Master of his heart

Chapter 222

And after Brielle was hung up on, she called back to find that Max had turned off his phone. With a frown etched on her face and worry that she might not see Mason again if she left, she decided to call Patrick.

At that moment, Patrick stood by Max, expecting a call from a business associate. When his phone rang, he glanced at the screen and saw Brielle’s name flashing. His gut reaction was to steal a glance at Max.

Max sensed the shift in Patrick’s attention, his grip on the pen tightening as if he was about to snap it in half. “Brielle?” he asked, a hint of tension in his voice.

Patrick swallowed hard, “It’s Ms. Brielle. Probably about the land deal.”

“Answer it. Put it on speaker,” Max commanded.

Patrick had never felt such pressure just from picking up a phone call. Worried that Brielle might say something out of line, he took the lead with a professional tone, “Ms. Brielle, like I mentioned before, the land deal was all Mr. Dorsey’s doing. If you have thanks to give, you‘ should really direct it to him in person.”

Brielle

the land, and she was anxious about coming off as too eager with Max. To avoid any misinterpretation of her intentions, she played along with Patrick’s prompt. “Patrick, I should thank you as well. How about I treat

his keen eyes catching Max’s clenched jaw, the pen

sweat from his brow, Patrick stuttered, “That’s really not necessary. I barely

worked hard. Besides, there’s something else I need your

care for her, she had no reason to fret over him. Matters of

need you to dig into Mason’s troubles with Dorsey International,” Brielle

smile on his face. “That might be difficult for me to look into. Perhaps you should

out, could Kenzo do it? He’s

must have heard some rumors, right?

Patrick felt like his hair was standing on end. Should he let Ms. Brielle turn to another man for help?

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