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?”

significantly taller, he tilted his head slightly, his face holding a clean-cut

a business trip, she didn’t feel the need to butter him up as she would in

at Harvard Business School, famous

fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly, he withdrew his wrist

she struggled to focus on the presentation. “His framework is quite renowned. It even led Peter Drucker to introduce the concept into the field of corporate management for

wasn’t flattery; after all, these theories were common talk in the financial circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street by the

quickening. He seemed at ease, as if her fingertips

as he held onto her

moment of hesitation, Brielle gently clamped down on his

body felt incredibly romantic

their encounter was nothing

circumstance.

romance was the biting chill

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