Master of his heart

Chapter 255

Chapter 255

Patrick thought he was hearing things. Just a minute ago, Max had been as nonchalant as ever. “I saw Ms. Brielle with red–rimmed eyes running out. She must have been crying.”

Max’s fingers froze around the spoon, his heart feeling like it had been pricked with a needle. He stared at the bowl of soup in front of him, wondering if Brielle had slipped something into it.

Had Ryan instructed her to do so, and she complied, all for Spencer’s sake? Would she do anything for Spencer? The realization made him distinctly uncomfortable, and his stomach clenched in response..

Catching the shift in Max’s expression, Patrick quietly excused himself and stepped out. After a moment’s hesitation, he dialed Brielle’s number.

Brielle hadn’t even gotten into her car yet; she was sitting on a bench just outside the hospital entrance. The ring of the phone elicited no immediate reaction from her. She just gazed blankly ahead.

She should’ve left immediately, but her mind was in turmoil, and she needed a moment to calm her thoughts.

ringing, as if it wouldn’t stop until she answered. Her body moved slowly, like a piece of rusted machinery,

tell her to hand in her resignation at Dorsey

lip and, with resignation, hung up the call. If Max wanted her out of

soon. A bitter taste filled her mouth as she leaned back on the bench, her eyes half–closed. She couldn’t afford to stop now; stopping would mean dwelling on the complexities of her relationship with Max. She needed to

she always carried, and sent a message to Ryan. [Spencer’s life for the life of

own people searching alongside the police. The message furrowed his brow, and he sent a quick reply. [Brielle?] Who else would care about that old

exposed, but as long as she

threaten him. He took a deep breath and ordered his

nodded and hurriedly got

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