The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart novel Chapter 186

His name didn't pop up even once in that will.

Brittany was leaning on the rail, took some time to get herself together, then she walked into the elevator. Once she hit the 17th floor, an old lady came in, the same one she'd saved before.

She looked way better, already ditched the hospital gown and switched to her everyday clothes.

Probably Brittany's look was too obvious, the old lady spotted her right away, her eyes got heavy all of a sudden.

The young woman in front of her was donning a white shirt and blue jeans, looking fresh and stunningly beautiful. Her face seemed familiar, like she'd seen her somewhere, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She approached Brittany, "Have we met before?"

Brittany wasn't one to toot her own horn about her good deeds, no need to shout it from the rooftops, "Maybe we met at the hospital."

Katelin sized her up, noticed her eyes were a bit red, "Honey, are you going through some rough stuff?"

Seeing her like this, eyes all red, it made Katelin feel a certain way. It hurt her to see her hurting.

Brittany knew the old lady was giving her the once-over, but she didn't sweat it. When the elevator hit the first floor, she didn't bolt right away, instead she headed for the back garden.

The old lady followed her, walking steady. They arrived at the back garden, one after the other, found a quiet corner and sat down.

Katelin was a regular at the hospital, knew the place like the back of her hand.

Brittany sat down.

Katelin took the initiative to start a conversation, her tone gentle, "Honey, if you've got something on your chest, you can share it with me. We might not be buddies or anything, so it won't hurt if you spill."

Brittany wasn't usually one to spill her guts, she chose to shoulder most things alone. But right now, she felt like getting it off her chest.

Just like the old lady said, they were just strangers, what was the big deal in spilling?

She didn't mention her name, just gave a rundown of things, then asked Katelin, "If you were in my shoes, would you want to know the truth?"

Turned out she had some tough breaks too.

Katelin said with a heavy heart, "Honey, if I were you, I'd want to know the truth. Your late mother deserves to know." She paused for a bit, "Plus, the moment you asked that question, you probably already had your answer."

Katelin sighed, waved her hand, signaling Derek to help her leave.

On their way home, Katelin seemed to remember something, looked at Derek, "Your aunt was wearing a pair of pearl earrings when she got lost. I'll draw a picture for you when we get home, you can search based on that clue."

"Got it, grandma." Derek said.

Back at her apartment, Brittany looked through all the belongings Julie left behind, none of them had anything to do with Robert. She burned all the old photos related to Robert. She didn't leave much, a small suitcase was enough to pack them all.

She rummaged to the bottom, and found a small brocade box in the suitcase.

What was this? Brittany had gone through the belongings many times, but this brocade box was the least noticeable.

She took it out. The brocade box must be from many years ago. Its original look was long gone.

She opened it, and to her surprise, a pair of pearl earrings were lying inside.