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.
the corners of her lips curled up. “Yeah,” it’s chilly with
delicate flower,” Spencer
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 quick
It was Spencer’s. From the corner of her
ID-Lillian.
face softened immediately upon answering. “Lillian, you’re up?
concern, then to panic. Brielle twirled a strand of hair in front of
breath, hung up the phone, and
he’d gone up to her apartment just now, he would
1/3
her affairs, nor had
his future reaction, Brielle’s lips
and, without bothering with an umbrella, stepped into
the window and
need to check on her. After all, Lillian
sarcasm. “Then you’d better take good care
paused for a moment
and turned to find that Spencer
annoyance.
move, but her car was stuck, quickly
an umbrella, and got out the car. However, she stumbled upon several used condoms wedged in the seat’s crevice. Her face turned pale, and
gift she’d once given to Lillian. Only thirty in the world,
closing the compartment. She chose to
to
away.
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