ame mute, and before Briella could react, he turned and

as already gone. Briella exhaled, running a

ella caught sight of a b

and opened the

e person she had just spoken to. Her heart raced, She

a, soft and affectionate, his hand placed on he

face suddenly became cold as he guided Hilda inside the

e into the mansion to deal wi

't her husb

back to her apartment

win, or doppelganger? So

dialling a private investigator. " I need information on the Li

out Briella experien

other that he was leaving for Paris to fin

ushing hug, the scent of his cologne fil

iss you," sh

dn't want Dad here because of his health

espite the ache in her chest.

romi

got back to her family after years of bei

ing a billionaire's daughter and an heir, she wasn't a public figure who

when a sudden yank nearly pul

ag was gone, the

an important docu

took a deep breath. It was just morning, an

about to drive off when some

ust be

the stranger's hand.

ords

den

ercing eyes, yet something was off. His gaze d

asn't

e, he slipped a note into

he note. It read Meet me at D

a detective to investigate, it fell on a dead end.

the note, and he

man? He w

ould get

to work. She had a board meeting

all from her father tha

Milton

ard. His face was distant, his hands t

y. " Are you okay?" Briella no

grip tighter than usual. "Pr

her brows. "Wha

the cup clinking against th

dyi

. She didn't e

and I'll be frequenting

take care of

e felt li

ther died 1

o hold her tear

er vision blurring.

shut the door. She slipped down to the gro

g she'd been there till th

e said in her

room, seeing Briell

how she was when sh

, he'd do it just to live very ol

*

igh-en

With loud music playing in the bac

, downing alcohol, the whiskey burn

en awfully silent," Michae

nd a blonde. "Let's find him a girl.

of... mind if I shoot my shot with Br

up on the table and it made a crac

shouted. After seeing that, Hayden h

t," Leslie said as th

fogging Hayden's brain. He fumbled for his phone, inten

ine r

soft voic