Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 272

“Hello?” Max’s voice, raspy with exhaustion, filtered through the phone as he rubbed the bridge. of his nose, sitting in his car. “Who’s this?”

It seemed he hadn’t saved Aubree’s number after their last call. Aubree’s nose twitched with irritation. “Mr. Dorsey, it’s Aubree.”

Max’s eyelashes fluttered slightly. He’d just picked up a group of executives from overseas at the airport and had meetings lined up every day. His schedule was packed, and he hadn’t planned on getting involved with Brielle again.

But now. Brielle’s friend was on the line.

His fingers tugged at the tie around his neck, as if loosening it would make breathing easier, would soothe the restlessness within him. “What’s up?” He managed to keep his tone controlled, not too eager.

Aubree snorted sarcastically as she sat down on a nearby chair. “I thought you were different from Andrew, Mr. Dorsey. Guess I was wrong.”

“Aubree, cut to the chase. Don’t beat around the bush.”

“Bri’s in the hospital.”

Max straightened up instantly. Brielle had just left the hospital. How could she be….

But then he remembered the lies she had told and the bubbling emotions in his eyes cooled. “So?”

The casualness in his voice made Aubree pause, then she laughed bitterly. She wondered why she was even calling Max. If he could be friends with someone like Andrew, what kind of man could Max be? Brielle had been blinded by illusions before.

are all the same.

mind, I won’t bother you, Mr.

drooping after a long while before asking Patrick in the front seat. “Find out what happened

car pulled up to Premier Palace, Patrick had the information. “Sir, Ms. Brielle suffered a secondary fracture in

of external

from the Haywood family and Catherine from

She was kicked in the leg and had coffee spilled on her head before being

the temperature in the living room

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icy shards.

with the black beads on his wrist, his eyes frosting

to make himself as inconspicuous

for further instructions.

“Kingston Enterprises is

them out.”

competition, only to be easily.

were full of coldness. The Haywood family was troubling Brielle again, “Speed things up

intervention, the Haywood family would have settled Lillian’s matter with

on

he paused, then added. “Sir, there’s another force targeting the Haywood family. They’ve been entrenched in Beaconsfield for years, with quite deep roots. This new player is causing them to fall faster, but we can’t find out who

Another force?