Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 178

She had wanted to approach him further, but Max’s countenance was so ice–cold that it made. her shrink back, scurrying into her own room.

“Brielle?”

Max tapped on the door and rang the doorbell several times.

Amidst a groggy haze, Brielle thought she heard her name being called.

A burning pain seared through her stomach as she slowly awoke, hearing the doorbell and Max’s voice, mistaking them for auditory hallucinations.

Shouldn’t he have returned to the Dorsey family manor by now? And wouldn’t the Dorsey. household be buzzing with activity tonight?

Brielle frowned, feeling as though her blood was freezing over, unsure if it was due to the drop in temperature or the chill in her heart.

“Brielle!”

The urgency in the man’s voice helped her realize that it wasn’t her imagination.

Struggling to her feet, she made her way to the door and opened it.

Max’s face tightened at the sight of her pale complexion and bloodstained lips. “Stomachache?”

She nodded, her eyelashes fluttering with drops of sweat rolling down.

and carried her

listening to his racing heartbeat, and slowly closed her eyes.

ground floor. Max carried her out, placing

her head back, hand over her stomach, hoping the

Max moved to the driver’s side. “What

thinking about

forgot to eat.”

you worth all this, Ms. Brielle?”

with

1/2

14:11

had already reached the hospital,

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him away, trudging up the nearby staircase with labored breaths.

for a few seconds before

as he

can’t afford to waste Mr. Dorsey’s precious time. I’ll also

couldn’t help but find her behavior slightly amusing.

but because it was too close to him, Brielle had chosen the stairs. her silhouette exuding

a moment before slowly following her. “Why take the stairs when there’s an

steps up, and Brielle already regretted her decision. Each rise of her foot sent sharp jabs of pain through her stomach, yet turning back to the elevator now would be too

railing, slick with sweat, her face turning