Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 481

The car came to a sudden, jarring halt.

Aubree turned her head to stare at Brielle, her brows knitting together in worry.

“Even if you did find out, what then? Do you think you can just show up on their doorstep? Didn’t you hear what Spencer said? That’s the Dorsey clan, the Rowland bunch, and the Barnes brigade meeting up. Any one of those families could squash you like a bug with a flick of their wrist. Are you really planning to beg Max to plead with him to remember you now? Bri, snap out of it. If he forgot you, it just proves he never loved you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to erase you so completely.”

“He just had an accident.”

Brielle’s lips pressed into a thin line, her trembling fingertips betraying her anxiety, “I heard about it when I was locked away, but I don’t believe it. I need to see for myself.” And these past few days, she felt she had braced herself for the truth.

“If he hasn’t forgotten you, doesn’t that make it even worse? He’s about to marry Alivia. Bri, what the hell are you doing? Remember how you counseled me back then, or are you just dying to play the other woman? I’m messed up enough for the both of us. Why are you so eager to join the club? Why put yourself through this?” Aubree was truly getting heated now.

“He promised me, he wouldn’t marry Alivia.”

of a woman in love. Once smitten, it was like planting a tree in your heart, nurturing it into a towering oak whose roots invaded every corner of your being. To rip it out was to tear at every inch of your heart, and god, did

all too well, but her disillusionment with Andrew had reached saturation; even a flood wouldn’t stir a ripple. She had

Or at least, Aubree hoped she

They might’ve felt genuine at the moment, but when they expired unfulfilled, they only served as bitter

he’ll do something, he’ll do it.” Brielle’s voice was soft but firm, echoing in the car, “And I

like it? Haven’t you ever asked why she has one too? With your guts, how could you not be curious about its origin? You’re afraid to ask because you fear the answer might

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instantly

but she was already in too deep, and she definitely didn’t want her best friend falling down the

countless desires, but he didn’t give any of them a second glance. How could he truly care for a woman of no

had toyed with Brielle’s heart so effortlessly, and when he was done, he discarded it just as

reason. After all, when unsure of Max’s feelings, the Brielle of old would guard her own heart well, never revealing