Chapter 237

Max ignored their clamor and barged through the door.

The bodyguards, knowing a member of the Rowland family was present, stood frozen, not daring to make a move. Max was no fool. One look at the scene before him, and he knew the Rowlands were up to something.

“Scram.”

The bodyguards stumbled and tumbled their way out, nearly tripping over themselves in haste.

Brielle leaned against a chair, sitting on the floor, her wrist wound glaringly exposed amidst the scattered droplets of blood.

Max felt a jolt tighten in his chest, his breath caught as if he’d hit a mental reef. He rushed to her, cradling her face with trembling hands. Her cheeks were smeared with the prints of slaps, swollen, but her eyes shone like marbles dipped in water.

A sharp hiss of pain escaped Brielle as her brows furrowed together. Max quickly eased his grip, scanning her for other injuries.

throat as if clogged with an invisible force. This panic was more terrifying than anything he had faced in over

of relief. She was glad he had come. Her arms wrapped around his neck as

nose tingled with the onset of emotion as he scooped her into his arms and

still in a verbal tussle with Kenzo. He was shocked to see Max emerge. cradling a woman in his arms, treating her with such delicate care. Everyone in Beaconsfield knew Max

such gentleness.

protective stance, quickly intervened. “Brielle’s just worn out, Max. Take her away, I’ll

doubts, but Austin was

both Kenzo and Max.

Austin, let’s

for discretion, nodded

and left just as quickly, leaving Kenzo and Andrew to deal with the aftermath.

as he checked on Tessa in her room, finding her still unconscious. His resentment towards

of their relationship

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