Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

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Chapter 179

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.

be safe and sound, or was it

but right now, looking at her, he felt a

red from anger, looked endearingly cute.

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

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

someone walked in, bringing with them the delicious aroma

on the table, nodded

delicate, light dishes,

spoon and stirred the soup, blowing on it gently.

remembered back at Premier Palace, Max had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but

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Max going to

hands clenched into fists under the blanket, and a sheen

lips, his movements stiff and

wasn’t particularly tender, but it wasn’t

opened her mouth, feeling as if

and carefully picked up some

her mouth and ate it as soon