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

daughter again, but she found herself powerless, torn between regret for raising such daughter

wiped the corner of her mouth where the slap had landed harder than ever before. She should feel heartbroken, but instead, there

so prim and proper, had been cavorting with someone

“My fiancé has been keeping a bitch as his mistress on the side. Why shouldn’t I get my revenge? Spencer, you were right. He did indeed show me what I was

off her engagement, was a humiliation

she fall for

toss 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

not attractive enough? Was his family not

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was hoarse, his gaze piercing, “I will not dissolve our engagement, Brielle. You’ve lost your

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

had changed

of that detestable male escort. If

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

wasn’t enough. She remembered the rage and humiliation of catching them together. Comparing that to what they were experiencing now, it

ocean.

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

swept over the shocked

this shameful affair right away, as no one present would want to spread such disgraceful news. Except for Lillian-who knew what she

Brielle didn’t care anymore. Things had escalated to

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.