Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1074

Suddenly, a flash of realization hit him like a bolt from the blue, echoing Brielle's words from the night before. "Your work totally sucks."

He stiffened, an awkward flush spreading across his face. Right on cue, his phone rang. It was Dustin.

""King, it's Dustin."

Dustin had caught wind of something and, unable to reach Brielle, dialed King's number.

"Is Brielle with you?"

Any flicker of emotion on King's face vanished, replaced by a calm, unreadable expression. "Yes."

"I tried calling her but got no answer."

"That's because she's here with me. And don't bother reaching out to her again."

His tone was casual, eyes narrowing with a hint of menace. "As far as the Lynch family is concerned, consider her no longer your daughter." Dustin chuckled lightly on the other end. "What are you on about?"

"It means I want to keep her by my side."

does Brielle agree

she need to

had the means to make

""King, let's meet."

a moment's thought, King proposed a

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the call ended, Dustin's face darkened. He tried Brielle's number again, only to be met with the same result-her phone was off. He chuckled again, undeterred. No matter how powerful this oil tycoon thought he was, if

setups. They arrived almost simultaneously. The coffee shop was deserted. Without a word, Dustin took a seat at the center table. "I don't want Brielle to come to any harm. Just state your terms,

within a mile's radius, ensuring Ronald wouldn't detect his meeting with Dustin. Dustin's men were also scattered around, ready to engage

unclear about

of the deal

and the butler but had already marked King as an enemy. Naturally, there was no room for pleasantries. He had warned Brielle before: just because King wasn't a threat-now didn't mean he wouldn't become one. Yet, he hadn't expected trouble to arise so soon. He couldn't allow Brielle to interact with

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a resemblance between him and Brielle. But due to Annie's constant presence around the Lynch family, sending mixed signals, the family was no longer taken aback by Brielle's appearance. Dustin frowned.

this daughter. I want her to

what does

a loss for words, his only desire was

let her go? I've received messages; isn't that what you're

With oil in the mix and now diamonds, these people could do anything they wanted. King remained silent for