Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 153

Patrick couldn’t help but chuckle to himself as he silently poured everyone some steaming coffee and took a seat on the sidelines, waiting for Max’s cue.

Max had skipped the office that morning, opting instead to hammer out three meetings at the crack of dawn followed by a bout of paperwork. The decision regarding the Book deal still needed a round–table with the senior executives.

The room was tense, with only the sumptuous aroma of shrimp and steak wafting from the kitchen.

Aubree was the first to snap, feeling like she was being forced to watch a public display of affection. She didn’t buy the idea of a future between those two, but at least for the moment. Max wasn’t just stringing Brielle along.

Aubree might have been a mess in her own love life, but she was surprisingly lucid about others‘. She’d seen through Spencer’s unreliability a long time ago and had always advised. Brielle to break it off, but Brielle was tethered by the so–called engagement, willingly playing the pawn for the Dorsey family.

Given such precedents, Aubree figured she should advise Brielle to play her cards right with Max. After all, even the crumbs from Max’s table could, furnish a lifetime of splendor for an ordinary person.

However, she could tell Brielle was genuinely invested, albeit only a fraction. Not much, yet not to be trampled upon.

So instead of intervening, Aubree stood up, yawning. “Looks like Mr. Dorsey will escort Bri to the party. With you there, I can breathe easy. Bri, you’re in good hands.”

She arrived swiftly and departed just as quickly.

At the elevator, Aubree stared blankly at the changing numbers before mocking herself, “Turns out, only Andrew is a real scumbag.”

yet he shamelessly indulged in the affections of a woman who adored him, and

for a woman he’d been intimate with, even if just once. That alone was enough to

was clear.

the apartment, Brielle pushed

computer screen, “Is it so wrong to want to give a canary a more splendid cage?” He had his own unique way

A splendid, sturdy

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knew they came from different worlds. A bitter taste spread through her

brow furrowing as he puzzled over the rejected. offer. It was the first time

Mr. Dorsey. But Andrew cut me that check out of respect for you. If I took your card as well, it would seem rather greedy.”

document from the table, “The restaurant Kenzo recommended last time was great. Are

“Free after ten.”

internally. At ten at night, they’d be lucky to get dishwater. She eyed the hand he’d casually placed on the table and edged closer. “If you’re only free at ten, should I be waiting in the bedroom?”

“That’s an option, certainly more sincere than a dinner

Pervert.

Patrick’s presence, she couldn’t continue the banter and