Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 305

Brielle nearly got frostbite from the icy draft that Max unleashed. Yet, there were things she felt compelled to probe on her own. She needed solid answers, instead of tossing and turning in the dead of night, parsing the meaning behind each of his words

Max seemed to wear a mask. Impeccable on the surface, but the ripples in his eyes began to spread with Brielle’s approach.

Brielle was already striking, and with her injury, there was a shimmering vulnerability in her eyes that made her look pitiable. A stifling sensation crossed Max’s heart. He frowned slightly. but his words were devoid of emotion. “Why are you here at the office if your leg isn’t healed?”

It sounded like nothing more than a superior’s concern for a subordinate.

Brielle mustered her strength to hide her emotions, even managing to pull off a smile. “Mr. Dorsey, you’ve been a big help, and I haven’t had the chance to thank you yet.

Her heart twinged as if someone was kneading its softest part.

She had reverted to calling him Mr. Dorsey. It was a measure of her sense of propriety.

“It was nothing.”

Max felt a sting in his heart upon seeing her equally cold demeanor. This was the outcome he wanted.

kept a considerable distance between them. The elevator doors

her heartbeat nearly stopped as she saw Brielle chase after Max. She worried there might be something between them. But seeing Max’s coldness towards Brielle, she felt a surge of

Brielle as an ordinary employee, not offering her the slightest warmth. Where on earth did Connor get his information? She’d have to have a

descent, indicating that Max had

Max’s indifference in the reflection. She lowered

she didn’t need to rush to be the butt of someone else’s joke. She watched the numbers on

detached, was surreptitiously observing her from the corner of his eye. He said it was a minor effort, but did she really plan on showing no gratitude? After all, he had hid Spencer for days and had dealt with

was truly heartless. Even a stray dog knew to wag its tail when you threw

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Chapter 305

Fine, he definitely wouldn’t be the one to break

few seconds later.

leg

realizing he was addressing her. Just as she was about to respond, the elevator jolted violently. Already unstable on her

entirely, and the elevator ground to a halt. The

Max’s arms. The force of the jolt had thrown her against him. She wasn’t heavy, but she still worried if Max’s hands were hurt. “Are your hands