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.

Brielle to be safe and sound,

but right now, looking at her,

eyes red from anger, looked

her clear–headedness, her sensibility, or her slight temper,

this

He couldn’t understand.

the door, and someone walked in, bringing with them the delicious aroma of food.

a chef’s outfit placed the meal tray on the table, nodded

a selection of delicate, light dishes, and a bowl

and stirred the soup,

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

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around, was Max going to

fists under the

to her lips, his

tender, but it

mouth, feeling as if

a fork and carefully picked up some food, holding it under

her mouth and ate it as soon