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

crying grew louder

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

cool-headed, took care of the discharge procedures and began organizing the funeral

the

of Grace’s passing, once made public, caused quite a stir throughout the city.

a leading power woman of the Imperial City, Grace’s

her marriage and her career, yet in

obituary, and countless high-society figures rushed to express their

was laid

grandson, took charge of the funeral, making decisions on all matters big

did not sleep a

Late at night.

Isaac in front of the

in his black dress shirt, solemn

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

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

“Grandma wouldn’t want you like

silence for a long

under Grace’s wing, and their bond over the decades was incredibly

She too had lost the people closest