Master of his heart

Chapter 428

He lit another cigarette, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

If Brielle were pregnant, then she’d surely tie the knot with Max, and if she married Max, then Spencer would lose his shot forever. They’d be a happy family of three, and his resentment, those deep–seated, soured affections, would just fester in some dingy corner, fermenting and rotting away.

Even when he and Brielle were engaged, she never talked about having kids. But with Max, she barely hit the sheets and–boom–bun in the oven.

Damn, Brielle. Damn it all!

Spencer punched the wall again, shaking with fury. He couldn’t quite place this feeling. He had not felt like this even when he was with Lillian.

It was as if his soul was about to leave his body.

After chain–smoking ten cigarettes, his clothes reeked of smoke, and the floor was littered with butts. Spencer rubbed his stinging eyes and finally opened the emergency exit.

surprised to see him with his red–rimmed eyes. Spencer ignored everyone and trudged back to

the cubicles.

door. Max’s brow furrowed at the sight of Spencer. “If you don’t

to Max, a towering mountain before

Grandpa had said, “A guy like Max comes once in a century.” So, as a junior, Spencer had long given

was entwined with this man, and perhaps

upon hearing of Brielle’s pregnancy, Spencer realized what the pain in his heart was. He liked Brielle, really liked her, enough to endure her hostility and sneers. His clenched fist trembled at his side, lips quivering before he asked. “Uncle Max, do you want kids?” His voice was so hoarse it sounded like he was on

begin to associate Brielle with the idea, so

his junior, but on the other, he was Brielle’s ex–boyfriend. Having petty squabbles with a junior lacked dignity, but from

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was “never thought about it.” This meant that Brielle

privy to the news were probably just Brielle herself, him, and Sydney. Sydney would keep

That child must never be born. It had to perish in Brielle’s womb. But he couldn’t do it alone.