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.”
in the drawer on your left or your
“On the right.”
the document she needed. “Got it,
a large pane of glass being smashed. This was followed by a startled cry from
furrowed. “Annie?”
and the call
charged atmosphere vanished in an instant. Max made a call to the building’s security, instructing
as well. “What’s
get some sleep. You have an
was the last thing on Brielle’s mind at that moment.
couldn’t dissuade her, Max reluctantly agreed,
International.
called to inform him they hadn’t seen Annie. Max’s frown deepened. “Check the top floor’s surveillance.”
find images of Annie leaving the CEO’s office in a panic, followed by a cell phone being hurled against a
police. Find her!”
voice was icy as his team scurried to trace Annie’s last known
the start and even employing a top–tier hacker to disable
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