Chapter 28

Brielle stepped out from the Haywood residence, exhaling a breath of relief as if she was expelling all the toxicity from her lungs. She had never felt such a sense of liberation.

Next on the agenda was to prepare for her new job thoroughly. She was about to go back and show her colleagues who doubted her what she was truly capable of.

A smile played on her lips as she felt the bright future ahead of her. Without a single hesitation, she hopped into her car. But no sooner had she driven a few blocks, than a blinding beam of high–beam headlights dazzled her eyes. Instinctively, she jerked the steering wheel in a panic.

She thought the high–beam was an accident at first, but from the corner of her eye, she saw the other vehicle barreling towards her. On pure reflex, she swerved, spinning the wheel hard. The car jolted violently, careening around the corner before crashing into a roadside flowerbed.

“Bang!”

Her forehead slammed against the windshield, the pain nearly knocking her unconscious.

With the car’s hood starting to smoke, Brielle unbuckled her seatbelt and saw two men approaching her.

Brielle, our boss would like a word with

was foggy, and for a moment, she even wondered if these men were hitmen hired by Lillian. After all, Lillian had been muddling through Tequila Sunset for ages, and it wouldn’t be out of the question for her to have cozied up to some shady

as they pulled her out, “You’ll know once you meet him, Ms. Brielle.”

them, clearly trained fighters. Brielle knew any struggle would likely end with a snapped arm, so she stayed put, allowing herself to be

a half–hour drive, when she saw the mansion they pulled

Spencer’s father, a board member at Dorsey International, must have caught wind

was meant for Spencer, a role Ryan had fought tooth and nail to secure for his son, and now

was also the person he sent to keep an eye on his own son. If the informant didn’t behave, then they had to be removed. And that car

Dorsey family but

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so swiftly.

that she hoped he would come to her rescue, but at least

hand, she remembered she didn’t have Max’s private number. Their communication had

realizing she couldn’t even notify

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