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. “Yeah,”

flower,” Spencer muttered, his

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

was Spencer’s. From the

ID-Lillian.

showed her, Spencer’s face softened immediately upon answering. “Lillian, you’re up? Don’t go out in this awful weather. You have a fever? How bad is

twirled a

the phone, and then angrily punched

apartment just now, he

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affairs, nor

reaction, Brielle’s

yanked the car key out and, without bothering

down the window

I need to check on her. After all,

with sarcasm. “Then you’d better take

moment before disappearing into the

outside and turned to find that Spencer had taken the keys with him. Her brow

annoyance.

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

search for an umbrella, and got out the car. However, she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in

a gift she’d once given

the compartment. She chose

soaked through by the rain, only to watch helplessly as a traffic

away.

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