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.

of the love bite Max had left on her neck, the corners of her lips curled up. “Yeah,”

Spencer muttered,

tone, as if nothing mattered to her. “It’s none of your business where I go.” He honked the horn twice in quick succession,

It was Spencer’s. From the

ID-Lillian.

face softened immediately upon answering. “Lillian, you’re up? Don’t go out

twirled

breath, hung up the phone,

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

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affairs, nor had he

future reaction, Brielle’s lips formed

without bothering with an umbrella, stepped into the

heading to your home?” Brielle rolled down the window and called out to his

to check on her. After all, Lillian

the window, her eyes brimming with sarcasm. “Then

for a moment before disappearing

to find

annoyance.

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

umbrella, and got out the car. However, she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in the seat’s crevice. Her face turned pale,

compartment, she found a limited edition lipstick, a gift she’d once given to Lillian. Only thirty in

the compartment. She chose to ignore the blatant

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

away.

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