Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 164

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the people around began to echo in agreement, finding Brielle shameless for maintaining such composure at a time like this.

There had been whispers that Brielle had been bullying Lillian in the Haywood household, putting on one face in public and another behind closed doors. It seemed now that those rumors were not unfounded.

Brielle took a sip of her wine, her tone nonchalant. “When I was brought back to the Haywood family, I was only ten. Do you really think a ten–year–old child could play the entire Haywood clan like puppets, even fooling hospitals and orphanages? Doesn’t that sound absurd to you? She makes an accusation, and you all believe it? If I really had such power, the Haywood shares should be mine, shouldn’t they? But do I have them?”

Brielle swirled the red wine in her glass, the liquid glistening against her pale fingertips. “The Haywoods made their own mistakes, yet they want me to take the fall, to apologize. Why should I?”

The question ‘why should I?‘ weighed heavily in the air, striking at the hearts of all who heard it. Indeed, Brielle had been only ten years old. Could she truly have been so calculating as to deceive everyone?

Robert was a cunning old fox of the business world, and couldn’t see through a child’s trickery? The notion was laughable.

The once certain crowd began to murmur doubts among themselves. Their eyes shifted to Robert amidst the crowd, noticing his dark expression, his lips tightly pursed, veins throbbing on his forehead.

complexion turned pale, confronted with a Brielle whose aura had never been so formidable. In the past, even

her emotions, but a reassuring squeeze from Lillian

spoken with the director of the orphanage. There was manipulation behind the scenes, and we’ve all been victims. I’m pained for you, but my heart aches even more for Lillian. She’s my flesh and blood, yet she’s called me ‘Ms. Miranda‘

feel that Brielle was taking offense, especially

be so quick to defend themselves? Surely, someone who felt they had been

to clear her name

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had practiced this scene countless times in preparation

the nines. Was she trying to overshadow Lillian at this pivotal moment of acknowledgment, intending to cause

Brielle of her dignity. The women, already envious of Brielle’s beauty, felt

tormenting Lillian, the true young lady of the Haywood family, all

the last time we’ll see her. With her status, she won’t be welcome