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

between regret for raising such

corner of her mouth where the slap had landed harder than ever before.

witnessing the scene, felt like she’d just won the lottery. Brielle, always so prim and proper, had been cavorting with someone behind closed doors. She feigned shock,

fixed her slightly disheveled hair, “My fiancé has been keeping a bitch as his mistress on the side. Why shouldn’t I

off her engagement, was a humiliation too intense for Spencer to believe. Spencer’s chest heaved with anger, his

she fall for a male prostitute? How could she

him aside for a male prostitute. It was an embarrassment, a slight that made him feel an unfamiliar pang of hurt. She even said that male prostitute was irresistible, words that didn’t sound like they could come

heart ached. Was he not attractive enough? Was his family not prestigious enough? How

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his gaze piercing, “I will not dissolve

wouldn’t agree, only that he

changed

to destroy someone so badly, all because of that detestable male

the color drain from Lillian’s face brought her a twisted sense of satisfaction. So, Lillian, his long-term

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

ocean.

big heart, knowing your fiancée has been promiscuous and yet refusing to break off the engagement. Seems like you have a taste

over the shocked faces

Haywoods would no longer see her as the obedient daughter. The Dorseys probably wouldn’t hear about this shameful affair right away, as no one present would want to spread such disgraceful news. Except for Lillian-who

Things had

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

took action.