Chapter 3

Riding shotgun in Spencer’s car, Brielle’s mind was still replaying Max’s words.

Be careful not to get burned, huh?-

Her marriage to Spencer was an arrangement made by their families. The Dorsey family held an unrivaled position in Beaconsfield, while the Haywoods barely made the top ten. Next to the Dorseys, they were essentially small fry.

Her little stunt had allowed her to let off some steam, but it also meant she’d crossed one of the most untouchable figures in the circle of the elite.

The rain was pouring down, reducing visibility, and within two miles, traffic had slowed to

a crawl.

Spencer, already in a foul mood, frowned upon seeing her bundled up in a turtleneck, her chin almost disappearing into her collar.

“Is that what you’re wearing?”

It was early fall, hardly the season for turtlenecks. Despite Brielle’s striking looks, it was a

bit odd.

the love bite Max had left on her neck, the corners of her lips curled

a delicate flower,” Spencer muttered, his irritation

“Haven’t been to the office these past two weeks?” Spencer despised her tone, as if nothing mattered to her. “It’s none of

It was Spencer’s. From the corner of her eye, Brielle noticed

ID-Lillian.

upon answering. “Lillian, you’re up? Don’t

Brielle twirled a strand of hair in

cursed under his breath, hung up the phone, and then

up to her apartment just now, he

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affairs, nor

future reaction, Brielle’s lips formed a

car key out and, without bothering with

Brielle rolled down the window and called out to

I need to check on her. After all,

window, her eyes brimming with sarcasm. “Then you’d

moment before

the rainstorm outside and turned to find that Spencer had taken the keys

annoyance.

ahead began to move, but her car was stuck, quickly attracting a chorus

the car. However, she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in the seat’s crevice. Her

gift she’d once

closing the compartment. She chose to

out of the car, soaked through by the rain, only to watch helplessly as a traffic cop

away.

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