Chapter 536

The threat was more direct than any spoken suppression could ever be

Brielle sat silently in the car the tension palpable, while Tiffanie refrained from further

conversation

The car came to a halt outside the Premier Palace, and Brielle was the first to exit. She turned back, bending slightly to address Tiffanie still inside, “I’m going in then

“You sure Maxie’s in the mood to see you now?”

A bref pause flickered across Brielle’s face. “I have to explain things to him.

Tiffanie pondered for a moment, then fished out a lollipop from the glove compartment and

tossed it out

Catching it deftly. Brielle heard her say, “Alright, go explain.”

the sound of the car driving away faded did she slowly make her

still plastered on the walls, and even the

doorbell, and Wesley came to open the door. A glance around

holidays… I thought, with you here, he might-” He trailed off,

entrance, heading towards the sofa while dialing Max’s number. She was wearing the matching slippers they’d bought together:

mechanical voicemail greeted her from the other end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as if

were waiting for him to speak on an international conference call. All they

Finally, Max faced the screen. “Let’s postpone the meeting

CEO sounded forlorn when he said those words, but no one argued, quietly packing up their documents as

in his mind. “That just proves you don’t love

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choice for me, but a defiant act

to him, now cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later, but perhaps the bitterness could stifle the tang of despair on his

him? Of course, he never doubted

wasn’t sure of. How shallow was her love, that

be together, was she that confident

the possibility or maybe didn’t care about it. That was a blow to him. Watching her

turned out, could wound so effortlessly, more

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