Chapter 359

When Brielle stirred awake, she found herself already in Pearl Estate. Her body was feeling as though she had been through a prize fight and come out the loser.

The room was empty. Max must have gone to the office to catch up on work he’d missed.

A warm, fuzzy sensation fluttered in Brielle’s chest at the thought of him. Just then, her phone’s ringtone sliced through the quiet, and her brow furrowed when she saw the name flashing on the screen.

Spencer.

She hit the answer button, her voice coming out more gravelly than she’d expected. “What’s up?”

“Brielle, why weren’t you home this morning? I’ve been calling you for ages, and you’re only now picking up.”

Brielle nearly laughed. “Spencer, since when are we even friends? I don’t think I owe you any updates on my whereabouts.”

been seeing those… those guys again?*

night, and she hadn’t answered his calls. Now, on Christmas Day, he’d

could she

some other man was like a punch to the gut.

sweetened at the thought. If this were the old days, she might have played along with Spencer’s insinuations. But not today. Instead, she stated firmly, “Actually, I am with a man. He’s my boyfriend.”

Beaconsfield would take on ‘used goods?‘ Unless it’s some

his fists clenched and unclenched. He consoled himself with the thought

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his lips as he dialed Noah

remembering his task, picked up.

did HR reject

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