Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 311

“Max, how about we hit the town tonight to celebrate, eh? Alivia’s coming back soon, and since you’ve had your fill of Brielle, maybe it’s time to put a ring on Alivia? She’s been waiting for you for years.”

Engagement? The thought had never seriously crossed Max’s mind.

“If she’s getting engaged, it sure as heck won’t be to me.”

Andrew had been mid–sip of his water when Max dropped this bombshell. Andrew nearly choked on it. Everyone in Beaconsfield knew Alivia was holding out for Max, but now the man himself was saying she shouldn’t wait for him.

“Max, you’re not pulling my leg, are you? Don’t tell me you’re oblivious to Alivia’s crush on you.”

“I’ve made it clear before, I’m not into her.”

His tone was so firm it sent a chill through Andrew’s spine. If Alivia wasn’t in Max’s sights, who was?

The women who had circled Max in recent years, those under thirty at least, were pretty much Brielle and Alivia. Any other guy in Beaconsfield would be a fool to pass up Alivia for Brielle.

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blaze of a high–rise inferno. His gaze was dark and inscrutable. “The Dorsey family and the Barnes clan are all looking forward to this merger of a marriage. If you turn it down,

Max hadn’t

a nonchalant lift of his eyebrows, Max replied. “I’ve made my stance crystal clear to Alivia herself. She’s

how clear–headed could a woman in love truly be? Max had never really fallen for Alivia, so he couldn’t fathom

couldn’t help but think he could smooth their path somewhat. At least compared to Brielle, Andrew considered Alivia

shot Alivia a text. [Max says

been blunt with others, especially

came swiftly. Her devotion to the subject was clear. [Wait till I’m back

further into the situation with Brielle, like whether there was anything truly going on between her and Max. But Alivia had already put herself out there enough.

through Max’s friends would just seem desperate.

If her brother said there was nothing to it, then it had

destined to marry

to keep Max from getting stuck with Brielle, but he also knew his boundaries. It wasn’t

was in the