Chapter 206

As the elevator doors sealed shut, the bodyguard wiped the sweat from his brow, ready to tell the guys to keep their guard up and be vigilant while posted here.

Then a nearby door swung open, and there was Max, leaning casually against the frame. The hallway lighting cast an almost ethereal glow around him, as if he were enveloped in an unreal. aura. His eyes were dark, like flames burning within them, yet those flames seemed to smother against cold ice, extinguished one by one.

“Mr. Dorsey, do you need anything?” the bodyguard asked.

“You don’t have to guard this place.”

“But Mr. Hatfield explicitly instructed…”

“I’m not comfortable with it.”

amusement in his gaze, though it

seeking approval from Samuel, he removed the security on this floor.

the room. Max surveyed the space that had been sterilized several times over. He approached the window and pushed

had shortlisted several spots, and after process of elimination, only this area remained.

was Hatfield territory. Having accepted their generosity, he had to accept the Hatfield family’s invitation to attend their charity gala

frayed. “He definitely drank it, right? We’re staying in the same building tonight, but there’s

no turning back

just heard that the top floor’s security had been withdrawn by Max himself. What was Max up to? Could it be,

Lillian’s question, he nodded, emphasizing, “Don’t provoke him too much, Lillian. He’s not like Spencer.”

said yes out loud, but inside, she was scoffing. All men were the same to her. And given that Max had taken something not readily available

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