Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 89

“Spencer, you go ahead and have a good chat with Max. I won’t intrude,” she said with a considerate tone.

Spencer nodded, ending the call and feeling all the more appreciative of Lillian’s sensibility.

Spencer looked up at the firmly shut door with a flicker of disdain in his eyes. He must be out of his mind to come all this way for a woman like that.

Brielle? She was worth this hassle?

His face darkened, and without hesitation, he turned on his heel and strode away, unaware that on the other side of the door, the workaholic ‘Uncle Max‘ had a woman sitting on his lap.

Brielle’s hands were still looped around Max’s neck, her head resting against his chest. Max’s palm gently caressed her back before he firmly grasped her chin, forcing her to look up. “You’ve been crying?”

He didn’t know the ins and outs of Brielle’s entanglement with Spencer, only that they were once engaged. As for their past affection, he couldn’t care less.

Brielle, with top honors from Beaconsfield College, a stunning face, and formidable work skills, was certainly more than a match for Spencer.

“Still hung up on him?”

retched at the thought.

the shock of seeing someone she had known for over a decade change

a bad thing. After all, compared to the minor discomfort she felt toward Spencer, her emotions for Max were a tumultuous

It

for over a decade. How could

chin increased, and she winced in pain. Max’s eyes darkened, not understanding why he felt a pang

for him. Brielle, are your affections

her in his arms, positioning her so as not to hurt

especially one with someone else in her heart, was pointless. He was to

her eyes softened him. “Find

rather than questioning what

Max, I think we shouldn’t talk about other men at a

with his, “Just don’t think

I? Ask any woman out there as long as she’s not blind, she’d know who to choose between you and Spencer. Besides, you’re far better in

lips, the warmth in the air vanished.

knew she was pushing her luck. He had never asked how far she and Spencer had gone – had they kissed? Embraced? Slept

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