Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 840

Chapter 840

The sudden death of Daisy set the rumor mill spinning around the Barnes family, already under the harsh glare of public scrutiny. Even though Daisy never had kids with the Barnes, her connection to them was real. Now, with her unexpected death happening right after

they kicked her out, it all looked pretty shady.

The Barnes family, already out of favor with the elite circles, found themselves facing even more disdain and gossip.

When Alivia first heard the news, she thought she was seeing things. Just the night before, Jaired had promised to come see her, only to cancel last minute, leaving her waiting all night.

Receiving a call from the cops made the whole thing feel even more surreal. Daisy's last call had been to her, so the police needed to talk to her.

Alivia arrived at the station, sporting a hat and mask to avoid being recognized. Only once inside did she take off the mask.

The cops had their usual questions lined up:

"Seen any suspicious folks around lately?"

"Did Daisy mention anything unusual?"

she have

it was murder. There had to be

Daisy's last words, which had a strange urgency to them, like she had something important to say. But Alivia was too eager to meet Jaired, too focused on impressing him, and had cut the call

did see a chance to pin the blame on

tears welling up, she said, "Yeah, Daisy had enemies. One of them was Brielle, the

think she had a

too. With a big company like Stellar Stage Entertainment, you should check if she's dodging

down and called Brielle in for

reported the incident. Now, with Daisy's daughter casting doubts, Brielle quickly

locked eyes with Alivia, who was seething with hatred. Alivia had been publicly humiliated and now stood disgraced, while Brielle's career was soaring. It

Alivia, Brielle cooperated

evide the police, providing

whereabouts and witnesses,

of any suspicion.

drizzling, and Alivia was huddled under her umbrella. Brielle started to leave but was stopped

rage, the chill in her bones having nothing

was powerless against

didn't head back to Pearl Estate