Chapter 556

Brielle greeted Ricardo and they stood amidst a gaggle of giggling children, with smiles. plastered on their faces. Later, they moved and unpacked items together. All those

photographe landed on Max’s phone.

Max was out like a light, the sleeping pill having taken quick effect. Even in slumber, a “light frown creased his forehead.

Exhausted from helping unpack, Brielle could barely lift a finger. She hadn’t eaten since noon and was now sprawled on the couch, panting with her eyes closed, devoid of any energy.

Driving back to Premier Palace was out of the question at this point; she couldn’t even muster the strength to stand up. She leaned back and succumbed to sleep right there on the

couch

Ricardo glanced at the still–excited children, now playing with their new toys, and placed a finger to his lips in a hushing gesture. The children immediately caught on and quieted down

“Will Brielle catch a cold sleeping like that?”

don’t you give her

over Brielle. It was as if cameras were always lurking around them, ready to snapshot any closeness between the two and send the images at lightning speed to Max. The innocent

to an outsider.

knitted a scarf snug in Max’s embrace during the holidays while he read her poems by Borges, word by word. The corners of her lips curled into a smile as she shifted to a more comfortable position

evening, and Brielle hadn’t returned. She had said she’d come home every night, even if she visited the company branch, instead

voice at the door. “Mr. Dorsey. are you awake? There’s an

case.”

and donning a suit, Max opened the door.

his phone flooded with new pictures. With each swipe, his expression turned icier. In the last image, was Ricardo covering Brielle with the blanket. Max’s knuckles whitened, and the phone was hurled against the

turned heavy, bitingly cold.

though unbecoming of his status, were

Chapter 556

first time. He’d seen the photo, too, and besides being incredulous, he was stunned. Ms. Brielle rarely let a

meeting was still on, but seeing Max’s dark mood, he tried to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.

lips pressed together, his voice icy, “Patrick,

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