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

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

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

over the Imperial

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

Imperial City, Grace’s life had been

thrived in both her marriage and her career, yet in her fifties, she lost

high-society figures rushed to express

Grace’s last wishes, she was

funeral,

straight, he did not sleep

Late at night.

beside Isaac in front

black dress shirt, solemn and restrained, much like his demeanor.

empathy. “It’s late, you

want to

“Grandma wouldn’t

for a long while.

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

pain. She too had