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.”

straightened up instantly. Brielle had just left

he remembered the lies she had told and the

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

all the same.

I won’t bother you, Mr. Dorsey. I’ll take care of Bri.”

after a long while before asking Patrick in the front seat. “Find

Patrick had the information. “Sir, Ms. Brielle suffered a secondary fracture in her

kind of external force?”

Catherine from Kingston

the leg and had coffee spilled on her head before being taken to the hospital

the temperature in the living room seemed

Chapter 27:

icy

black beads on his wrist, his eyes frosting over.

report, he tried to make himself as inconspicuous

for further instructions.

“Kingston Enterprises is in the

them out.”

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