Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

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The doctor, sensing the tension between the two, scurried out of the ward room, making sure to close the door behind him.

Max approached, his own mood darkening.

Only he knew the anxiety that came with receiving such a call, speeding through red lights all the way here.

He had never lost his composure like this before.

The moment Brielle opened the door, his heart had jumped into his throat. Only when he heard her voice did his tense muscles start to unwind.

He tried to rationalize why he was feeling this way.

Then, he thought about dopamine.

At rest, dopamine fires at three to five times a second, but when excited, its firing rate can Surge to twenty to thirty times a second.

When the anticipated outcome doesn’t materialize, dopamine firing can drop to zero. It’s a lousy feeling, one that can provoke irritation, J

ust like he was feeling now.

he expecting? For Brielle to be safe

at her,

eyes red from anger, looked

clear–headedness, her sensibility, or her slight temper, it all made his

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

walked in, bringing

in a chef’s outfit placed the meal tray on the table, nodded respectfully to Max,

selection of delicate,

picked up a spoon and stirred the soup, blowing on it

Premier Palace, Max had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but due to her outspoken comment, it ended up

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with no servants around, was Max going to

clenched into fists under the blanket, and

spoon to her lips, his

tone wasn’t particularly tender, but it

feeling as

and carefully picked up some

by the gesture, Brielle opened her mouth and ate it as soon as