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?”

tilted his head slightly, his face holding a clean-cut sharpness.

feel the need to butter him up as

Business School, famous for his Five Forces framework,”

tablet, her fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly, he withdrew

through Brielle’s heart, and she struggled to focus on the presentation. “His framework is quite renowned. It even led Peter Drucker to introduce the concept into the

the financial circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street

palm sent her thoughts racing, her breathing quickening. He seemed at ease, as if her fingertips

casual as he held onto her delicate fingertips, just holding them, nothing more, nothing less. His presence

Brielle gently clamped down on

body felt incredibly romantic

well aware that their encounter was nothing more than a

circumstance.

was the biting chill

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