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.

they were blind.

inferno. His gaze was dark and inscrutable. “The Dorsey family and the Barnes clan are all looking

believe Max hadn’t

his eyebrows, Max replied. “I’ve made my stance crystal clear to Alivia herself. She’s no fool.”

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

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

Alivia

blunt with others, especially when it

to the subject was clear. [Wait

with Brielle, like whether there was anything truly going on between her and Max. But Alivia had already put

through Max’s friends would just seem desperate.

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

to

boundaries. It wasn’t his place to spill Max’s secrets to Alivia. Besides, she

was in the company of

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