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.

red–rimmed eyes. Spencer ignored everyone and trudged back to his desk, a lost

the cubicles.

Max’s office, he nearly tripped at the door. Max’s brow furrowed at the

to Max, a towering mountain before all the Dorseys, visible to all but unscalable.

once in a century.” So, as a junior, Spencer

this man, and perhaps this stark contrast

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

the idea, so he simply looked away. nonchalantly, “Never thought

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

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in Spencer’s mind was “never thought about it.” This meant that Brielle hadn’t

herself, him, and Sydney. Sydney would keep tight–lipped and not spread the word, which left only

eyes. That child must never be born. It had to perish

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