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.”

have you been seeing

Christmas Eve last night, and she hadn’t answered his calls. Now, on Christmas Day, he’d swung by Pearl Estate, and she wasn’t there, and her phone was going

earth could she be doing?

her possibly spending time with some other

her heart 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.”

like a blade, Enraged, Spencer lashed out. “You were engaged to me! Who else in the high society of Beaconsfield would take on ‘used goods?‘ Unless it’s some nobody from

the thought that their broken engagement had been the talk of the town. No one within their elite circle would look at Brielle twice.

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Chapter 359

smile curled his lips as he dialed Noah to check on his job

call and remembering his task, picked up.

HR reject my job

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