Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 708

How long had Aubree known Andrew? It must have been twenty years by now.

Her secret crush, her first love, her open yearning–all of it had been for him. Even now, as she found herself mired in disgrace, too tainted to be touched, she couldn’t remain indifferent to the news of his

marriage.

Perhaps that was the terrifying nature of affection, like ants consuming an elephant, little by little, day by day. Unbeknownst to herself, she became a slave to love, forever debased in his eyes.

At eighteen, she had thought that if only Andrew could love her back, she’d be content to remain in humble adoration forever, even if it meant stripping away her pride and risking her life. But Andrew had a heart of stone, only showing a glimmer of tenderness while looking at her in the intimacy of the bedroom.

“Alright, then you’re coming with me.”

Brielle didn’t trust Aubree to go out alone in her current state and immediately called Max. The phone connected, and his voice came through, “What’s up?”

“I need to borrow your car. Aubree wants to visit Radiant Light Church. We’re heading out now and will be back tomorrow.”

‘Drive safe.”

“Will do.”

Aubree settled into the passenger seat. Seeing how attentive Max was to Brielle, Aubree couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. “I always thought Mr. Dorsey was a player,

to the world. Aubree even wondered if everything in Max’s world was a monochrome of cold whites, so dull and colorless, allowing him to dedicate years to his work without a change of heart.

moved,

Aubree glanced at the swiftly passing cityscape outside the window, the corners of her mouth twitched

cold shower but still felt uncomfortable all over. When he smelled Aubree’s lingering scent in the room,

the room, eventually finding Aubree’s personal clothing. He felt like a creep at that moment, lying on the bed Aubree had slept

couldn’t understand why Tessa had to go to such lengths to entice him. She used drugs and

out of him.

his breath shaky, his body sweaty. If Aubree were actually there, he’d make sure she couldn’t leave the bed for three days.

to boil over once again. “Damn it!” He cursed under his breath, his Adam’s apple bobbing, a

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he’d never let himself offer