Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 457

Brielle had returned to her elegant abode at Pearl Estate, and her thoughts were tangled with the secret she had accidentally unearthed earlier that evening. A crease of concern formed between her brows.

She reached for her phone, her fingers swiftly dialing Patrick’s number. “Patrick, can you do me a solid and send over the security footage from the Dorsey International elevator? Not the private one, just the one from today.”

Had it not been for the unexpected encounter that night, she wouldn’t have found herself requesting surveillance footage.

It was Sydney’s glance at Spencer that had set off alarms in Brielle’s mind. At first, she thought it was fear, a kind of wariness, but now, replaying the lies Sydney had spun to her own boyfriend, Brielle knew better. Those lies were delivered with the ease of practice. It was clearly not for the first time.

Making such a call to her supposed boyfriend while tangled in deceit was both cruel and shameless. While waiting for Patrick to send the footage, her phone buzzed with an incoming call from Aubree. “Bri, have you seen the buzz online? You weren’t with Max? That jerk was caught locking lips with Alivia!”

The news hit Brielle like a cold splash of disbelief. Max wasn’t that kind of guy.

Still, she instinctively scrolled through the latest news feeds, and there it was–the top story was Max and Alivia.

The image was like a bright flash that left her eyes stinging with pain.

Max wasn’t that kind of guy. He had introduced her to Alivia with such openness, which meant there was nothing untoward between them. But as a woman, Brielle knew Alivia’s tricks all too well. The objective was clear–to chip away at her, piece by piece, just like the lipstick stain on Max’s collar from before.

Brielle could shrug off such incidents, confident in the strength of their relationship. But what if it happened time and time again?

devoid of emotion. Each incident was a prick to her heart. and over time, all that would remain was disappointment. Besides, she had lost a child, and the pain from seeing such a

of it all. Once Brielle felt too weary to go on, that would signal

“Bri?”

“Bri?”

called out twice, but there was no

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ready to rush over to Pearl Estate when Brielle finally said with firm denial “It’s

a weight of helplessness that even Aubree could feel, making her own heart clench. Il Brielle and Max weren’t right for each other, it was better to cut

a woman who’s got a thing for him… I’m not buying the innocent act,” Aubree said, her voice tinged with

was throbbing more intensely as if salt was being rubbed into her wounds. She let out a weary sigh, and after a

was dodging the issue, and it sparked annoyance within her. “It’s just Max, for God’s sake. We don’t need him. How about

wanting to be alone with her thoughts, considered the offer for a moment before replying, “Come pick

the other end of the line as

was the first to step into the elevator, followed closely by

Uncle Max ask you about Brielle? What did

Brielle! That’s all anyone ever talks about! Am I invisible to you

compare to her? Don’t you have

clear, every word cutting through the