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.

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, yet to find

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

even Andrew to frown in

silence, Max hung up the

Andrew, quite satisfied. “Seems Mr. Dorsey

interested in her? Secondhand

Brielle with contempt. “Fun for a fling, sure,

to be labeled new or used. If she pleases me, it matters not

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

door swung open, and in came Aubree.

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company: this booth was

caught her eye and gave her a

towards Dustin. “Aubree, why don’t you sit next to Mr.

remained silent for a long

wasted no time in pulling Aubree

sister to Andrew?”

tightened around his glass, fighting

one to turn down an attractive

chin, examining her striking features. Her luminous eyes

from her ear down her neck

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