Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 494

Kenzo gently raised his hand and placed it on her head, soothingly stroking her hair. “Max not liking you is not his fault, sweetheart. Matters of the heart can’t be forced. Get up and grab some breakfast. Grandpa’s been worried sick about you.”

Alivia’s return home last night was nothing short of a horror show, flinging stuff around from the living room all the way to the bedroom, her emotional outburst akin to a madwoman. To fall from grace overnight, from the belle of the ball to a laughingstock, the stark contrast drove her to the brink of insanity.

She cried, she raged, and her heart swelled with bitterness. Right, she couldn’t keep spiraling down. She needed to act swiftly, take advantage of the fact that Brielle and Max hadn’t tied the knot yet.

No, it didn’t matter whether they were married or not; she was determined to keep those two apart. The dignity she had lost, she would reclaim, little by little.

As her finally regained her composure, Kenzo’s lips curled into a smile. “It’s good to see you thinking straight. Now, head downstairs. Grandpa probably has an inkling about what’s going on and might still be fuming at Max. Everyone thought you two would end up married, and I bet there are already rumors swirling. If you hide away, that’s the real defeat.”

Alivia quickly dabbed at her face, restoring her composure. She wouldn’t let Brielle gloat for long!

After sprucing herself up, she eyed her swollen eyes in the mirror and clenched her jaw, her fingernails digging into the edge of the washbasin.

Stepping downstairs and catching sight of Jose seated in the living room, her steps faltered. her eyes brimming with tears.

through a newspaper, glancing up at her with a kind tone. “Time for

swallowing her food. She maintained her usual poise, though a storm was brewing within. At least on the surface, she seemed to have calmed down completely, as if last night’s hysteria was but

illusion.

the newspaper and came to sit beside her. “Thought

is just Max’s favoritism. She has no family background and no connections in our circles. There’s no way I

peaks the moment it begins, and it’s all downhill from there. No one can truly overcome the barriers of class and upbringing. The

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last. I’ll call the Dorsey family in a bit. You think about whether you really want to go down

with it. Max is my goal in this life, and I’ll have him. I’ve already thought of a way

the Barnes family, resilient in the face of

this humiliation would serve as a valuable lesson. Jose loved his granddaughter, and he knew that Max was at fault this time. As Max’s senior, it was only right to call and

to the Dorsey family was made shortly

in his study, practicing calligraphy, the scent of ink lingering in the air. The chair beside him was laden with sheets of