Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 418

The moment Alivia heard a woman’s voice, her face contorted in disgust. Her hand at her side clenched so tightly that her nails dug into her palm. There was no doubting it; Brielle picked up the call.

She had thought Brielle had some sort of talent, but as it turned out, she was just a man–stealer, a homewrecker. Such tactics were despicable to Alivia, even contemptible.

She guessed that Max was either working late, with his phone out of reach, or he’d already fallen asleep, allowing Brielle to act so brazenly.

The taste of blood filled Alivia’s mouth. She yeared for Brielle to just vanish.

As low and vile as the method was, Alivia had to admit that the damn woman had succeeded in getting under her skin. “I need to speak with Max. Who is this?” She feigned ignorance of Brielle’s identity, keeping her tone as flat as possible.

Brielle arched an eyebrow, cool as a cucumber. Well then, let’s see how long Alivia could keep this up. A smirk danced at the corners of her lips as she knocked on the bathroom door. “Max, Ms. Alivia here says she needs you.”

with Max stepping out of the steamy bathroom wrapped in a towel. He

of his still–dripping torso. Her cheeks flushed as she averted her

the allure of his masculine appeal, she’d momentarily forgotten she was on the phone.

gesturing for him to take the call, Max naturally grabbed the phone and held it to his

trying to make her look foolish, but she was no ordinary woman, and

Alivia’s tone regained its composure. “I’m helping Auntie pick out a caregiver. I’ve gone through four or five candidates, and none are quite right. I wanted to check on the specific side

found Alivia off–putting, he was just puzzled. It was midnight; surely, this could have been discussed during the day. Why now? And the care facility he’d chosen

home’s staff is more than

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have been low. The professionals are very competent but seem afraid of making mistakes. They lack a certain… warmth. The people I’m choosing are from the Barnes family. They can keep

was watertight.

the Rowland family’s holdings, and to curry favor with Max, they’d made it abundantly clear to everyone to take great care of Martha, emphasizing her status repeatedly, and likely warning them of dire consequences for any slip–ups. Under