Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 234

She glanced at the handcuffs that bound her wrists and struggled fiercely for a moment. The skin beneath the culls was no longer merely reddened; now it was streaked with blood, yet she seemed impervious to the pain.

Outside the door, the murmurs of the bodyguards continued, while Brielle’s sweat fell in heavy droplets to the floor. Suspended like this, her body was in extreme discomfort, her mind taut. with tension. If she screamed and shouted now, it would only play into their hands.

She bit her lip, keeping silent, while internally she counted the minutes.

Ten minutes later, someone pushed the door open–it was Sophia. A stark contrast to her earlier hysteria, Sophia had regained her composure, like a pot of boiling water pushed to its brink.

Brielle looked up, met her gaze, and cracked a smile. “I knew you’d come back.”

Sophia crossed her arms over her chest, the resentment in her eyes as evident as ever, but she knew her emotions couldn’t touch Brielle in the slightest.

Brielle was a formidable woman. That was Sophia’s current conclusion.

you think about what I said earlier?”

sting in her eyes, ignoring the other aches in her body. “I didn’t think much of it, but I know that if you could bite your tongue with Tessa for so long, you’re not a pushover. You

mind, no wonder she topped the exams and

person. Just as she realized she couldn’t compete with Tessa, she became Tessa’s little henchman, running errands for her.

my existence. Unlike you, if those guards left me with just

“You’re nothing

“You asked me what I think I am to Max. I know

Rowland family. He’ll come for me; it’s just a matter of

H

nodded in understanding. “You

a side branch like you. Even if Tessa falls, they won’t

Chapter 234

I’ve come across a company with great potential and I’d like to invite you

issue for Beaconsfield’s rich kids. It was everything else that was at luxury. Brielle was smart. She quickly realized that if