Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 452

Time and space seemed to slow to a hush.

Outside the window, starlight sprinkled down, and the night breeze threading through the office. seemed to move more gently.

Brielle was supremely uncomfortable. If she had known he would just stand there like some kind of guardian statue behind her when he entered the room, she wouldn’t have pretended not to notice him. Now, if she initiated a conversation, he would definitely realize she had been. intentionally ignoring him.

The sensation of ants crawling under her skin was unbearable, partly because he was her boyfriend and partly because he was her high–powered boss. Being silently scrutinized by him like this doubled the pressure.

What on earth did he want?

Brielle squirmed in her seat.

Max just watched her as she tapped out a string of gibberish, yet maintained an air of seriousness. He observed her fingers tremble as if she was about to give up. He sighed, approaching slowly, and leaned in to wrap his arms around her from behind.

“Brielle, what’s on your mind?”

If there was one area where Max wasn’t adept, it was definitely understanding women.

Her body was immediately enveloped by a warmth that was neither sharp nor accusatory, but like a gentle spring breeze blowing across a pond, compelling her to lean into it.

Brielle’s hands, poised over the keyboard, froze. Her eyes flickered as she looked up to see her computer screen filled with a chaotic mix of numbers and text. He had been watching her pitiful act for so long.

She pursed her lips, realizing that all her pretense was futile in front of him; she couldn’t hide her sadness.

is that, I could ask Kenzo to write a

consoling was so

it amusing. The tears that had threatened to spill were now being pushed back.

him. Yet here, Max was willing to use one to placate a woman. If Kenzo knew,

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would be on the phone web Zenzo right this moment.

something else and didn’t want to see Hay, she would be bes won over by now. But it was because of that

close, yet their souls

monog com to her earlobe. He forcefully turned her face towards him, kissing her nose, and

magnified a hundredfold, a thousandfold. If it didn’t stop, her heart might just couch from the

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stopping. When she tried to escape, he turned her car to face him directly, trapping her between the desk and his

are

all his years at the top. His

her mouth, wanting to say it wasn’t because of

are you- Max hesitated, looking at her intently for a long while without completing

throat, fearing he might have discovered

you like someone else?”

“No, that’s impossible!”

in quick succession. No one compared to Max. But she also realized the

with relief. Everything else seemed bearable