Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1431

Two hours slipped by in what felt like a heartbeat. Mason had just wrapped up his meeting, but as he made his way downstairs, the lobby was eerily empty, a stark contrast to the earlier hustle and bustle.

Pulling out his phone, he dialed her number, but only the cold, unyielding silence of an unanswered call met him. Panic began to creep in. He quickly had the building's surveillance footage checked, revealing Tiffanie stepping out alone, barefoot-something was definitely wrong. Mason frantically reached out to friends, asking them to help search for Tiffanie. Meanwhile, he took to the streets himself, driving through familiar roads that now felt strangely foreign.

As Tiffanie's phone went from ringing to dead, Mason's heart sank. He gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white, feeling more helpless by the second. The only thing that could ease his mind was knowing Tiffanie was safe, right there in front of him. Tears brimmed in his eyes. What if she did something drastic? Hadn't she been making progress with therapy recently? Why this sudden change?

Max's team was also out searching, but in a place as vast as Beaconsfield, finding someone determined to stay hidden, especially without a phone, was like finding a needle in a haystack.

partially sheltered from the unexpected downpour. Her pants were soaked through, but she barely noticed, lost in her

a

"Tiffanie!"

through her. Instinctively she tried to hide, but there was nowhere to go. In her

to escape further

horrified, more worried about him

voice cracked with emotion as he begged to know

had been clipped by a car earlier and needed to get