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.”

slipping the lollipop into her bag. Only when the sound of the

still plastered on the walls, and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights were twinkling as ever. But inside, it was

A glance around the hall revealed only Wesley.

usually wouldn’t come back for the holidays… I thought, with you

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

from the other end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as

his temples. His computer was still on. and the executives were waiting for him to speak on an international conference call. All they heard was the incessant ring of his phone,

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

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

in his mind. “That

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his head. “Max isn’t a calculated choice

cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later, but perhaps the bitterness could stifle the tang

him? Of course, he never

much? That he wasn’t sure of. How shallow was her love, that she agreed without

be together, was she that confident in herself?

maybe didn’t care about it. That was a blow to him.

effortlessly, more than any

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