Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 85

Brielle woke up at eleven, the familiar ceiling above her coaxing her into reality. It wasn’t a dream. Max hadn’t left on a business trip–he had shown up at the police station last night. Was it because of her?

She swung her legs out of bed, wincing as her feet touched the cold floor. The sting from her cuts reminded her of the night’s events. She spotted a cane nearby, left there just for her, and gratefully grabbed it to support her unsteady steps.

The house was quiet as she hobbled to the study. Max was there, as she knew he would be, deep in a virtual meeting.

Brielle gently pushed the door open and heard a voice from the meeting.

“The new documents have been sent down. We’ve incorporated Ms. Haywood’s 8120 principle and the 2N rule into our management system. The first draft has been emailed to you, sir.”

Max was silent, his microphone off. Sensing her presence, he paused but didn’t turn around, as if he knew it was her.

Brielle limped closer. “Uncle Max, were you planning to discuss a takeover deal last night?”

“Mhm.”

skimmed through the emails, nodding in approval at the content before

come back? I could have handled the stuff at the police station on my own.” She tried

your wounds bleed without bandaging them?” Max’s voice was laced with concern. If he hadn’t arrived when he did, the injury could have

warmth in her chest and avoided

the loneliness of being abandoned by the whole world, grinding

lady’s honor‘?” she asked, her long

to ignore the unusual stirrings in his heart, keeping his

meeting.

peaked last night, but not to that

was a knock on the

using the cane and the wall for support, and started towards the door. Máx, seeing she didn’t

irritation, Brielle finally made it downstairs to find Andrew nursing a cup

your leg?” he teased as

here about the

She’s close to Tessa,

looked down, focusing on her toes. “I heard it’s not just the Rowland

a part. Yet, Brielle had never crossed either family. Why do they target her