Chapter 659

Brielle watched as he ignored the persistent ringing of his cell phone, silencing it again amidst the nearly suffocating kisses between them. Finally, she reached for the phone herself.

It was an unknown number. Taking a deep breath, she pushed him away, worried that she might be keeping him from something important.

After pressing the answer button, she held the phone to his ear. Max shot her an annoyed glance before hearing Annie’s voice on the line. “Hey, Max.”

Brielle caught the female voice, her eyebrows arching in curiosity.

Max’s hair was tousled, and he wrapped his robe around him as he walked over to the window. “What’s up?”

His voice, rough with lust, came out unintentionally seductive.

Annie paused, then said casually, “I received a file this evening that’s missing a crucial piece of evidence. I called Patrick, and he said the material is in your office. But you’ve always said your office is off–limits without your permission, so that’s why I’m calling you now. Can I go in?”

Considering the professor had specifically asked Max to provide tasks that would assist Annie with her PhD research, he had no reason to refuse her request for materials.

“Go ahead.”

it in the drawer on your left or your

“On the right.”

spotted the document she needed. “Got it, thanks. Sorry for

she could finish, a thunderous sound came from outside the office, like a large pane of glass being smashed. This was followed by a startled cry from

furrowed.

response, and the call had been

to the building’s security, instructing them to check the

as well. “What’s happening? I’m coming

some sleep. You have an

thing on Brielle’s mind at that moment.

reluctantly agreed, and together they headed to Dorsey.

International.

hadn’t seen Annie. Max’s frown deepened. “Check

to find images of Annie leaving the CEO’s office in a panic, followed by a cell phone being hurled

the police. Find

as his team scurried to trace Annie’s last known whereabouts.

and even employing a top–tier hacker to disable the surrounding cameras in a split

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