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 and

slap had landed harder than ever before. She should feel heartbroken, but instead, there was a bizarre

prim and proper, had been cavorting with someone behind closed doors. She feigned shock,

side. Why shouldn’t I get my revenge? Spencer, you were right. He did indeed show me

and yet made Brielle willing to break off her engagement, was a humiliation too intense for Spencer to

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

a slight

attractive enough? Was his

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piercing, “I will

agree, only that he

changed

wanted to destroy someone so badly, all because of that detestable male escort. If he ever

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

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

ocean.

has been promiscuous and yet refusing

over the shocked faces around

see her as the obedient daughter. The Dorseys probably wouldn’t hear about this shameful affair right

Brielle didn’t care anymore. Things had escalated to a point

constraints 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

took action.