Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 172

Max slipped into his pajamas and wandered over to the floor–to–ceiling windows. “Dad’s orders? When?”

Whatever came through on the other end rendered him silent for a moment. “You handle it.”

After hanging up, he approached the bed and carefully tucked Brielle in, then turned and walked

away.

Only when the bedroom door clicked shut did Brielle slowly open her eyes.

Footsteps echoed in the hallway, heading towards the study, it seemed.

She turned over, the name ‘Alivia‘ stirring unrest within her.

A self–deprecating smile crept across Brielle’s face. Was he about to meet with the Barnes girl? She gently patted her somewhat stifled chest, realizing she had no right to be jealous. Therefore, she had to manage her emotions well.

She couldn’t let him find out. She couldn’t let anyone find out.

The next morning, she was up at six.

She had planned to say goodbye to Max in person, but Patrick informed her he had gone to the office overnight to deal with paperwork.

A wave of disappointment crossed her eyes, but then she thought, maybe it was for the best.

The fluttering of her heart from last night lingered, and his business trip was the perfect chance

to calm down.

freshened up back at her apartment, grabbed her laptop and all her documents, and set off. Since

cab did she

hear?

Sophia missing?

sure? I thought she went to

wonder the Rowlands didn’t hassle her last night. It was because Sophia had vanished.

could Sophia just

even a

bunch of people. Some saw her, but after she went to

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Lillian? Could it be related to hel?

Brielle doubted she would leave

to do this. Something else must have happened last night. Maybe someone was fishing in troubled waters.

another cautious

safe. We don’t know who’s behind Sophia’s disappearance or who they’re really after. Keep yourself protected

hunch, but it was still unclear which

cab, her phone buzzed with a new

–[You’re next.]

message was

and collapsed on the ground, hands and feet bound, eyes covered with a thick black cloth, her

vanished only for a night,

a threatening message from a