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

the means to

""King, let's meet."

moment's thought, King proposed

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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,

place for either of them, indicating mutual distrust. By choosing such a location, it left no room for any premeditated 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

ensuring Ronald wouldn't detect his meeting with Dustin. Dustin's

was unclear about

the deal between

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

stated

him and Brielle. But due to Annie's constant presence around the Lynch

if the Lynch family never had this

couldn't help but laugh. "And what does staying

was at a loss for words, his only desire was for Brielle to see

take for you to let her go? I've

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