Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 79

She considered Emily a friend, and yet this was how Emily had betrayed her. She couldn’t help but shoot a text to Lillian, spilling the beans about the evening’s debacle.

Lillian replied in no time. [So, how’s Brielle holding up now?]

A smirk played on Lillian’s lips. She hadn’t expected Emily to make her move so soon. She was indeed too impulsive.

Sophia and Lillian were tight, part of the same clique. [Heard she got hurt. I’m livid, Emily that backstabber must’ve set me up on purpose. I treated her like a friend, and she pulls this stunt on me. What am I supposed to do if the cops come knocking?]

Sophia was fiery, preferring to play dirty rather than play the naïve card like Emily. This time, the stakes were high, and she was genuinely freaking out.

[I’ll have a word with Bri, try to make her drop it. Hang in there, Sophia. No matter how much she gets on my nerves, I’ll bear it for you.] Adversity shows true friendship, and Sophia felt a wave of gratitude. Lillian seemed like a sincere friend.

Lillian was in a whirl of emotions. As long as Brielle was down on her luck, she was thrilled. She had no real intention of helping Sophia out, but she

person. And for a drama like

and Cameron arrived promptly, especially agitated upon hearing Brielle was

trouble can Brielle stir

even dragged in the Hatfields and the Rowlands, as if she wouldn’t rest until she’d crossed

reddened eyes, comforted Miranda. “Miranda, don’t take it to heart. Bri surely didn’t mean any harm. We need to see

wished she could teleport

“She didn’t mean to? Is the mess she’s made not enough?

come on, we should at least check things out before

it there in less than twenty minutes. Inside, Brielle sat refusing any bandages,

a way of snapping you to

source

swagger, casting panicked glances at Brielle. “Brielle, maybe we should just let this one go, huh? You heard them, the Rowlands and the Hatfields are involved. You really want to make enemies of both families at once?”