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.”

lollipop into her bag. Only when the sound of the car driving away faded did she slowly make

still hanging, the cheerful banners were still plastered on the walls, and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights were twinkling as ever.

came to open the door. A glance

weary sigh, “He usually wouldn’t come back for the holidays… I thought, with you here, he might-” He trailed off, the

her shoes at the entrance, heading towards the sofa while dialing Max’s number. She was wearing the matching slippers they’d bought together: hers white, his

her from the other end, no answer. She dialed again.

ringing phone, rubbing his temples. His computer was still on. and the executives were waiting for him to speak on an international conference

screen. “Let’s postpone

international executives couldn’t help but feel that their CEO sounded forlorn when he said those words, but no one argued, quietly packing up their documents as Max

echoed in his mind.

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in his head. “Max isn’t a calculated choice for me, but a defiant act of certainty despite knowing better.”

next to him, now cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later,

love him? Of course,

shallow was her love, that she agreed without hesitation to his father’s

for them to be together, was she

she never considered the possibility or maybe didn’t care about it. That was a blow to him. Watching her agree so readily, he

so effortlessly, more than any physical injury he had

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