Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 577

Max’s gaze rested on her with a calm that bordered on indifference as if devoid of any emotion. “Mom, is it because I’m the heir to the Dorsey family?” he asked quietly.

Martha’s lips tightened into a thin line, and she let out a derisive snort. “Of course it is. What’s the difference between Brielle and a beggar on the street? Are you with her to play the savior now?”

“I could always renounce my inheritance. Antonio’s been back in Beaconsfield for a while, hasn’t he? He could take over.”

Antonio was William’s son.

Martha was suddenly at a loss for words, struggling to believe what she was hearing. He had been declared the successor at just ten years old. He had navigated through tumultuous trials and had some close shaves just to get this prestigious position, and now he was ready to give it all up? It was sheer madness.

In an instant, Martha felt as if her world was crumbling, a seething rage threatening to destroy everything in the room! But she could not act on it. Max’s few words held her life’s work in the balance.

were so tightly pressed together that they

not stay! She had to make

glance–a look venomous as a viper’s hiss, filled with loathsome poison,

saying, but it was clearly nothing to please Martha. As she stepped back, footsteps approached from behind.

a fit seeing you. Hiding out here is probably for the best. After all, your ‘relationship‘ with Max is the kind that’s best kept in the dark: Even if Max has defended

couldn’t hide her smugness. She was alone with Brielle,

while you can only silently watch through the window. That’s the difference between you and me. And this is just the beginning, darling. You’re in

go in to attend to her, you might miss your chance to see Max. Isn’t

face flushed with anger and disgust. “Do you actually believe you and

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