Chapter 19

The door closed slowly, and Brielle remained rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch. She had known Aubree for years but never realized the depth of the relationship between

her and

Andrew. A tumult of emotions churned within her, like waves crashing and winds howling. Didn’t Andrew have a fiancée?

Brielle’s head lowered, her long lashes casting deep shadows across her face, as she stood motionless.

The hallway was quiet and elegant, but the noises coming from the man had been anything but. Perhaps mindful that Max was still waiting in the private dining room, Andrew had finished quickly. His lips, his shirt collar, were smudged with telltale marks of lipstick.

Leaning against the mirror, legs weak, Aubree raised an evebrow with a smile, “Tessa didn’t take good care of you?”

Andrew, with a touch of cruelty, patted her cheek and said coldly, “This kind of affair isn’t something she’s cut out for.”

Aubree didn’t reply, her face ghostly pale.

left her with a simple command, “Clean yourself up

gone.

again, Aubree straightened her attire before exiting, only to spot a shadow

“Bri…”

no better than those of Lillian, and almost instinctively she tried to justify, “You have to understand, Andrew and Tessa-it’s just a business arrangement. There’s no love. Besides, Tessa has always been frail and has never

eyes were calm as she eventually asked, “Do

shivered and found herself at a loss for

who had just been condemning Lillian had suddenly become the next

love. I’ve adored him for over a decade, since

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recent runaway episode? It was all because of his engagement to the Rowland

tool, but Aubree was powerless to stop her feelings. If there were a switch to turn off love and retract all emotions, she would give

“Bri.”

and bold, Aubree had

satisfaction spread across his face, yet it lacked any trace of genuine emotion. “Little

Brielle all along but

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