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?”

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at Harvard Business School, famous for his Five Forces framework,”

steady the tablet, her fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly, he withdrew his

through Brielle’s heart, and she struggled to focus on the presentation. “His framework is quite renowned. It even led Peter Drucker to introduce the concept into the field of corporate

circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street

of his palm sent her thoughts racing, her breathing quickening. He seemed

mentor.” His tone was casual as he held onto her delicate fingertips, just holding them,

hesitation, Brielle gently

of the human body felt incredibly romantic and profound. Life was

encounter

circumstance.

was the biting chill of

manor house, the purpose of the trip was still a mystery. She was

window.

Inc. is also here, for the

a famous auction happening abroad? But if it was just an auction, why would Max have brought her

enough, she got her answer. Patrick brought her a file, placing it directly before her.

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