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.”

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

other Dorsey men’s escapades, but not with Max, his golden

old man’s ears, but having any other designs would be a disaster. If it came

a tight rein on her emotions. Falling

and rest for a moment when suddenly the car lurched

“Screech!”

pavement. Around them, the hustle and bustle

the aftermath. Cameron soothed her while flanked

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of driving is this?”

him, appeared surprisingly thrilled but restrained herself as if worried about provoking Brielle’s

by them of all people. “The car’s Aubree’s, and you’re fully responsible for the fender bender. Just deal with the insurance

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