Master of his heart

Chapter 27

The air at the dinner table was thick with unspoken tension, which erupted violently when Miranda suddenly lost her cool. She grabbed Brielle by the hell have you been up to outside this house?”

ollar of her blouse. “What the

Brielle had only just finished a tryst with Max the night before, and the faint marks that had begun to fade were now a vivid crimson. As her collar was yanked open, those damning marks were exposed to the scrutinizing eyes of everyone present.

Miranda froze, then, unable to contain her fury, she slapped her daughter across the face. “How could I have raised a daughter like you! Get out! Get out of

my sight!”

It was all over. Her daughter had been fooling around behind the back of the Dorsey family’s son. If Faith got wind of this, the Haywoods would be in jeopardy.

Faith, who never tolerated any nonsense, would never allow her son to marry a fickle

woman.

How did things get this bad? Miranda’s fingertips quivered with the urge to s

she found herself powerless, torn between regret

mouth where the slap had landed harder than ever before. She

felt like she’d just won the lottery. Brielle, always so prim and proper, had been cavorting with someone behind

as his mistress on the side. Why shouldn’t I get my

who wouldn’t even show his face, and yet made Brielle willing to break off her engagement, was a humiliation too intense for Spencer to believe. Spencer’s chest heaved with

so composed. How could she fall for a male prostitute? How could

for a male prostitute. It was an embarrassment, a slight that made him feel

enough? Was his family not prestigious

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“I will not dissolve

didn’t understand why he wouldn’t agree, only that he couldn’t stand

changed so

because of that detestable male escort. If he ever found that

to react this way, and it only added to her frustration. Yet, seeing the color drain from Lillian’s face brought her a twisted sense of satisfaction. So, Lillian, his long-term mistress, meant so little to Spencer

remembered the rage and humiliation of catching them together. Comparing that to what they were experiencing now, it

ocean.

promiscuous and yet refusing to break off the engagement. Seems like you have

as her gaze swept over the shocked faces around her. She gracefully

this shameful affair right away, as no one present would want to spread such

Brielle didn’t care anymore. Things had escalated

of both the Haywood family and the Dorsey family made her feel. miserable day and night. It would be better to break free from them sooner. And somehow, she had always suspected Spencer wouldn’t let go of their engagement so easily. He had been talking about it for years, yet

took action.