Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 169

By the time things had reached this stage, nobody in the room was willing to speak up for Lillian. Even Spencer felt as though his cheeks were on fire.

Had Lillian really broken the law? Was Brielle the one who had been making the donations all along? How could Lillian do such a thing? The cracks in their once beautiful relationship were showing, but he didn’t want to admit it.

At that moment, it seemed that Lillian finally remembered him, calling out through her tears, “Spencer!”

Her innocent demeanor, that wronged tone in her voice, made it seem as though she was the one who had been mistreated. Spencer stood amidst the crowd, his mind thundering with confusion.

Brielle, witnessing their deep connection, couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, “Spencer, I forgot. to mention earlier, consider our engagement off. You love Lillian so much, and now that she’s in trouble, you should be the first to step up, as her fiancé, and bail her out, right?”

Lillian’s eyes were bloodshot with hatred. That bitch!

Spencer, however, was frozen in place as if someone had struck his pressure point. He was at a loss, even looking up at Faith for some kind of guidance.

in a

a snap decision and stepped forward with a façade of kindness. “Bri, dear, the prior

deciding that distancing herself from the joke that was Lillian was the best course of action.

eyebrow, her gaze dripping with sarcasm, curious about

talk nonsense about calling off the engagement. Spencer does care for you. He’s just temporarily confused, that’s all. His fling with Lillian was just a moment of folly. You two should work things out and not let others come between

sake of Ryan’s reputation, which spoke volumes about her character. Now that Brielle had garnered sympathy and admiration from the onlookers, there

rosary draped over his wrist, seemingly indifferent to the proceedings as if they

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Max’s eye, and the engagement, for the time being, could not be broken.

She found it amusing. “Ms. Faith, it’s a

attachment, “Spencer loves Lillian. Surely he won’t abandon his beloved in her time of need? We can’t let

as lacking conviction in front of Max was tantamount to being

use of Max’s name