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."

and not daring to look at him. The air turned heavy, as if something were

the doctor looked up, the man was gone. If not for the scattered bills on the ground, she might have thought it was all just her imagination. She quickly gathered up the cash, stuffed it in her pocket, and couldn't lock

so that dawn was breaking and

her, saying he'd found the village where Dustin was, but that Dustin

brief description, she 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

After all, it was Emma's sole source of

Dustin was alive put Brielle's mind

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

torture of the journey.

can't go on like this. I need to find the nearest place where you

see Dustin, but

protesting. She remembered the heartache and guilt she felt the last time she

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