Master of his heart (Max and Brielle) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19

The door closed slowly, and Brielle remained rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch. She had known Aubree for years but never realized the depth of the relationship between

her and

Andrew. A tumult of emotions churned within her, like waves crashing and winds howling. Didn’t Andrew have a fiancée?

Brielle’s head lowered, her long lashes casting deep shadows across her face, as she stood motionless.

The hallway was quiet and elegant, but the noises coming from the man had been anything but. Perhaps mindful that Max was still waiting in the private dining room, Andrew had finished quickly. His lips, his shirt collar, were smudged with telltale marks of lipstick.

Leaning against the mirror, legs weak, Aubree raised an evebrow with a smile, “Tessa didn’t take good care of you?”

Andrew, with a touch of cruelty, patted her cheek and said coldly, “This kind of affair isn’t something she’s cut out for.”

Aubree didn’t reply, her face ghostly pale.

Andrew left her with a simple command, “Clean yourself up and come out,” before he was

gone.

Once the washroom was silent again, Aubree straightened her attire before exiting, only to spot a shadow around the hallway corner.

“Bri…”

Aubree hadn’t expected Brielle to be there, and in a flash of panic, she wasn’t sure how much Brielle had seen. She knew her actions were no better than those of Lillian, and almost instinctively she tried to justify, “You have to understand, Andrew and Tessa-it’s just a business arrangement. There’s no love. Besides, Tessa has always been frail and has never cared for romance.”

Aubree had a host of excuses to rationalize this twisted relationship. Brielle’s eyes were calm as she eventually asked, “Do you think there’s love between me and Spencer?”

Aubree shivered and found herself at a loss for words.

The shock to Brielle was palpable. The very person who had just been condemning Lillian had suddenly become the next Lillian.

“Bri, you wouldn’t understand love. I’ve adored him for over a decade, since we were kids.

16.05

Chapter

The recent runaway episode? It was all because of his engagement to the Rowland family.”