Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 978

Dustin heard the news blaring on the TV and knew Michael was tuned in too, which saved him the trouble of rehashing everything.

"Michael, what's the deal with that estate? Why did it go up in flames, and what caused the explosion? Everyone's scrambling for answers. I've told the higher-ups it was a wildfire caused by lightning, but you and I both know a wildfire doesn't spread that fast." Michael raised an eyebrow, a sly grin spreading across his face. "That estate isn't really your business, Mr. Lynch. I'm curious, what brings you to my doorstep about it?"

Dustin pulled over a chair and sat down slowly.

"Brielle is the lost sister of the Lynch family, my own flesh and blood. I need to understand how she ended up in this mess."

Michael had spent the previous night trying to calm his nerves. Sure, Antonio had thrown him a curveball, but he wasn't worried-as long as Antonio followed through with his plan to leverage the estate's secrets against Max. Given how much Max cared for Brielle, he'd surely cave and hand over Dorsey International.

Michael couldn't stand the thought of Dorsey International falling into obscurity.

He also admitted to himself that his biggest regret was stopping Max from being with Brielle. After all, women were just playthings. Even if Brielle wasn't fit to bear Max's children, all Michael had to do was arrange an "accident" for another woman to get pregnant with Max's child.

Brielle was just an accessory; her tainted and questionable lineage had no place birthing children for the Dorsey family.

Michael regretted not compromising, being too confident in himself, and pushing Max too hard.

He had always believed that the Dorsey clan didn't do blind love, forgetting that Max wasn't really one of them.

romantic that couldn't be

with regret; because of

his actions, someone had the audacity to claim that Brielle was the esteemed princess of the diamond

Was he hallucinating?

want to accept it, his mind almost blank,

sat there, unconcerned with what

in trouble, and I need to know the estate's secrets, the cause of the fire, the parties involved. Don't worry, almost everyone inside is gone. I won't be

Michael's ears like a demonic

his hands trembled, followed by

thundered as

the long-lost princess of the Lynch family,

en

What had he done?

he had dismissed Brielle's origins, focusing solely on her talent. He resented her involvement with Spencer, so he had

she had handled countless

were her

Even after the Haywood family took her in, what good could come from those opportunistic

loathed the idea of her climbing the ranks through Spencer, and thought feeding her contraceptives was his wisest move. Now, how ridiculous