Chapter 153

Patrick couldn’t help but chuckle to himself as he silently poured everyone some steaming coffee and took a seat on the sidelines, waiting for Max’s cue.

Max had skipped the office that morning, opting instead to hammer out three meetings at the crack of dawn followed by a bout of paperwork. The decision regarding the Book deal still needed a round–table with the senior executives.

The room was tense, with only the sumptuous aroma of shrimp and steak wafting from the kitchen.

Aubree was the first to snap, feeling like she was being forced to watch a public display of affection. She didn’t buy the idea of a future between those two, but at least for the moment. Max wasn’t just stringing Brielle along.

Aubree might have been a mess in her own love life, but she was surprisingly lucid about others‘. She’d seen through Spencer’s unreliability a long time ago and had always advised. Brielle to break it off, but Brielle was tethered by the so–called engagement, willingly playing the pawn for the Dorsey family.

Given such precedents, Aubree figured she should advise Brielle to play her cards right with Max. After all, even the crumbs from Max’s table could, furnish a lifetime of splendor for an ordinary person.

However, she could tell Brielle was genuinely invested, albeit only a fraction. Not much, yet not to be trampled upon.

like Mr. Dorsey will escort Bri to the party. With you there, I can breathe easy. Bri, you’re

arrived swiftly and departed

numbers before mocking herself,

yet he shamelessly indulged in the affections of a woman

break his rules for a woman he’d been intimate with, even if just once. That alone was enough to make

difference was

pushed the card back

wrong to want to give

card but didn’t reach for it. A splendid, sturdy cage could trap a canary forever, couldn’t

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spread through her heart. “A mansion worth over twenty

money,” he said, his tone indifferent, his brow furrowing as he puzzled over the rejected.

couldn’t help but laugh at his reaction, “I know you’re not short on cash, Mr. Dorsey. But Andrew cut me that check out of respect for you.

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