Master of his heart

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William’s move could be described as killing two birds with one stone. In his view, Brielle, who had an engagement with Spencer, would sooner or later stand on Ryan’s side. By nudging her into the spotlight, if she managed to ruffle Max’s feathers, and he decided to yank the director’s title from her, William’s son, freshly back from abroad, could slip right into that coveted role.

However, once Max learned about the building scandal playing out again, he was bound to start a thorough investigation. Ryan, the one who proposed this project, couldn’t escape the repercussions.

Face it, when Max decided to hold someone accountable, not even his father’s prestige can shield them. After all, Max held the reins with more than fifty percent of Dorsey International’s shares; he didn’t need anyone’s approval.

But in all his scheming, William overlooked one small detail–the relationship between Brielle and Max.

Brielle was itching to wrap up the meeting, so when William suggested she reach out to Max, she feigned difficulty. “Mr. Dorsey’s tied up in meetings, and I, uh, don’t have his direct line. But I could try shooting him an email,” she said, deliberately mentioning she didn’t have Max’s contact to prevent Emily from going ballistic and leaking some scoop about her and Max.

The last thing she needed was the Dorsey clan getting suspicious. By openly admitting she had no private dealings with Max, she was effectively inoculating herself against any future doubts from the Dorseys gathered there.

Ryan was visibly irked by the turn of events, but with William’s words. hanging in the air, any further debate would only prolong the meeting indefinitely. He shot Brielle a look, silently asking her to stay behind.

just that. Once the room cleared, leaving only the two

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the air felt charged.

reminder that she had snatched the position from Spencer and that it was only a matter of time before it would

to laugh. She looked him straight in the eye. “You should know your son’s true colors better than

for business. The only reason he’d landed the director gig in the first place was thanks to Max being out of the country and Ryan’s behind–the–scenes maneuvering. Now that

no one else around, Ryan stepped closer and lowered

as long as you’re in Beaconsfield, you’re in my world. I’d advise

on her

looked out for him. Just

he was saying, give Spencer time to sow his oats, and I’ll make him come around to you, but that

but knew better than to confront him. head–on.

can get Max to sign off on the Alpha project, right?” After all, Max did seem to have a soft