Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 174

“Brielle, you!”

Cameron was livid, but Lillian’s hand landed gently on his arm. “Let it go, Cameron. She’s just all talk.”

In her heart, Lillian seethed with rage, but staying put would only serve as amusement for

onlookers.

Cameron, too fed up to deal with Brielle any longer, slammed the car door shut.

Meanwhile, Miranda took off in a different vehicle.

Left standing on her own, Brielle felt a sudden peace around her ears. She followed the officer into the lobby.

The cop kept talking about the Haywood family’s donation.

“Not only did they bail out Lillian, but to salvage her rep, they dropped a cool ten mil in her name. to the Sunflower Children’s Home. Ms. Brielle, please, take a seat.”

The officer was no fool. He saw right through the Haywood bunch, “Getting away from that kind of family is a good thing.”

In the departing car, Lillian deliberately snuggled up to Cameron, eager to gauge just how far her brother would go for her.

After last night’s debacle, her fair–weather friends had all clammed up, and even Spencer hadn’t shown up to pick her up.

first bitter taste of

she’d worked to tarnish Brielle’s name, and now

to fight

the Haywood family

in a semblance of hurt, “Cameron, it was Brielle who pushed me to make that donation. She told me to put it in my name. I never expected her to pull a stunt like this. I was naive. Why would anyone be nice to you for no reason? She

also lost some weight. They’d been close, almost

wheel, he didn’t meet her eyes. “The Haywoods will handle this mess. Next

her and

her was undeniable, and she knew how to

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Cameron. I never meant to be the Haywood daughter. Don’t be mad at

heart twinged at

you will

no one will want to marry me. Spencer didn’t even come today. He must be

a tear

with Spencer, it happened because we drank too much. I panicked when I woke up. I don’t really like him. The guy I like, he’ll never give

you mean? Who do

puzzled, but years of indulging Lillian’s wishes meant he couldn’t deny her anything.

idea of attaching herself to Max. Now was the perfect chance to make her

out on his own, it

I’ve seen Max a few times before. He’s the kind of man worth committing to, better than Spencer. If I could be with him, I’d die happy. Could you