Chapter 272

“Hello?” Max’s voice, raspy with exhaustion, filtered through the phone as he rubbed the bridge. of his nose, sitting in his car. “Who’s this?”

It seemed he hadn’t saved Aubree’s number after their last call. Aubree’s nose twitched with irritation. “Mr. Dorsey, it’s Aubree.”

Max’s eyelashes fluttered slightly. He’d just picked up a group of executives from overseas at the airport and had meetings lined up every day. His schedule was packed, and he hadn’t planned on getting involved with Brielle again.

But now. Brielle’s friend was on the line.

His fingers tugged at the tie around his neck, as if loosening it would make breathing easier, would soothe the restlessness within him. “What’s up?” He managed to keep his tone controlled, not too eager.

Aubree snorted sarcastically as she sat down on a nearby chair. “I thought you were different from Andrew, Mr. Dorsey. Guess I was wrong.”

“Aubree, cut to the chase. Don’t beat around the bush.”

“Bri’s in the hospital.”

left the hospital. How could she

he remembered the lies she had told and the bubbling

why she was even calling Max. If he could be friends with someone like Andrew, what kind of man could

are all

Mr. Dorsey.

a long while before asking Patrick in the front seat. “Find out what happened to Brielle.”

Patrick had the information. “Sir, Ms. Brielle suffered a secondary fracture in her leg due to external force. The doctor has ordered her

kind of

Haywood family and Catherine from Kingston Enterprises had a

the leg and had coffee spilled on her

response was calm, but the temperature in the living room seemed to plummet, the air

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into icy

beads on his

to make

for further instructions.

chuckled coldly. “Kingston Enterprises is

them out.”

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