Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

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Chapter 264

Max fiddled with his phone, a ripple of emotion flickering in his eyes. With a few swipes, he found Brielle’s number and called her.

Brielle, leaning on her cane, had just reached the bottom of the stairs when her phone rang. Though she had switched phones, her number remained unchanged, and she pressed the answer button.

“Where are you?” Max’s voice was deep, a hint of gravity behind it. Brielle paused, almost instinctively lying. “Just resting at home.”

He sat on the couch, his eyelashes drooping slightly, a tight sensation crossing his heart. “Which home?”

“Pearl Estate. I’ve been here resting since I got back from Premier Palace.”

“You haven’t gone out?”

Brielle couldn’t grasp why he was prying so much, so she simply went along. “Yeah.”

With her cane, she entered the elevator and stopped at her apartment door. Taking out her keys, she unlocked the door.

A man sat on the spacious couch, the breeze from the window causing the curtains to flutter. accentuating his aloof demeanor. The coolness from his presence seemed to permeate the entire space.

Brielle’s steps faltered, and she instinctively took a few steps back. Once she saw who it was. warmth surged through her.

Max. How did he have the keys to this place?

her lips and silently switched on the lights.

the phone in his hand, spinning

tingle in her scalp and stopped on the other

fingertips still casually

sensing her lie had been exposed. She quickly attempted to cover it up. “I just went out to grab

were clearly empty.

long were you gone?”

“Half an hour.”

a soft chuckle. Just minutes ago, he lied to his father for her, and now she was lying to him.

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gaze, feeling as it the air in the

breathe.

you, think carefully before

didn’t tell the truth, what was the point of

handle of her cane, her lips pressed tight, her heart. racing. She had a feeling that if she lied to Max now, they might

should she mention

would handle Spencer’s disappearance. If he found out Spencer’s location, he would surely bring Spencer back. At that point, what leverage would

couldn’t afford to gamble.

mind now. felt utterly powerless. She wished

vast as

was far from enough to sit at an equal level with him. Life was a relay

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