Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 979

Dustin watched the scene unfold, looking like he had no intention of calling for a doctor.

"Michael, can you still talk? What's the secret of the estate?"

Michael sat there, the taste of blood filling his mouth. But instead of wincing, he started to laugh.

All those plans, all for nothing.

All those meticulous strategies, wasted.

Dustin couldn't quite understand Michael's state of mind. His brow furrowed as he listened to Michael's raspy voice, "The estate is an heirloom from the older generation. There's a basement filled with fuel barrels, one after another. If ignited, the whole place would go up in flames-a trap set by our ancestors, a dead end. Ashton played the fool his whole life, but he was smart once when he chose that spot. I told him, the switch to ignite the fire was hidden in the backyard, disguised as a flint stone. It's capable of setting the estate ablaze. Anyone trapped inside wouldn't stand a chance, not even by divine intervention. If Ashton used this to threaten Max, Max would spare the Dorsey family. Ashton's a brooding guy, loves his glory but fears death above all. I never thought he'd go this far."

Michael slowly shut his eyes, resigned to whatever came next.

Life and death, power; it all seemed like a joke.

He had personally ruined the Dorsey family. He was the sinner of the ages.

Again, he laughed.

the cliff, landing on the terrace wouldn't be fatal. The plan was to use themselves as bait, lure the enemy to the estate, ignite the fuel, then escape by jumping off the cliff. That's the secret the elder Dorseys kept, because the

exhaustion take over, his chest ached, and

made was appointing Max, naturally insensitive to emotions, as

was not trusting

Wall

the moment he decided to give Brielle a legitimate status, he probably knew

mistake, it seemed, was

A pitiable sight.

Utterly pitiable.

wouldn't have taken this step if he wasn't driven to desperation. He fears death too much,

go to such

spurred him on, nobody

and Aubree,

old house, Dustin felt

the truth, but what could he do with