Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 27

The air at the dinner table was thick with unspoken tension, which erupted violently when Miranda suddenly lost her cool. She grabbed Brielle by the hell have you been up to outside this house?”

ollar of her blouse. “What the

Brielle had only just finished a tryst with Max the night before, and the faint marks that had begun to fade were now a vivid crimson. As her collar was yanked open, those damning marks were exposed to the scrutinizing eyes of everyone present.

Miranda froze, then, unable to contain her fury, she slapped her daughter across the face. “How could I have raised a daughter like you! Get out! Get out of

my sight!”

It was all over. Her daughter had been fooling around behind the back of the Dorsey family’s son. If Faith got wind of this, the Haywoods would be in jeopardy.

Faith, who never tolerated any nonsense, would never allow her son to marry a fickle

woman.

How did things get this bad? Miranda’s fingertips quivered with the urge to s

slap her daughter again, but she found herself powerless, torn between regret for raising such daughter and resentment towards Brielle’s disobedience.

Brielle wiped the corner of her mouth where the slap had landed harder than ever before. She should feel heartbroken, but instead, there was a bizarre sense of relief.

Lillian, witnessing the scene, felt like she’d just won the lottery. Brielle, always so prim and proper, had been cavorting with someone behind closed doors. She feigned shock, covering her mouth, “Bri, have you been cheating on Spencer?”

Brielle calmly fixed her slightly disheveled hair, “My fiancé has been keeping a bitch as his mistress on the side. Why shouldn’t I get my revenge? Spencer, you were right. He did indeed show me what I was missing.”

made Brielle willing to break off

How could she fall for a male prostitute? How could she go crazy like

as if tasting blood. His fiancée was ready to toss him aside for a male prostitute. It was an embarrassment, a slight that made him feel an unfamiliar pang of hurt. She even said that male prostitute was

he not attractive enough? Was his family not prestigious enough?

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His voice was hoarse, his gaze piercing, “I will not dissolve our engagement, Brielle.

wouldn’t agree, only that he couldn’t stand

changed so

all because of that detestable male escort. If he ever found that gigolo,

hadn’t expected Spencer to react this way, and it only added to her frustration. Yet, seeing the color drain from Lillian’s face brought her a twisted sense of satisfaction. So, Lillian, his long-term mistress, meant so little to Spencer

them together. Comparing that

ocean.

heart, knowing your fiancée has been promiscuous and yet refusing to break off the engagement.

gaze swept over the

Dorseys probably wouldn’t hear about this shameful affair right away, as no one present would want to spread such disgraceful

didn’t care anymore. Things had escalated to a

night. It would be better to break free from them sooner. And somehow, she

took action.

was why she

last card to play to end this

it was a card she couldn’t control. It could

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