Chapter 69

Aubree arrived promptly, driving a sleek Maserati.

Brielle, trying to hide her nervousness, casually adjusted the scarf around her neck and slid into the passenger seat. As she settled in, her spine stiffened uncomfortably, and the temperature she had managed to cool within herself began to rise again.

“Bri, did you hear about the scene Faith made over at the Haywood estate?” Aubree asked, pressing the gas pedal with a bit of frustration.

Brielle sat up straight, trying to expel the thoughts of Max from her mind. “Yeah, I ignored their calls. How did it end up?”

Aubree couldn’t suppress a grin. “Your folks paid them a visit to apologize, but you know Faith, she’s relentless. She accused you of being a flirt and made a huge fuss about ending the engagement, claiming you cheated on her son. In the end, I think it was Ryan who stepped in.”

“Ryan?”

“Mhm, Ryan calmed Faith down. So, the engagement’s still on.”

her lips. Ryan had just been let go from Dorsey International, and his reluctance to break off the engagement was likely to avoid catching Michael’s attention. Despite announcing his retirement, Michael still held absolute sway over the Dorsey clan. And Brielle didn’t want to draw his scrutiny

involved, I’m worried your situation will become really awkward. He turns a blind eye to the other

thing as long as it didn’t reach the old man’s ears, but having any other designs would be a disaster. If it came to that, no

well, which was why she always kept a tight rein on

intending to close her eyes and rest for a moment when suddenly

“Screech!”

dark streak on the pavement. Around them, the hustle and

them stopped, and out came Cameron and Lillian. Lillian seemed shaken, clinging to Cameron’s arm in the aftermath. Cameron soothed

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of driving is this?”

standing next to him, appeared surprisingly thrilled but restrained

bad luck, getting rear-ended by them of all people. “The car’s Aubree’s, and you’re fully responsible for the fender

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