Chapter 4

How the tables had turned.

Satisfied, Brielle sat back, not caring whether she had dampened his suit or not.-

The ride to Premier Palace was wrapped in a comfortable silence, as if by unspoken agreement, and neither of them felt the need to engage in idle conversation.

Brielle knew that Max’s attentiveness wasn’t due to pity or a flutter of the heart. He was predator at the top of the food chain, having made his mark on Wall Street at the tender age of seventeen, orchestrating the biggest corporate merger of the year. His rise to fame was built on the ruins of his rivals. A man like him, she mused, didn’t have a heart to

spare.

A chill ran through her, and she sneezed uncontrollably. A clean blanket was tossed her way. Looking up, she saw him engrossed in papers on his lap, not sparing her a glance.

“Thanks, Uncle Max,” she said, grabbing the blanket and drying her damp hair.

As the wrought iron gates of Premier Palace slowly swung open, even Brielle, no stranger to grandeur, couldn’t help but be captivated by the opulence within.

halt at the villa’s entrance, and Patrick stepped out to

stepped out, causing goosebumps to spread across her skin. She rushed to keep up with Max, a smirk playing on her lips. “Am I the first woman to set foot

amusement as he gestured

must be the first woman to make it to your bed

her to meet his gaze. Panic fluttered in

“Yes,” he answered simply.

loss for words, her mind momentarily adrift. By the time she collected herself, Max had walked away. She took a deep breath and bit her

the villa’s grand hall, he loosened the tie around his neck. The rosary

how

sign of a potential long-term arrangement. Brielle

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tiny bit of regret instantly

family believed her to be

worry, Uncle Max. I’ll take good

raised an eyebrow, his dark eyes indifferent. He casually unbuttoned his shirt, scooping her up in his

don’t mind that I’m a dead fish in bed?” She was

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