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.

think about what I

of it, but I know that if you could bite your tongue with Tessa for so long, you’re not a pushover. You

With such a sharp mind, no wonder she topped the exams and

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

not my existence. Unlike you, if those guards

sneered, “You’re nothing without Max.”

smile slowly returned. “You asked me what I think I am to Max. I know I’m nothing, but given his nature, he wouldn’t let me

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

H

understanding. “You said you’d help me. How?”

never value a side branch like you.

Chapter 234

to strike out on your own. I’ve come across a company with great potential and I’d

quickly realized that if she couldn’t invest in Mason’s company under the name