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.

realizing he couldn’t see her, she quickly spoke up.

skeptical at first, the book had made some concessions, prompting

the CEO, should have been approving every stage. of the project. Now, it seemed he was completely out of the loop–even the approvals hadn’t

of this, Mr. Dorsey? If William

by Max.

so tender it felt like it could drip through the phone. Across the miles and through the wires, his words pierced Brielle’s heart. It was a mixture

fell silent, waiting for her rapidly beating heart to settle. It was like an arrow shot across mountains and rivers, always finding its target in the person whose heart

time to respond. “What wishes did you make at

need to ask

ling her delicate flesh was caught between her teeth as if she might draw blood. She hated how vulnerable she felt. She was like a fish gasping for breath on a cutting board, surviving only on the occasional droplets of water Max spared her.

control or of placing one’s hope in someone

She deliberately cooled her tone, but then she heard Max chuckle

be angry. I broke our appointment and haven’t had

only the person who had made promises to