Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 378

Brielle popped the last of her vitamins and chuckled to herself as she saw that Patrick had already made himself scarce, like a good little ghost..

Patrick was like a shadowy guardian straight out of medieval times, always there but never

seen.

She reached for a couple of bowls, eyes widening a bit as she took in the spread of five dishes. on the dinner table. She swallowed hard in anticipation.

Max was in a good mood, and it only got better when he noticed Brielle serving him a bowl of soup. A smile curled at the edge of his lips.

Brielle sat down across from him and, struck by a sudden thought, looked up to ask, “So, what’s the deal with William and Ryan? Are they tight?”

“In the Dorsey clan, no one’s really buddy–buddy with anyone.”

“I was thinking, if both Ryan and William are gunning for you, maybe we could play Ryan to trip up William?”

Just to throw William off his game for a bit and shift his focus

Munching thoughtfully, Brielle quickly sorted through the options in her mind. After a moment, she looked up again.

“Didn’t William get saddled with that Kingston Enterprises project? It’s a decent–sized deal, right? Has the contract been signed already?”

Max, ever the attentive partner, served her some more food, piling her plate high. “Eat first.”

no other choice, Brielle bent her head and took

elsewhere.

chuckled, knowing she wouldn’t be at peace until this was sorted out. “The contract’s still up in the air, but the paperwork with Book

With the Kingston heir stirring up trouble,

Dorsey fold. Maybe it was time for Ryan to take this chance to sabotage William in front of

most after years of treading carefully in the Dorsey family wast Michael’s disappointment.

already taking a toll on

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he knew partnering with Kingston

Kingston had something he could

most to Bradley and Catherine? Their

son meant controlling Kingston

only to find out

Enterprises hadn’t made a fuss over the stalled contract–they were too busy looking

too. He wanted

keep him in check,

eyes turned icy. Besides needing to talk to Sue soon, she had to find the

first, he’d be able to manipulate

or Catherine, Kingston Enterprises was a power player, having carved

be a latent threat to

was calmly reviewing some documents on the couch as if the world’s

dinner remnants had been cleared, the room now belonging to

beside him with a quiet. “Come here.”