Chapter 524

If the land really ended up with the Rowlands, it was bound to go to seed in their hands. After all, there was nothing much around those parts these days.

A glint of amusement flickered in Brielle’s eyes. The Rowland clan had been spreading rumors about her back home, so she had her people spread some false tales of their own abroad. Turnabout was fair play.

Having settled that score, Brielle felt a weight lift off her shoulders, and the online chatter no longer felt like a sting. She was determined to become the cherry on top of Max’s world, not the so–called blot on his reputation.

Downstairs, Patrick stood before Max, his tone grave. “Mr. President, the situation is as such: the online world is in an uproar. Do we need to take action?”

The New Year was just around the corner, and they couldn’t let these distractions spoil the festive mood.

Max flicked through his tablet, skipping over the posts where netizens lambasted him. He was never bothered with the opinions of those at street level. But the jabs at Brielle? They struck a

nerve.

“Spread a rumor that Ms. Tessa’s been chasing me down relentlessly,” he said.

coughed several times. Tessa, relentlessly pursuing the President? Was this a

into the narrative, any prior orchestrated leaks would seem like a setup for the inevitable online backlash

Patrick chuckled, “Alright.

focus to the documents in hand. It couldn’t have been Brielle stirring trouble that led to Tessa’s

years of friendship, understanding Andrew’s anger, and knowing Jaxon to be a good–natured elder. This was out of respect for them, not for Tessa. If the Rowland clan wanted to keep fussing, he’d let them reap

sown.

the New Year, sir. Won’t you be going out with Ms. Brielle to

Holiday shopping?

looked puzzled. What

expression, Patrick couldn’t help but smile. He’d never had

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going out with Ms. Brielle to buy things for the

when they saw the caller

prompting the butler to call “Max,” came the butler’s respectful voice.

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