Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 255

Patrick thought he was hearing things. Just a minute ago, Max had been as nonchalant as ever. “I saw Ms. Brielle with red–rimmed eyes running out. She must have been crying.”

Max’s fingers froze around the spoon, his heart feeling like it had been pricked with a needle. He stared at the bowl of soup in front of him, wondering if Brielle had slipped something into it.

Had Ryan instructed her to do so, and she complied, all for Spencer’s sake? Would she do anything for Spencer? The realization made him distinctly uncomfortable, and his stomach clenched in response..

Catching the shift in Max’s expression, Patrick quietly excused himself and stepped out. After a moment’s hesitation, he dialed Brielle’s number.

Brielle hadn’t even gotten into her car yet; she was sitting on a bench just outside the hospital entrance. The ring of the phone elicited no immediate reaction from her. She just gazed blankly ahead.

She should’ve left immediately, but her mind was in turmoil, and she needed a moment to calm her thoughts.

The phone kept ringing, as if it wouldn’t stop until she answered. Her body moved slowly, like a piece of rusted machinery, as she pulled out her phone and saw Patrick’s name on the screen.

calling to tell her to hand in her resignation at

lip and, with resignation, hung up the call. If Max

that their ambiguous relationship would end eventually, but not this soon. A bitter taste filled her mouth as she leaned back on the bench, her eyes half–closed. She couldn’t afford to stop now; stopping would mean dwelling on the complexities of her relationship with

and sent a message to Ryan. [Spencer’s life for the life of Mark. Fair trade, right?]

people searching alongside the police. The message furrowed his brow, and he sent a quick reply. [Brielle?] Who else would care about

before she was exposed, but as long as she didn’t confess, Ryan had no

look crossed Ryan’s eyes. Brielle used Spencer to threaten him. He took a deep breath and ordered his bodyguard, “Bring

bodyguard nodded and hurriedly got into

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Spencer’s disappearance had spread throughout the Dorsey

out looking for Spencer. He’s

apparent as he

to contain himself, Patrick repeated, “Spencer’s