Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 286

Lillian sneered inwardly, her heart as cold as ice. She shut the door behind her with a soft click and turned to face her nemesis, Brielle, lying on the hospital bed.

Brielle’s face was flushed with fever, an IV needle piercing the back of her hand, pumping life–saving fluids into her bloodstream.

Fate, it seemed, was on Lillian’s side today.

A wicked grin flickered across Lillian’s face as she grabbed a pillow from the bedside and pressed it down hard over Brielle’s face. “You bitch! Go to hell!” Her knuckles whitened with the force she applied, every muscle in her arm straining.

Brielle didn’t even have time to utter a word; her breathing became more labored by the second. Her nightmare was turning into a horror show, the dark sky above seemed to drop an unreal shroud devoid of oxygen, and she was suffocating.

“Help,” she gasped in her mind.

her grin twisted as

at the door, seemingly about to enter at any second. Grinding her teeth in annoyance, Lillian quickly removed the pillow and tossed it aside. Brielle’s cellphone lay on the bedsheet, unguarded. Lillian snatched it up and,

gave Lillian a suspicious glance. “Are you here to see Ms. Brielle? May I ask

had entrusted the nurse to be vigilant with his patient, and not for a moment could she let her guard down. No sooner had she stepped out than someone new had appeared

hat down lower, “I’m her family, just wanted to check

Lillian’s demeanor didn’t give away anything out of the ordinary, so she just shook her head. “Just a bad tase of

nurse prepared the injection, as Lillian spoke up, “Max asked me to come

increase in staff at the door, she couldn’t help but suspect they were Max’s people.

curving into a smile. “You’re here on Max’s behalf? He’s not only handsome and wealthy, but he’s also so attentive to his girlfriend. Ms. Brielle is really lucky. They must’ve had a row. Max couldn’t come by day, so he sneaks in at night to visit

blessed.”

medication, unaware

tightly she wished she could crush