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?
at least, were pretty much Brielle and Alivia. Any other guy in Beaconsfield would be a fool to pass
were
Max beneath the blaze of a high–rise inferno. His gaze was dark and inscrutable. “The Dorsey family and the Barnes clan are all looking forward to this merger of a marriage. If you turn it down, you could be
Max hadn’t
nonchalant lift of his eyebrows, Max replied. “I’ve made my stance crystal clear to Alivia herself.
how clear–headed could a woman in love truly be? Max had never really
outsider to their romance, Andrew kept his opinions to himself, yet he couldn’t help but think he could smooth their path
shot Alivia a text. [Max says
had always been blunt with others, especially when it came to anything involving
Her devotion to the subject was
the situation with Brielle, like whether there was anything truly going on between her and Max. But Alivia
more through Max’s friends would just seem desperate.
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