Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1393

Mason froze, staring at her in disbelief. He'd known what her answer would be, but hearing it from her again was more than he could bear. Letting go of her wrist, he stumbled away, his retreat anything but graceful. Tiffanie stood motionless, not even thinking of following him. When his figure finally disappeared, she blinked, then collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Mason kept walking until he reached his car, where Everett was lounging in the backseat, decked out in a sharp suit and eagerly watching the world go by.

"Son, are we heading to Unicorn Bar now? You sure you can get me a job there?"

"By the way, who did you see that made you jump out of the car like that? And where did you spend the night?"

"It couldn't have been Tiffanie's place, right? She's in the hospital, and you didn't drive anywhere near there."

Mason gripped the steering wheel, his eyes red as he stared straight ahead. "Alumni dinner."

morning and found out the landlord finally had enough of the mess and kicked her out. Now, she was who knew where. He had to make sure she didn't come back to bother

Brilliance? I saw her number in

all over it. The

already spoken for, Everett would have

initial funding got us off the ground, and she holds

What a missed opportunity. But it didn't matter. His son was capable enough without needing to latch

turned out, despite his own lack of contribution over the years, brought tears to Everett's eyes. "I'm living in your mother's

about Mason, wanting him to shine brightly, unlike himself, who had his wings clipped by the Dorsey family. His son had to rise higher, so she could rest easy, knowing her sacrifices were not in

but then he spotted a familiar woman ahead, narrowing his eyes in suspicion.

The Dorsey family had collapsed, yet she dared to think she could keep him

of being shackled to