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. “You know of

this was a business trip, she didn’t feel the need to butter him up

School, famous for his

help steady the tablet, her fingertips brushing against his rosary bracelet. Suddenly, he withdrew his wrist

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

financial circles. Max had made a name for himself on Wall Street by the age of sixteen. He had to be well-versed in

He seemed at ease, as

was casual as he held onto her

a moment of hesitation, Brielle gently clamped

the earth, every secret of the human body felt incredibly romantic and profound. Life was

well aware that their encounter was

circumstance.

the romance was the

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