Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 190

Having finished her piece, Tessa seemed to only then notice Aubree by her side, pursing her lips with impatience. “Is your brother around?”

Aubree was only spineless in Andrew’s presence. Facing Tessa, she was much more composed. “You looking for him for something?”

Tessa nodded, and after a while, let out a light chuckle, “Whatever’s going on between us should be none of your business, Aubree. You’re not getting any younger. Shouldn’t you be thinking about settling down soon? I’ve heard the Clements family has been nudging you for a while now?”

After saying her piece, Tessa turned to Brielle, “I’ve heard your name tossed around before, and now we finally meet. Brielle, you better pray you’ve got nothing to do with what happened to Sophia, otherwise, the and family won’t let you off the hook.”

Tessa was in a foul mood over Sophia’s disappearance.

And facing people she loathed, she couldn’t bother with pretenses and went straight for the jugular.

“Plus, you’ve made the headlines again tonight. Photos of you and Spencer are all over the place. Spencer’s been saying you’ve been begging him to get back together.”

Brielle frowned at this. “What photos?”

No sooner had she asked than she remembered the snaps taken by the paparazzi earlier that day, and her face went pale.

Tessa’s lips curled slightly at the sight of Brielle’s reaction. “Seems like you know exactly which photos I’m talking about.”

Brielle felt sick to her stomach, appalled that Spencer could stoop so low.

emotion, but her face betrayed nothing. “Whatever’s going on between

of your business,” she retorted, using Tessa’s own words against

thin veil of anger passed over Tessa’s eyes as she let out a scoff and made her

turned to Aubree, “Are she and Sophia really that close?”

“Seems like it.”

thought about the break–in at her apartment but decided not to mention it, not wanting

Aubree raised an eyebrow upon seeing it, “Max’s ride?”

allowed someone else to touch

trying to convince Brielle earlier, but now seeing Max’s

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treatment, her resolve

not try to

unique charm–beautiful

that was exactly Max’s type.

at the Dorsey family’s mansion tonight, her mouth twitching slightly, “The Barnes family’s over at the Dorsey place tonight to talk marriage. Wonder

tilting back at the mention, “Alivia, huh? I hear she’s tight with Tessa

about to drive off, Aubree’s phone rang. It was Andrew.

didn’t want to answer, closing her eyes and even softening her breathing.

to drive off; after a while, she heard Aubree pick

through, asking where she was.