Chapter 268

Brielle’s eyes were rimmed with redness as she slumped into a seat, eventually leaning back on the sofa and drifting off to sleep.

When she awoke, it was already the next day, and her head throbbed with pain. Limping, she managed to make herself some food and tried contacting Max again, only to be greeted by the mechanical voice on the other end.

She had been blocked.

Brielle felt like a needle had been jabbed into her heart. She forced a self–mocking smile. Was this what they called reaping what you sow? It seemed Max really wanted to end things.

Deflated, Brielle put down her phone and stared blankly at the ceiling.

She spent the next three days at home in a daze, unable to muster the courage to reach out to him again.

On the morning of the third day, Aubree called, insisting that Brielle shouldn’t wallow at home. After freshening up, Brielle hailed a cab to the diner.

Aubree, upon seeing her, furrowed her brows with concern. “You’ve lost a ton of weight. Haven’t you been eating these past few days?”

Brielle managed a weak grin as she took a seat. “I did eat, but I didn’t really have an appetite.”

with you for a while, to take care of you.”

manage on my own.”

she wouldn’t be able to keep herself from spilling everything

no right to drag him down from his pedestal. He was meant to be untouchable, perched high

feelings.clearly. Perhaps he had felt a flicker of affection,

for anyone. Being left behind like this, oddly enough, felt like a relief. Better to have never owned than to always be in fear

had always been such a pessimist when

meals had just arrived when Brielle heard her name being called. Looking up, she was surprised to see Miranda. It felt like an eternity since they had last met. These three days had felt

stunned, as if suddenly

Chapter 268

to join the ladies for their afternoon teas, as

Her chest felt like it was burning with fury as she approached. “Brielle, is that really you? How dare

frowned, feeling as if fate was playing a cruel joke

Miranda had also

the daughter you raised? Why doesn’t she

as well

together to ostracize Brielle, the unwanted upstart. In their

her former fiancé.

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