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?”

his keen eyes catching Max’s clenched

stuttered, “That’s really not necessary. I barely did anything.”

you’ve worked hard. Besides, there’s something else I need your help with.”

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.

you to dig into Mason’s

“That might be difficult for me to look into. Perhaps you

off by Brielle, “If you can’t find out,

have heard some

from Brielle, just a genuine question. Patrick felt like his hair was standing on

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quickly backtracked, “Actually, I can look into it.

something.” She hadn’t asked about Max, and she ended the call with a clean

hearing the call disconnect, didn’t dare meet Max’s

pen, his laugh cold. “You two seem pretty

land deal. I’ve told Ms. Brielle it’s all