Chapter 311
“Max, how about we hit the town tonight to celebrate, eh? Alivia’s coming back soon, and since you’ve had your fill of Brielle, maybe it’s time to put a ring on Alivia? She’s been waiting for you for years.”
Engagement? The thought had never seriously crossed Max’s mind.
“If she’s getting engaged, it sure as heck won’t be to me.”
Andrew had been mid–sip of his water when Max dropped this bombshell. Andrew nearly choked on it. Everyone in Beaconsfield knew Alivia was holding out for Max, but now the man himself was saying she shouldn’t wait for him.
“Max, you’re not pulling my leg, are you? Don’t tell me you’re oblivious to Alivia’s crush on you.”
“I’ve made it clear before, I’m not into her.”
His tone was so firm it sent a chill through Andrew’s spine. If Alivia wasn’t in Max’s sights, who was?
women who had circled Max in recent years, those under thirty at least, were pretty much Brielle and Alivia. Any other guy in Beaconsfield would be
were blind.
of Max beneath the blaze of a high–rise inferno. His gaze was dark and inscrutable. “The Dorsey family and the Barnes clan
couldn’t believe Max
replied. “I’ve made my
never really fallen for Alivia, so he couldn’t
Andrew kept his opinions to himself, yet he couldn’t help but think he could smooth their path somewhat. At least compared to Brielle, Andrew
out his phone and shot Alivia a text. [Max says he won’t propose.]
always been blunt with others, especially when it came to anything involving Max.
Alivia’s reply came swiftly. Her devotion to the subject was clear. [Wait till I’m back in town.
with Brielle, like whether there was anything truly
more through Max’s friends would just
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