Chapter 53
She didn’t think twice before hanging up the phone.
Minutes later, Robert called again. Brielle simply turned off her phone, unwilling to be disturbed on her business trip.
She grabbed her boarding pass and entered first class. Whether by Patrick’s design or pure happenstance, her seat was right next to Max’s. As the plane took off, Max was engrossed in a presentation video on his tablet.
He was quiet, his gaze intense and focused, a refreshing coolness about him that seemed
to soothe the soul.
Brielle, eyes closed, tried to calm her emotions, but thoughts of the Haywood family stirred
annoyance within her. When she finally opened her eyes and caught a glimpse of the content on the tablet, she couldn’t help but interject. “Michael Porter? Uncle Max, you’re into his talks too?”
he tilted his head slightly, his face holding a clean-cut sharpness. “You know of
feel the need to butter
at Harvard Business School, famous
help steady the tablet, her fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly,
she struggled to focus on the presentation. “His framework is quite renowned. It even led Peter Drucker to introduce the concept into the field
in the financial circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street by the age of sixteen. He had
her breathing quickening. He seemed at ease, as if her fingertips were merely
as he held onto her delicate fingertips, just
moment of hesitation, Brielle gently clamped down on his
the human body felt incredibly
was well aware that their encounter was nothing more than
circumstance.
the biting
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