Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1047

Brielle didn't say much until she made her way upstairs. Once there, she turned to the housekeeper and asked, "Who might that be?"

Surely, she couldn't be the woman King once liked. This one seemed way too eager, unlike the one who left voluntarily.

"She's a friend of the master," the housekeeper said, not offering anything more.

Brielle nodded and decided to wait for King to return. Instead of chasing after the truth elsewhere, she figured it was better to stay close to him.

up with one hand. Across from him was an elderly man named Ronald, who had followed King to North America after stabilizing affairs in Saudi Arabia. King's face was hidden behind a mask, a clear sign of his guarded nature. Ronald, with his sharp eyes, knew better than to try and peek. The mask was sacred, and he wasn't about to test King's fiery temper. Ronald had once schemed against another royal, causing her downfall-a fact King seemed to overlook. After all, King had been just a kid at the time, and his focus was now on power, leaving him unaware of Ronald's betrayal of his mother. Feeling a bit smug, Ronald thought King's naivety worked in his favor. "King, according to our plan, it's time to target the Lynch family. Dustin's too smart to be brainwashed-he's a dead end. But Brielle, she's their weak spot, and we can use that." Ronald's words hung in the air as King swirled his glass of red wine, pondering. "Ronald, you've been

being exiled from

of his mother's good relations with the family. Ronald chuckled to himself, thinking King was foolish for not delving into

he couldn't challenge King

grave, targeting his beloved Brielle would do the trick. She was head over heels for Max. By capturing her and using the Lynch family, the diamond mines could be yours, leaving Max restless

sly smile as he thought of an even more twisted plan. "Ronald, your idea has merit, but humiliating Max directly sounds better. Imagine making Brielle fall for me-the agony it

thinking, didn't care as long as Brielle became a pawn in

long as the Lynch family knows Brielle is under our control, they'll hesitate to act. Seamus is already busy poisoning Raymond against