Chapter 24

Lillian had always been a staple at every major family gathering, her presence as expected as the turkey on Thanksgiving.

Brielle suddenly lost her appetite for the outing. I’m swamped with work, Dad. I’ll have someone drop off the cake.”

Robert glanced at Spencer sitting across from him. Spencer was seated next to Lillian, and his complexion didn’t look very good.

That morning’s negotiation with Integral Elements Inc. had been a battlefield, with Tanner sparing no one’s feelings, his sharp tongue rattling the upper echelons of management. If it hadn’t been for the protective wing of Spencer’s father, Max would have gotten wind of it by now.

And that-Tanner, he had the gall to dress down the whole M&A department like they were rookies. He was just small company’s man. Where did his audacity even come from?

It all came back to Brielle.

Spencer was holding his rage, and with Brielle not answering his calls, he planned to take it out on her as soon as she showed up.

now with Robert’s remark, “Bri’s caught up at work. She’ll probably be

air. “Working late? What job

frosted the

face shadowed by disappointment, instinctively leaning towards Cameron as if to distance herself from

still mad at me. I’m sorry, Miranda, that your birthday

excuses to

back her anger, pulling out her phone and calling

you tell us you’re not at Dorsey International anymore? What’s gotten into you lately, Bri? Are you trying to

especially not when the favorite

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Get over here now!” And with that, Miranda hung

herself, Brielle had no choice but to grab it and leave

held her there, a complete fallout was not an option unless the Haywoods crossed a line they

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