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.”

on your left or your

“On the right.”

document she needed.

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

furrowed.

response, and the call had

Max made a call to the building’s security, instructing them to check the top floor, and began dressing

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

You have an early day

last thing on Brielle’s mind

her, Max reluctantly agreed, and

International.

security team called to inform him they hadn’t seen Annie. Max’s

Annie leaving the CEO’s office

the police. Find

was icy as his team scurried to trace Annie’s last

had come prepared, evading all cameras from the start and even employing a top–tier hacker to

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