Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 638

Jaired casually swung his legs onto the coffee table, a faint glint of mischief passing through his eyes. “Max is her shield. I you touch her, you can kiss our friendship goodbye for good.”

Andrew’s eyes were laced with sarcasm and spite. “I don’t care about that. Even if Max goes ballistic, do you think he’d actually off me for messing with Brielle? Before that happens, I’ll make sure Brielle’s the one who’s done for.”

It was clear he had had it with Brielle.

Chuckling lightly, Jaired loosened his tie. “What’s the real deal with the Rowland family mess? Didn’t–you dig into it? How did it suddenly blow up in the media like that? Don’t tell me Brielle is behind this?*

Andrew had never considered pinning the situation on Brielle. If she had that kind of savvy, she wouldn’t have gone straight to Harmony Haven Hotel to slap Tessa. She must have been out of options to resort to such drastic measures. He never considered that Brielle’s appearance at Harmony Haven Hotel was entirely because of the picture of the necklace Tessa had sent.

“Do you really think she’s capable of that?”

from a recent workout, radiated robust, masculine energy. A handkerchief hung loosely around his neck, which he used to absentmindedly wipe away sweat, his whole demeanor exuding an aura of raw vitality. He had been on

she didn’t have the chops, how did she manage to bewitch Max? The guy’s been living like a monk,

to Beaconsfield. First Alivia, then Tessa, and now the Rowland family–there was every reason to suspect her involvement.

with intensity. If it really was Brielle, then it was time to settle both old

hatred was sufficiently stoked, so he ended the call. After a refreshing shower, he walked out, headed to the liquor cabinet,

already done some digging. Zaiden’s misdeeds were indeed factual and not fabricated, or else the higher–ups wouldn’t have acted so swiftly. But the tens of billions lost by the Rowland family overseas seemed engineered. The initial bid for that land was only twenty billion, but out of

reach to extend his influence internationally, and with the Riddle family’s

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that the Rowland family’s overseas business was sabotaged, but it didn’t seem related to Brielle. Even with all her

reach so far?

was more fable overseas. Surely, they could unearth something. Whether or