Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 383

“It was suicide, so she really was driven to it by her boss.”

“Brielle’s got some explaining to do now. If it wasn’t for her treatment of Sarah, Sarah wouldn’t have died, Simon wouldn’t have ended up at Dorsey International, wouldn’t have gone to the

hospital, and wouldn’t have died.”

“Brielle is truly a piece of work.”

But then some folks started wondering about the current state of a certain Sue. After all, shet was the only one left alive in this whole mess.

Especially since Sue wasn’t looking too hot when she stormed out of the hospital yesterday. ranting about getting back at Brielle. Where was she now?

Right now, Sue was still at the police station, shell–shocked from Brielle’s words the day before, and still struggling to snap out of it.

She didn’t want to believe Brielle, not for a second, even going so far as to have the cops.

confirm the current owner of that house.

Turned out, it was indeed owned by her cousin.

What a

a laughable world this was, and what had she been doing all these years?

Her family had taken in her cousin and others from the countryside, hoping to give them a better life. But those people turned out to be wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Sue was young back then, with not much sense to speak of. She always thought her cousin was looking out for her best interests.m

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introduced her to Simon – a man Sue thought was beneath her

first time with Simon was a blur, a drunken

her lines.

cheap, and you’re damaged goods. If anyone finds out, not

man will have

your parents to know you’ve been fooling around with a man, especially one who’s not your boyfriend. Simon’s actually a decent guy: you should

And so, she

was persuaded.

couldn’t understand why her mental state was

the police station lobby, she watched a cop approach slowly, handing her a new note.

left this for you before she left,” the officer said. “Hopes it might

somehow.”

love lost for Brielle, but

message was simple:

countryside. All the money you spent on Simon was actually for her. I think I figured out how Simon’s been manipulating you. Ever heard of gaslighting? A man hides his woman’s jewelry to make her think she’s lost it or removes

the last bit of color draining from

Simon, she felt like she was losing her memory and growing more and more insecure.

was all Simon’s ploy to control

she looked up, pleading with the police to investigate her cousin and Simon’s past in the countryside.

key person of interest, the police had to stabilize Sue’s emotions, so they

into it.

cousin and Simon were a pair in the countryside.

it turned out Sue was the biggest

sense of reason collapsed in an instant, and Sue wanted to smash everything, to

had she

caused her parents‘ death and alienated

desperate for revenge, wishing to