Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 519

Max was indeed planning Just that. Without surveillance, the situation was stacking up against Brielle. He took a punch from Andrew, right under the watchful eyes of the Rowland clan, who saw it as taking one for Brielle. Should Jaxon stir up trouble for Brielle again, it would seem out of line. After all, Jaxon was an elder and his grand–daughter recently tied the knot with the Dorsey family. He had to play nice for appearances. As for the rest of the Rowland folks, Max couldn’t care less.

Finally, Jaired pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a perfect ring of smoke. “Damn, are you playing tricks on me now?”

Max ignored him, returning to the hospital room instead.

Jaired, stuck outside, grew even more frustrated.

Inside the room, Brielle’s eyelashes fluttered twice before her eyes slowly opened. She’d just choked on water and recovered after a couple of stomach presses. Her current unconscious state was due to a lack of oxygen. Now she’s awake, and it meant she could be discharged

soon.

Max let out a sigh of relief.

Propping herself up in the hospital bed, Brielle glanced around with furrowed brows. “Did I pass out? How’s Tessa doing?”

“She’s just been brought out of the ER.”

Max handed her a cup of warm water and placed it before her.

settle on her. Tessa’s emergency room visit probably had the rest of the Rowlands hating her

had stirred up this whole mess by herself. Brielle would just have to roll with the punches.

be okay,” Max comforted her,

she developed a fever in the middle of the night, it would be back to square one.

ask the nurse if you

she scooted over to make room. “Want to hop in and

another bed in the room. “There’s one here.”

up to sleep. Soon, she felt the bed dip, and a gentle embrace drew her in. “Don’t do anything that

as if she could just decide not to. Tessa’s

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had always seemed so cautious about her own life, yet. in a

next morning at 7 a.m.

corridor, the room was still crowded, the atmosphere thick with

by the bed, watching as Tessa opened her eyes. Tessa felt a splitting headache and weakly gazed at the

her hand.

a while for Tessa to remember, then tears

some tissues to wipe her tears. “Don’t cry. What happened

shiver went through Tessa’s heart, regretting her loss of reason