Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 348

Max guessed it. He had assumed that the female employee was after company data, but as he watched her shed her clothes, it dawned on him that she was pursuing a different kind of relationship altogether. A wave of revulsion surged through him.

There was disinfectant in the room, and he doused his phone in it repeatedly, gingerly holding it in his palm afterward. Still, there was a hint of reluctance in his heart. That carer had definitely touched his phone and even answered his calls.

He checked the call log. It was clean–conversations with some executives at Dorsey International and then with business partners.

If any of those people had called, the female employee wouldn’t have dared to delete it. But since she did, it meant the caller was a woman.

Which woman would call him? Only Brielle.

His private number was a closely guarded secret, and as for Aubree, he dismissed her instantly, not even considering her as a woman.

Max analyzed the situation briefly and made the call. It took a full minute for the call to be picked up on the other end.

to remain calm. So when Max asked, she nodded, then realizing he couldn’t see her, she quickly spoke up. “Yes, Mr. Dorsey, I came into work today

she and Max had been skeptical at first, the book had made some concessions,

Now, it seemed

this, Mr. Dorsey? If William has bypassed you, that

by Max.

felt like it could drip through the phone. Across the miles and

to settle. It was like an arrow shot across mountains and rivers, always finding its target in the person

respond. “What

need to ask that?

She was like a fish gasping for breath on a cutting board, surviving only on the occasional droplets of water Max spared her. In the moments he

or of placing one’s hope in someone

a few simple wishes.” She deliberately cooled her tone, but then she heard Max chuckle softly on the other end.

our appointment and haven’t had the chance to

instantly, reminded of the sunset she’d seen on her way to Radiant Light Church. If only the person who had made promises to her had been there to see that brilliant sunset with