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.
left on her neck, the corners of her lips curled up.
Spencer muttered, his
pale fingers brushed her collar. “Haven’t been to the office these past two 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
phone rang. It was Spencer’s. From the
ID-Lillian.
upon answering. “Lillian, you’re up? Don’t
joy to concern, then to panic. Brielle twirled a strand of hair
breath, hung up the phone, and then
gone up to her apartment just now, he would have
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interest in her affairs, nor had he ever
reaction, Brielle’s lips
yanked the car key out and, without bothering with an umbrella, stepped
the window and called out to
on her. After all, Lillian is your
the window, her eyes brimming with sarcasm. “Then you’d better take good
for a moment
outside and turned to find that Spencer had taken
annoyance.
traffic ahead began to move, but her car was stuck,
she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in the seat’s crevice. Her face turned pale, and nausea
limited edition lipstick, a gift she’d once given to
closing the compartment. She chose to ignore the
soaked through by the rain, only to watch helplessly as a
away.
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