Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 19

The door closed slowly, and Brielle remained rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch. She had known Aubree for years but never realized the depth of the relationship between

her and

Andrew. A tumult of emotions churned within her, like waves crashing and winds howling. Didn’t Andrew have a fiancée?

Brielle’s head lowered, her long lashes casting deep shadows across her face, as she stood motionless.

The hallway was quiet and elegant, but the noises coming from the man had been anything but. Perhaps mindful that Max was still waiting in the private dining room, Andrew had finished quickly. His lips, his shirt collar, were smudged with telltale marks of lipstick.

Leaning against the mirror, legs weak, Aubree raised an evebrow with a smile, “Tessa didn’t take good care of you?”

Andrew, with a touch of cruelty, patted her cheek and said coldly, “This kind of affair isn’t something she’s cut out for.”

Aubree didn’t reply, her face ghostly pale.

Andrew left her with a simple command, “Clean yourself up and come out,” before he was

gone.

was silent again, Aubree straightened her attire before exiting, only

“Bri…”

no better than those of Lillian, and almost instinctively she tried to justify, “You have

were calm as she eventually asked, “Do you think there’s

and found herself at a loss

who had just been condemning Lillian had suddenly

understand love. I’ve adored him for over a decade,

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because of his engagement to the

were a switch to turn off love and retract all emotions, she would give anything to

“Bri.”

Aubree had

satisfaction spread across his face, yet it lacked any trace of genuine emotion. “Little Canary,

Brielle all along

raised for a slap, but her wrist was

the slightly ajar door of

toying with a glass of wine, and casually

his jacket, just wanted to return it and leave. She didn’t look at Aubree or Andrew, feeling the entire

his scent enveloped her-a warm woody note with a hint of crisp rose-in the dim space. It lingered on her skin, impossible

your jacket.” She slid off the suit jacket