Master of his heart

Chapter 494

Kenzo gently raised his hand and placed it on her head, soothingly stroking her hair. “Max not liking you is not his fault, sweetheart. Matters of the heart can’t be forced. Get up and grab some breakfast. Grandpa’s been worried sick about you.”

Alivia’s return home last night was nothing short of a horror show, flinging stuff around from the living room all the way to the bedroom, her emotional outburst akin to a madwoman. To fall from grace overnight, from the belle of the ball to a laughingstock, the stark contrast drove her to the brink of insanity.

She cried, she raged, and her heart swelled with bitterness. Right, she couldn’t keep spiraling down. She needed to act swiftly, take advantage of the fact that Brielle and Max hadn’t tied the knot yet.

No, it didn’t matter whether they were married or not; she was determined to keep those two apart. The dignity she had lost, she would reclaim, little by little.

As her finally regained her composure, Kenzo’s lips curled into a smile. “It’s good to see you thinking straight. Now, head downstairs. Grandpa probably has an inkling about what’s going on and might still be fuming at Max. Everyone thought you two would end up married, and I bet there are already rumors swirling. If you hide away, that’s the real defeat.”

Alivia quickly dabbed at her face, restoring her composure. She wouldn’t let Brielle gloat for long!

After sprucing herself up, she eyed her swollen eyes in the mirror and clenched her jaw, her fingernails digging into the edge of the washbasin.

seated in the living room, her steps

a newspaper, glancing up at her with a kind tone. “Time for breakfast.*

usual poise, though a storm was brewing within.

illusion.

came to sit beside her.

Max’s favoritism. She has no family background and no connections in our circles. There’s no way I could lose to someone

love peaks the moment it begins, and it’s all downhill from there. No one can truly overcome the barriers of class and upbringing. The

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in a bit. You think about whether you really want to go down this

I make a choice, I stick with it. Max is my goal in this life, and I’ll have

at her approvingly. This was the treasured pearl of the Barnes family, resilient in the face of adversity, A single fall wasn’t the end; what mattered was getting back up.

Jose loved his granddaughter, and he knew that Max was at fault this time. As Max’s senior, it was only right