Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 417

“Just rest if you’re tired,” he said as he lay on his side, pulling her close by the waist.

Brielle turned to nestle into his embrace, hearing his lingering question. “Sure, you don’t want. that cartoon–themed down jacket?”

So that was still on his mind.

In Max’s eyes, Brielle was unlike any other woman. She might’ve appeared dull, but her thoughts were more intricate than anyone’s, never demanding anything from him, nor voicing her own needs. Yet, that very fact left Max on edge, always fearing he might inadvertently. cross some unseen boundary and accumulate enough disappointments in her to walk away in silence.

Brielle was like the shattered bits of colored glass in a kaleidoscope, tiny and fragmented, hidden deep within, and impossible to fully see.

Max was willing to fulfill all her wishes if only she would ask, but she never did, so he remained clueless about her desires.

“No, let’s just sleep,” she replied.

Max’s arm, draped around her waist, tightened, and he gave a reassuring pat. “Okay, let’s sleep.”

rejecting Max’s affection; it was just best to

got going, there was no end in sight, which completely contradicted his seemingly reserved exterior. It was out of concern

up to head to the bathroom, where the sound of running water soon. filled the room. He

over when her phone by the bedside

he had something good, so he must have made his stance. clear to Alivia. But Alivia

sent her abroad for convalescence, away from the troubles of Beaconsfield. So if Brielle ever showed displeasure at Alivia contacting Max because of Martha,

intrusive in the

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to rile up Alivia, but while effective, that tactic also disrespected Max

stopped, and his voice came through, “Who is it?”

was

about his mother, “Can

a bit embarrassed when he

wasn’t doing him any good in this chilly weather. But wasn’t all of this her

her refusal to touch her earlier, showing her utmost respect. Now, he was deferring to her to handle a call from

glanced down at the phone, a slight smile curving her lips. Since