Master of his heart

Chapter 188

Sitting beside Andrew, Dustin’s ears pricked up every time Andrew fondly mentioned “Little Canary,” stirring a slight discomfort within him.

Max said that Brielle wouldn’t go, and he took the phone back.

“Mr. Dorsey.”

Loosening the buttons on his tailored suit, a smile danced on Dustin’s lips. “I’m only in Beaconsfield for three days. Surely, Mr. Dorsey, you’re not so petty as to hide your treasures?”

He pulled out a box of matches, specially crafted with tiny red heads and white bodies. With a single strike, a pale flame emerged.

Dustin often preferred matches to lighters; they seemed to hold more character.

Lighting one up, he touched the flame to his cigarette.

Max’s expression turned frosty, his fingers playing absentmindedly with the beads on his wrist. “She’s my little canary, and if I wish to keep her hidden, she stays hidden.

Dustin squinted his eyes. If it wasn’t for Max personally saying such words, he would never believe that someone like Max would care about a woman like this.

smiled. “Mr. Dorsey, if you’re so intent on caging her, haven’t you considered that your little canary might wish to fly out and explore? I happen to have a far more splendid cage at my place,

was clear: You may see her as a canary, but I could make her

tensed sharply, prompting even Andrew to frown in disapproval.

of silence, Max hung up

Mr. Dorsey won’t

interested in her? Secondhand goods don’t

dismissed Brielle with contempt. “Fun for a fling, sure, but hardly Infinity

contrary.” Dustin replied, taking a sip of his drink. “Women aren’t commodities to be labeled new or used. If she pleases me, it matters not who she’s been with before. The body’s.

down his glass, his mood darkening. Unsure whether Dustin was joking or serious. he didn’t appreciate the thought of someone poaching from his

door swung open, and in came

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booth was usually Andrew’s private spot.

and gave her a roguish

the side, gestured towards Dustin. “Aubree,

silent for a long

no time in pulling Aubree into

sister to

fighting an unwelcome twinge

turn down an attractive company sent his way.

examining her striking features. Her luminous eyes drew him in.

in, he traced a path from her ear down her neck