Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 304

“There’s a coffee station down the hall. I’ll have someone brew a fresh pot and bring it over. Please, have a seat.”

Catherine had thought that after the words she’d exchanged with Patrick, at the very least, he’d owe her some sort of explanation out of sheer professional courtesy on account of Kingston Enterprises. But Patrick had artfully dodged the issue, and he did so by bringing up such a mundane matter. If she were to press on, she’d seem uncouth.

“No trouble, Patrick. I can grab a cup myself,” she replied, her tone veiling her irritation.

She turned to head towards the coffee station but stopped in her tracks when she saw the elevator doors slide open, and Brielle step out, leaning heavily on her crutch.

Didn’t Brielle just leave to catch a cab? Why the sudden return? The sight knotted Catherine’s brow further. Encountering Brielle again felt like a bad omen.

By chance, the room where the contract was to be signed, and Brielle’s office was on the same floor. Brielle hadn’t expected to see Catherine there, and seeing her now twisted Brielle’s features in displeasure.

Brielle had only returned because a colleague had called her about some crucial documents in her office. She had the keys and needed to pass them documents on to someone in her department.

aimed for her office door. Catherine, however, was not about to let her slip away

mockingly.

a smile, responded, “Surely you haven’t forgotten our

earlier resolve to heed Bradley’s advice was forgotten. She wanted to close the distance between her and Brielle but hesitated. She remembered

of your company. Shouldn’t you, as a representative of Dorsey International, fetch me

pour coffee. Rushing to smooth things over. he offered, “Ms. Haywood isn’t in

out of her depth. Although Patrick seemed merely an assistant, his longstanding rapport with Max suggested otherwise. Many of Max’s decisions passed through Patrick influence not unlike that of a royal

cold, detached voice cut through the tension.

an

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the exclusive elevator, hand on the open button. and his gaze icy as it swept

who stood rooted to the