Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 442

Brielle awoke to a feeling of utter exhaustion, her body devoid of strength. She could hear voices outside her room, murmuring in hushed tones.

“The poor girl lost the baby. They forced some meds on her and did the D&C.”

“Wasn’t she out of it when she arrived? Why did they even need anesthesia?”

“They performed an appendectomy. If she had gotten here any later, that appendix would’ve done her in.”‘

“It’s a shame. So young, and now it’s going to be tough for her to get pregnant again.”

“High society is a minefield of drama, isn’t it? We can’t disobey Ms. Martha’s orders. If anyone’s to blame, it’s just her rotten luck.”

Lying there, staring at the stark white ceiling tiles, Brielle felt the pain not just in her body but spreading across her heart. She blinked her stinging eyes, trying to lift a finger to touch her surgical scars, but she was too drained, completely spent.

Why was being with Max so exhausting? What was so wrong about loving someone that an innocent life had to pay the price?

Biting her lip, she looked at the ceiling, tears silently trailing down her face.

within earshot, the two doctors exchanged a knowing glance. Their task was complete. Back in their office, they couldn’t help but

girl, but if it weren’t for the appendectomy, she’d have realized soon enough that she hadn’t had

society’s dirty laundry could fill a whole

recall unpleasant memories, their faces turning grim.

shut. Her mind was a blank void. Her body ached, and she just wanted

kept ringing, incessantly buzzing, but she lacked the strength to answer it until a nurse came in, holding up her

name on the screen. It was Max. But she didn’t want to see anyone

do you want me to hang up

not having sipped water since

me. Tell him

my contacts and find Aubree’s name? Send her a text saying if Maxasts about me, tell him I’m

part of this clinic, you couldn’t share its secrets with the outside world.

here?” Brielle remembered Sydney being at her home before everything went

“Just a lady.”

been Sydney, then..

glucose IV. I don’t want to eat anything.” She just needed that to

setting up the IV before drawing the curtains around