Master of his heart

Chapter 683

Max wouldn’t touch anything prepared by another woman, so he gently pushed it aside. “No thanks, just focus on your tasks at hand”

Annie picked up the soup with a nod. “Shall I take this and offer it to someone else? Here’s your coffee.”

“Coffee’s handled by Patrick.” His voice was indifferent as he settled into the leather office chair and booted up his computer.

Annie didn’t press any further, carrying the coffee and soup out of the office. She had become well–acquainted with the top brass by now. Back at her desk, she slid the bowl of soup towards her neighboring colleague.

“Max girl whipped this up. He didn’t want it. Have at it, will ya? My stomach’s off this morning; can’t stomach a sip.”

With that photo of Brielle and Max’s kiss making the rounds, Annie’s colleague definitely knew about Brielle. Brielle had become something of a celebrity within Dorsey International. The company chat had been buzzing for days.

When Max was still remotely handling business from abroad, he was held in near–mythical regard. In the flesh, he was practically untouchable. His interest was strictly on work and nothing else. Who would have guessed he’d plant one on an employee right there against the office wall?

alone was enough to set hearts racing. It wasn’t them Mr. Dorsey kissed, but witnessing it felt like a

but why did he

the higher–ups. True to form, the woman lifted the lid, snapped a photo, and flung it into the group chat with hundreds of employees. [Can you believe my luck? Sipping on soup made by the boss

keep a secret, spilled the beans. [Ms. Brielle made it for the boss, but he passed it off to Annie. She said

M&A folks in the chat saw this, one, feeling a touch irked, forwarded the screenshot to

on set with Aubree at the time. She pursed her lips upon seeing

about Annie not having an appetite Haywood, everything okay with

and massaged her forehead, without making a reply. She genuinely didn’t

to say.

portrayed herself impeccably. However, seeing Annie by Max’s side, exhibiting a temperament

briefly in the staff chat