Chapter 701
It wasn’t Max who came through the door, but Annie.
Annie looked surprised to see her. “Ms. Brielle?”
Brielle nodded, watching as Annie walked straight to the desk, scooped up a hair clip, and slipped it into her purse. “Aren’t you heading out, Ms. Brielle?”
“The socializing isn’t over yet?”
Both asked at the same time.
Annie chuckled, “Not yet, probably another fifteen minutes or so. I got a call from my godfather, so I left early. Ms. Brielle, I passed your message on to Max. I’ve got to run now. I was worried you’d be waiting too long. Maybe give him a call to check in?”
Annie knew their phones were out of reach and messages couldn’t be delivered, so she dared to say so. She wanted to make Brielle feel more frustrated and more uncomfortable.
“Sure, thanks for the heads up.”
hair clip disappear into Annie’s bag as she departed, leaving the office quiet once
more.
clock. It was already nine in the evening. If Max was going to come back to work late, this would be the time. She started out lounging on the couch but gradually
grin spreading across her face as the door closed. “Murray, I’ve managed
a piece of candy from a box beside her and popped it into her mouth. Murray’s gaze on her was tender
candy, Annie leaned in close, turned Murray’s face towards her, and passed the sweet from her lips to his, her eyes sparkling. “Is it good? Sweet
He was
referring to the candy, or something
eyes full of mirth. “I’m
fantastic mood today.”
mood usually meant Murray could suggest something audacious, like another round of the role–play they had indulged in the night before. But he was so meek,
his look and smiled. “What’s up? Is there
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