Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 33

Brielle’s inner sneer was a frozen blade as she slowly rose to her feet. No bodyguard dared to stop her this time.

She looked disheveled, almost unable to stand from the pain. However, when she met Ryan’s gaze, it was cold. The deep-seated disgust and resentment hidden within her were like knives cutting through bone.

“Brielle, if you keep looking at me like that, I promise you won’t live to see tomorrow’s sunrise,” Ryan warned, waving a dismissive hand. “Get out. And keep me updated on Max’s every move.”

eyes

As director of mergers and acquisitions, she often had meetings up in the glass tower, always close to Max.

Max didn’t trust any of the directors at Dorsey International, but he had just shown a rare approval of Brielle’s skills, ensuring their paths would cross again soon.

Ryan sneered to himself. Brielle was nothing but a puppet he’d controlled since she was young, disposable the moment she ceased to be useful. Spencer would never marry such

a scheming woman.

Lowering her gaze, Brielle thought of the “gift” she’d prepared for Friday, licking the blood from the corner of her mouth. The feeling of suppressed rage ready to burst forth was like a tempest, sweeping through her entire being. She would remember tonight’s

humiliation.

a close

his eyes glinting with disdain. “What are you

Get out!”

life entitled him

was partly to blame for this mess. Robert and Miranda owed Ryan too many favors; over the past decade, their business ties had only tightened. Even Robert

Ryan didn’t realize was that

Brielle saw Faith sitting on the couch, holding her face and sobbing

be above the rest, yet crawling before

moved forward, teeth clenched, blood from her leg trailing down, leaving spatters on the floor, but she felt

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the car waiting in the distance, and the man standing by it. He leaned against the vehicle in the quiet night, the dim streetlights

as he had once casually patted the spot

hearing he was there had set off countless thoughts. But when she descended and didn’t see him, they all vanished. Max

him now made her heart soar back to heaven from the abyss. His mere presence could shake the business world, let

mind blank, she followed her instincts