Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 991

Brielle sat at the dinner table, her mind tangled in thoughts that made her food taste like cardboard. Sticking to her routine, she called Max and had a brief chat, but her face clouded over as she put her phone down. Ramey had been watching her from the sidelines. He noticed her muttering to the dark screen and couldn't tell if she was getting better or worse.

"Max is coming home tonight," she suddenly announced, standing up and instructing Wesley to give the Premier Palace a thorough cleaning. Ramey was baffled. Max coming tonight? That didn't add up. Who could she possibly mean?

Brielle decided to skip her visit to Stellar Stage Entertainment, opting instead to prepare for Max's return from his business trip. She held an online meeting with the company's executives from home.

In work mode, she morphed back into the composed and cool-headed Brielle. After she made sure the execs understood her directives, she mentioned Max's return and excused herself.

The execs at Stellar Stage Entertainment, many of whom Brielle had personally promoted, were well aware of her relationship with Max, the president of Dream Tech Designs. They were the ultimate power couple.

When Brielle mentioned Max, the execs started sending their best wishes, making her blush a little. Sure, they'd made their relationship public on Twitter, but admitting it face-to-face was still awkward.

"I've laid out the next steps clearly. I trust you all to keep each other in check. Stellar Stage Entertainment has come too far to slip back into old habits. The suggestion box is still in the lobby, and any name that appears in it will trigger a full investigation. Got it?" she said firmly.

and with Keiran's new movie set to release soon, they were poised

go enjoy your date," one of them said, a smile

ending the

everyone knew Max wouldn't be

to bear the sight, thought about hypnotizing her to forget Max. But with her fragile state, he feared it

had hoped his cousin's presence would provide some stability, but for reasons unknown, his cousin had left early

convinced him to remain.

all he could do was watch the clock's hands circle around, marking the passage of time until dinner, with no doorbell

glow of the sunset, as if she might

from the day's vigit, Brielle had skipped lunch and dinner, insisting on waiting to eat with Max. Despite Ramey's and Wesley's attempts to change her mind,

nine in the evening, Ramey went to the kitchen to make himself a coffee. As he

silent doorbell, his

opened the