Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 222

And after Brielle was hung up on, she called back to find that Max had turned off his phone. With a frown etched on her face and worry that she might not see Mason again if she left, she decided to call Patrick.

At that moment, Patrick stood by Max, expecting a call from a business associate. When his phone rang, he glanced at the screen and saw Brielle’s name flashing. His gut reaction was to steal a glance at Max.

Max sensed the shift in Patrick’s attention, his grip on the pen tightening as if he was about to snap it in half. “Brielle?” he asked, a hint of tension in his voice.

Patrick swallowed hard, “It’s Ms. Brielle. Probably about the land deal.”

“Answer it. Put it on speaker,” Max commanded.

Patrick had never felt such pressure just from picking up a phone call. Worried that Brielle might say something out of line, he took the lead with a professional tone, “Ms. Brielle, like I mentioned before, the land deal was all Mr. Dorsey’s doing. If you have thanks to give, you‘ should really direct it to him in person.”

Brielle

wasn’t calling about the land, and she was anxious about coming off as too eager with Max. To avoid any misinterpretation of her intentions, she played along with Patrick’s prompt. “Patrick, I should thank you as well. How about I treat you to dinner sometime?”

tensed, his keen eyes catching Max’s clenched

stuttered, “That’s really not necessary.

something else I need

was a very clear–headed person. Since she knew that Max saw her only as a fling, she didn’t rush to plead with him. Moreover, he had just hung up on her. If Max didn’t care for her, she had no reason to fret over him. Matters of the heart were reciprocal, and playing a solo act was utterly pointless. She had played that act before with Spencer; she knew better than to

dig into Mason’s

grew heavier, a wry smile on his face. “That might be difficult for me to look into.

out, could Kenzo do it? He’s in

have heard some

question. Patrick felt like his hair was standing on end. Should he let Ms. Brielle turn

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quickly backtracked, “Actually, I can look into it. It just might take some

across Brielle’s face with a smile, “Alright, let me know when you have something.”

didn’t

down the pen, his laugh cold. “You

mostly about the land deal. I’ve told Ms. Brielle it’s