Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 659

Brielle watched as he ignored the persistent ringing of his cell phone, silencing it again amidst the nearly suffocating kisses between them. Finally, she reached for the phone herself.

It was an unknown number. Taking a deep breath, she pushed him away, worried that she might be keeping him from something important.

After pressing the answer button, she held the phone to his ear. Max shot her an annoyed glance before hearing Annie’s voice on the line. “Hey, Max.”

Brielle caught the female voice, her eyebrows arching in curiosity.

Max’s hair was tousled, and he wrapped his robe around him as he walked over to the window. “What’s up?”

His voice, rough with lust, came out unintentionally seductive.

Annie paused, then said casually, “I received a file this evening that’s missing a crucial piece of evidence. I called Patrick, and he said the material is in your office. But you’ve always said your office is off–limits without your permission, so that’s why I’m calling you now. Can I go in?”

Considering the professor had specifically asked Max to provide tasks that would assist Annie with her PhD research, he had no reason to refuse her request for materials.

“Go ahead.”

“Is it in the drawer on your left or your right?”

“On the right.”

and immediately spotted the document she needed. “Got

she could finish, a thunderous sound came from outside the office, like a large pane of glass being smashed. This was followed by a startled cry from

brows furrowed. “Annie?”

the call had been

charged atmosphere vanished in an instant. Max made a call to the building’s security, instructing them to check the

as well. “What’s

get some sleep. You have an early day at

was the last thing on

reluctantly agreed, and together they headed

International.

security team called to inform him they hadn’t seen Annie. Max’s

scanned the footage, only to find images of Annie leaving the CEO’s office in a panic, followed by a cell phone being hurled against a wall, shattering on

police. Find her!”

as his team scurried to trace Annie’s last known

International had come prepared, evading all cameras from the start and even employing a top–tier hacker to

was no ordinary kidnapping.

and had been retired for several years, but upon hearing

the chill of the drafty corridor. She heard Max soothing the professor while the old man on the other

him rub his temples, directing his staff to