Chapter 170

Max withdrew his hand, pulling out a handkerchief and silently wiping his fingertips.

Faith felt a jolt of humiliation but dared not offend him.

“He’s just two years younger than me.”

His casual remark felt like a barrage of slaps to both Faith and Spencer.

Indeed, how could they forget that Max was only two years older than Spencer?

Using himself to put down Spencer was an absolute crushing defeat. They were not even on the same level; there was no comparison.

Spencer was unworthy of even being mentioned in the same breath as him.

Spencer cast his eyes down, his shoulders drooping in defeat.

Faith, her lips quivering, was now too scared to utter another word.

With Max stepping forward, the atmosphere in the room seemed to reach a breaking point..

A few officers stood still, watching Lillian’s ashen face. Eventually, one of them couldn’t hold back. “Miss Brielle, we will keep you updated on the progress of the case, and we thank you for your trust in the police force.”

mere formality, but it served to cut through the tense air.

was speechless, her reasoning burnt to cinders

hoping Spencer would not engage with her, even wishing for Brielle to become her

in her chest. As she stared at Max, surrounded by

to Max, she’d

she couldn’t live without Spencer? Ha, she’d been wanting to kick that man

her lip so hard

heard Brielle’s indifferent voice, “You don’t need to update me on the details. Just follow

the earlier scene where Lillian. went to great lengths during

expressions were subtle, and the place was in disarray.

to an

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forgetting to bid farewell to Miranda, “Ms. Miranda, I

out, watching Brielle leave triumphantly, his resentful gaze as if it could pierce her

it wasn’t just Lillian; the entire Haywood clan would become

even as they walked out, they couldn’t resist looking back to enjoy the Haywoods‘ dismay.

the belle of the ball taken away

to

left without hesitation, her mission for the

with the Haywood

annulled her engagement to Spencer.

slowing her pace to admire the floral

the fainted Miranda might just wake

had just passed the last floral wall when she saw a man

It was Max.

by chance, their paths were the same.

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