Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 206

As the elevator doors sealed shut, the bodyguard wiped the sweat from his brow, ready to tell the guys to keep their guard up and be vigilant while posted here.

Then a nearby door swung open, and there was Max, leaning casually against the frame. The hallway lighting cast an almost ethereal glow around him, as if he were enveloped in an unreal. aura. His eyes were dark, like flames burning within them, yet those flames seemed to smother against cold ice, extinguished one by one.

“Mr. Dorsey, do you need anything?” the bodyguard asked.

“You don’t have to guard this place.”

“But Mr. Hatfield explicitly instructed…”

“I’m not comfortable with it.”

There was a hint of amusement in his gaze, though it seemed diluted.

The bodyguard could only nod. After seeking approval from Samuel, he removed the security on this floor.

surveyed the space that had been sterilized several

had shortlisted several spots, and after process of elimination, only this area remained. It was a

Having accepted their generosity, he had to accept the Hatfield family’s invitation

suit jacket. Meanwhile, in the other building’s hall, Lillian looked to Cameron, her nerves frayed. “He definitely drank it, right? We’re staying in the same building tonight, but there’s bound to be security on

was no turning

top floor’s security had been withdrawn by Max himself. What was Max up to? Could it be, as Lillian suggested, that he was

faced with Lillian’s question, he nodded, emphasizing, “Don’t provoke him too much, Lillian. He’s not like Spencer.”

inside, she was scoffing. All men were the same to her. And given that Max had taken something not readily available on the market, the slightest

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woman he craved. “Let’s go. now. You check the top floor

be able to

noticing others heading to rest as well, and followed suit. A few youngsters. chose to stay and continue

drug, not Max. She went to her room, slipped into her nearly non–existent lingerie, covered it with an