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
Spencer muttered, his irritation
the office these past two weeks?” Spencer despised her tone, as if nothing mattered to her. “It’s none of your business
From the corner of her eye,
ID-Lillian.
you’re up? Don’t go out
concern, then to panic. Brielle twirled a strand of hair in front
the
amusing. If he’d gone up to her apartment just now, he would have discovered her scandalous affair with
1/3
nor had
his future reaction, Brielle’s lips
the car key out and, without bothering with an umbrella, stepped into the
to your home?” Brielle rolled down the
sick; I need to check on her. After all, Lillian
the window, her eyes brimming with sarcasm. “Then you’d better take good care
moment
the rainstorm outside and turned to find that
annoyance.
was
an umbrella, and got out the car. However, she stumbled upon several
edition lipstick, a gift she’d once given to Lillian. Only thirty in the world,
chuckled, closing the compartment. She chose
by the rain, only to watch helplessly as a traffic cop directed her car to
away.
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