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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.

to be safe and sound, or was

her, he felt a deep sense

red from anger, looked endearingly cute.

her slight temper,

was this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

walked in, bringing with them

on the table, nodded respectfully to Max,

the lid, revealing a selection of delicate, light dishes,

stirred the

She remembered back at Premier Palace, Max had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but due to her outspoken comment,

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was Max going

fists under the blanket, and a sheen of sweat formed on her

her lips,

but

feeling as if the soup tasted sweet.

took a fork and carefully picked up some

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

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