Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 53

She didn’t think twice before hanging up the phone.

Minutes later, Robert called again. Brielle simply turned off her phone, unwilling to be disturbed on her business trip.

She grabbed her boarding pass and entered first class. Whether by Patrick’s design or pure happenstance, her seat was right next to Max’s. As the plane took off, Max was engrossed in a presentation video on his tablet.

He was quiet, his gaze intense and focused, a refreshing coolness about him that seemed

to soothe the soul.

Brielle, eyes closed, tried to calm her emotions, but thoughts of the Haywood family stirred

annoyance within her. When she finally opened her eyes and caught a glimpse of the content on the tablet, she couldn’t help but interject. “Michael Porter? Uncle Max, you’re into his talks too?”

Max was significantly taller, he tilted his head slightly, his face holding a clean-cut sharpness. “You know of him?”

Given this was a business trip, she didn’t feel the need to butter him up as she would in a more private

Harvard Business School, famous for his Five

her fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly, he withdrew his wrist

and she struggled to focus on the presentation. “His framework is quite renowned. It even led Peter Drucker to introduce the concept into the

were common talk in the financial circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street by the age of sixteen. He had to be well-versed

her thoughts racing, her breathing quickening. He

Porter was my mentor.” His tone was casual as he held onto her delicate fingertips, just holding them, nothing more, nothing less. His presence was calm,

of hesitation, Brielle gently clamped down on

the earth, every secret of the human body felt incredibly romantic and profound. Life was indeed a

aware that their encounter

circumstance.

was the biting chill

purpose of the trip was still a mystery. She

window.

Mr. Hatfield from Hatfield Inc. is also

abroad? But if it was just an auction, why would

placing it directly before her. “Ms. Brielle, this contains all the research