I want to stay with Grandma a little

hand. “Grandma wouldn’t want you like this.”

for a long while.

bond over the decades was incredibly deep. Now that Grace was

pain. She too had lost the people closest to