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?

Mr. Dorsey kissed, but witnessing it felt like a

Brielle, but why did he turn down her

the soup to this particular colleague was no coincidence. She knew the woman loved a juicy bit of gossip, especially about the higher–ups. True to form, the woman lifted the lid, snapped a photo,

it for the

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

with Aubree at the time. She pursed

this about Annie not having an appetite Haywood, everything okay

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

to say.

saw was that Annie portrayed herself impeccably. However, seeing Annie by Max’s side, exhibiting a temperament and appearance strikingly similar to her

in the staff chat before the sleuths began to theorize.