Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 885

Chapter 885

On the other side of town, Brielle had just stepped out of the clinic when she spotted a man in a mask standing outside as the yawning doctor was about to lock up for the night. The sight startled her, and she almost screamed at the unexpected figure on a late evening. But before she could make a sound, a bundle of cash was tossed her way. "How is she?" he asked, his voice carrying a mix of concern and indifference.

The doctor took a step back, belatedly picking up the money off the floor. A quick count revealed a whopping five thousand dollars, making her eyes light up with greed. "That lady's pregnant," she said.

As soon as the words left her mouth, she felt a chilling surge of murderous intent that made her hands tremble, spilling the money back onto the floor.

The man wasn't looking to harm her, though; he just stood there silently.

"Pregnant?" he repeated.

"Yes, a little over a month. I told her to rest; she's not in the best of health."

"Huh."

a tingling on her scalp, trembling and not daring to look at him. The air turned heavy, as if something were desperately holding back, ready

she might have thought it was all just her imagination. She quickly gathered up

so much so that dawn was breaking and they had yet

he'd found the village where Dustin was, but that Dustin had gone to

learned that Dustin had been saved by a woman knowledgeable in medicine who made her living selling herbs. Dustin had been too injured to leave the house, but now able to move around, he had accompanied Emma to town to peddle

it was Emma's

that Dustin was alive

was too severe; with only a lunchbox to eat, she felt terribly sick. Addison and Aiden had slowed down as much as they could, but Brielle

torture of the journey.

place where you can rest for a few days; your body won't

yearned to see Dustin,

remembered the heartache and guilt she felt the last time she thought she'd lost a child. Even though it was Alivia's trickery,

want to experience that agony again, so she had to protect this child at