Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1134

He dialed King's number.

King had been faking an illness these past few days, relishing in Brielle's doting care, wishing he could spend his whole life lounging on that sofa. When he saw Dustin's name flash on his phone, his expression darkened immediately. How could this guy dare to call him after the diamond ring fiasco? That issue wasn't even resolved yet.

Dustin had claimed Brielle adored pigeon-egg-sized diamonds, the bigger, the better. Now it was clear he'd been tricked into boosting the Lynch family's earnings. King scoffed, but seeing Brielle by his side, peeling grapes for him, he decided to let it slide. "Hey, Dustin, what do you want?"

"Let's meet up."

"No way. You tricked me last time, and we haven't settled that yet."

"Fine, if you won't come, I'll just drop by and tell Brielle about that trouble she got into in North America five years ago, ending up with a kid."

King froze, his face turning pale. The relaxed posture he had on the sofa vanished, replaced by tension and a menacing look in his eyes. How could Dustin know about that? He'd been so discreet back then. Dustin, hearing the silence, knew he had hit the mark.

Driven by jealousy and the need to control, someone who calls every ten minutes, like Max, couldn't pull this off-but King could. King's gaze flickered toward Brielle. She was offering him a perfectly peeled grape. These past few days, he had been too "sore" to leave the couch or bed, and she hadn't called him out on it, indulging his whims. She was actually quite easy to please.

the fear in his eyes, as if he were about to lose something precious. Brielle felt a heavy

Is something

panic, clumsily covering the phone, worried Brielle might overhear

"What do you want?"

for threatening him like this, he'd make sure Dustin disappeared from this

doesn't

this, but not you, it means you're blocking her from finding out. She came to me for help, and she's starting to suspect. You can't

across his face, his voice suddenly

keep it hidden as long

From the start, Brielle only wished

fully grasp these emotional intricacies. To him, relationships were more about physical connections than

can you

a hint of pleading

was her brother. She had asked her brother to looke into her exchange

hadn't her