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.

love bite Max had left on her neck, the corners of her lips curled up. “Yeah,” it’s chilly with

Spencer muttered, his irritation

weeks?” Spencer despised her tone, as if nothing mattered to her. “It’s none of your business where I go.” He honked the horn twice in quick succession, feeling like sharing the confined space with

From the corner

ID-Lillian.

answering. “Lillian, you’re up? Don’t go out in this awful weather. You have a fever? How

joy to concern, then to panic. Brielle twirled a strand of hair in

hung up the

he’d gone up to her apartment just now, he would have discovered her

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her affairs, nor had he ever visited

future reaction, Brielle’s lips formed

car key out and, without bothering

your home?” Brielle rolled down the window and called

sick; I need to check on her. After all, Lillian is your

the window, her eyes brimming with sarcasm. “Then you’d better take good care of my

paused for a moment

outside and turned to find that Spencer

annoyance.

but her car was stuck,

got out the car. However, she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in

the glove compartment, she found a limited edition lipstick, a gift she’d once given to

closing the compartment. She chose to

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

away.

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