My hard-hearted Billioniare

Prologue

This is a story about a girl named Serena, whose heart danced to the rhythm of unspoken emotions. Her days were tinted with the clandestine affection she harbored for a boy named Callum, a charming and gentle soul.

Callum hailed from an affluent family widely recognized as the Crawford family. One of the richest family all over the world. Conversely, Serena found herself at a disadvantage as she is the daughter of the butler who served the Crawford family.

How can a daughter of a butler deserve to be Callum's life partner when society's rigid expectations cast shadows on her worth, obscuring the genuine depth of her love? It's a poignant tale of hearts restrained by unjust preconceptions, denying Serena the chance to weave her authentic, heartfelt connection into the fabric of Callum's life.

Given their disparities in social status, the odds seemed stacked against them. However, despite their differing positions, they never condescended to each other, instead shared laughter and conversations. For Serena, Callum was the first man she fell in love with while growing up. Silently, she nurtured her feelings for him over many years, lacking the courage to confess her affection.

Serena's fear of rejection from the man she loves weighed heavily on her heart, creating a silent agony that she carried for years. The fear of losing his friendship, of shattering the delicate balance they had, kept Serena entangled in the web of unspoken emotions.

She questioned whether the risk of confessing her love was worth the potential heartbreak, afraid that the rejection would not only bruise her heart but also alter the dynamic they had carefully nurtured over the years. The silent, unrequited love she harbored became both a source of joy and torment, painting a complex emotional landscape within her soul.

Serena clung to the hope that her unrequited love would someday find fulfillment. She envisioned a day when Callum would comprehend the depth of her enduring affection, as she poured her love into actions rather than mere words. In a world where falsehoods flowed effortlessly, Serena believed in the authenticity of actions, trusting that they spoke louder than words.

In the tapestry of time, a chance lingered for her unrequited love, a withered flower yearning to bloom someday. Since eventhough Callum's austere grandfather, Alexander Crawford brought up Callum to be stone cold and a loveless person. Who merely cares for money and power. Callum refused to walk on his grand father's footstep.

He treated Serena like his little friend, resisting his grandfather's desire for him to prioritize the future of Crawford Enterprises above all else. Alexander Crawford, grandfather of Callum Crawforf was determined to mold his grandson's vision and groom him for the future leadership of the business empire.

He harbored the belief that entanglement of his grandson with a woman would only spell downfall. In Alexander's eyes, family meant both a significant time investment and substantial financial burden. He didn't want his grandson to choose that life that wasn't meant for him.

Regardless of his Grandfather's effort to shape him into a loveless, hard-hearted person. Callum became everything his grandfather didn't want him to be. He would go on any level to protect and care for his little friend Serena.

Until one day, everything changed. Only if Serena knew she would have done anything to go back to the past to make a change and make Callum stay. Only if she knew when he returned he would return as a person she couldn't recognize as someone she once loved.

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One evening, as everyone gathered to celebrate Callum's success, a girl quietly leaned against the railings of the top deck, her arms gently resting on the ship's bulwark. The cold wind embraced her, carrying the invigorating scent of the ocean.