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.”

a moment, slipping the lollipop into her bag. Only when the sound of the car driving away faded did

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

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

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

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 black.

the other end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as if she’d keep calling until he picked

for him to speak on an international conference call. All they heard was the incessant ring of his phone, and the CEO, staring at the

faced the screen. “Let’s postpone the meeting until after the New Year. Spend some quality time with your

CEO sounded forlorn when he said those words, but no one

in his mind.

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isn’t a calculated choice for me, but a defiant act of certainty

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

love him? Of course, he

That he wasn’t sure of. How shallow was her love, that she agreed without hesitation to his father’s

be together, was

That was a blow to him. Watching

it turned out, could wound so effortlessly, more than any physical

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