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.”
sat on the couch, helplessly watching the hair clip disappear into Annie’s bag as she departed, leaving the
more.
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 sat up straight with hands on her knees and a nervous sweat forming on her palms. Even as her back began to ache
Dorsey International, not far from the building, Annie hopped into Murray’s car, a grin spreading across her face as the door closed. “Murray, I’ve managed to stir up trouble between Brielle and Max
box beside her and popped it into her mouth. Murray’s gaze on her was tender as if she were just a mischievous
candy, Annie leaned in close, turned Murray’s face towards her, and passed the sweet from her lips to
his heart melting, his breath quivering, and his voice growing hoarse with desire. He was lost in her gaze and,
the candy, or something else entirely.
her eyes full of
fantastic mood today.”
in the night before. But he was so meek, so cautious, that he only dared to steal a glance at her through
her chin on her hand, cheeks bulging with candy, Annie caught his look and smiled. “What’s up? Is there
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