Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 498

Alivia had a poker face that could fool the best of them.

If she were to make a list of people Alivia despised, Brielle would take the top spot without contest. Yet, the man Alivia couldn’t have was warming the bed of her most hated rival. Instead of crumbling, Alivia managed to keep her composure and even made a dignified appearance. When people like her snapped, it was a sight to behold.

Brielle lowered her gaze, tucking her phone away. She noticed the streets bustling with activity and leaned in closer to Max. “Hey, Max, is it a holiday or something?”

Max glanced up from the papers in his hands, amused at her face almost pressed against the glass. “Yeah, in three days, it’s New Year’s.”

Their first New Year’s together was always going to be special.

A small smile curled at the corner of Brielle’s lips, but she remained silent. When the car pulled up in front of a suburban mansion, Brielle looked puzzled. Where was this?

Several people stood at the entrance, one of them being the uniformed man who had guarded her in jail. “Boss.” The man called out, his eyes landing on Brielle as he nodded in greeting.

Brielle picked up on the informal title. It wasn’t Mr. Dorsey or the CEO, indicating a different power dynamic at play with Max.

She followed him into the foyer, where two people were on their knees. They were the doctors from the clinic that had operated on her.

upon hearing footsteps. “Mr. Dorsey, we were

grip on Max’s

knew. He knew about the baby. She lowered her eyes, feeling as though a blade was twisting

a chair, his voice gentle.

Brielle was indeed not in the best shape. She slowly sat down. The uniformed man’s

hear him.

were ignorant of the reason they were there, but

tell you everything.

had committed too many misdeeds over the years, knowing retribution

a moment, then ruffled Brielle’s hair in a comforting

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at the doctors. “Repeat

wasn’t pregnant. Mr. Spencer suggested an appendectomy instead, and Ms. Alivia came up with a plan to make Ms. Brielle believe she had lost a child. They thought it would hurt her and possibly affect her relationship with you,

where Alivia pinned everything on Martha, more out of ignorance about Martha than intent