Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1056

Brielle didn't want anything anymore.

She used to have a clear goal: ace her exams, outshine everyone, and get into Dorsey International. But now, everything was in shambles. With her life turned upside down and an engagement looming over her, what would the Dorsey family think if they found out? And

what about the Haywoods? She couldn't even bring herself to imagine the fallout.

Back when she was struggling to make ends meet, all she wanted was a full stomach and warm clothes. Once she was taken back to the Haywood family, her desires became simpler still: to make her parents proud. "What's on your mind?"

A hand grasped her chin, forcing her to turn her head. Her earlobe felt the soft pressure of a kiss.

"Thinking about how to leave?"

The temperature in the room seemed to drop with those words. Terrified, Brielle couldn't move. "No, I swear," she protested hastily.

her. He pulled her into his arms and pinned her down on the couch. That night, she was nearly

gruesome fate of traitors. Having lived a sheltered life, Brielle had never seen such brutality-worse than anything on TV. Life seemed as cheap as paper. After several days of these horror shows,

He stayed in the mansion, making sure she ate three meals a day. After eating, he would insist on "aiding digestion" by engaging her in

had over her life, and her mental state deteriorated daily. That's when

outsider she had seen, and she saw in him a

forward to the present, in the dark room with just the two of them. King snapped out of his thoughts, curious

to tug at his heart. Why couldn't

way to completely eliminate Max, to take full control so that Brielle would lose all hope of Max's return. Since Max was still somewhere within him, weak as

react, his lips were captured in a kiss. His pupils dilated slightly, his hands freezing in the air as Brielle wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes tightly shut. Every pore in her body repelled what she was

King wrapped his arms around her

u

technique remained clumsy.

satisfaction, thinking perhaps he could let Max live a moment

reaction wasn't overly dramatic, but the storm in his eyes was