Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1302

King raised an eyebrow, casting a glance at the two gossiping nearby.

Brielle had overheard their conversation too. Even though she delighted in shopping for him, their disparaging comments made her quite displeased.

The speaker was a young woman, accompanied by a middle-aged man with a noticeable belly-old enough to be her father. Yet, she affectionately called him "darling" while occasionally rolling her eyes at Brielle. The man she was with looked the part of a nouveau riche, his fingers adorned with chunky gold rings, his face shiny with excess.

Upon seeing Brielle, his eyes lit up, but then he coldly snorted upon glancing at Max. His companion followed suit with another eye roll.

"To think a man could accept such humiliation, truly a sign of the times," the woman sneered.

King, still holding his shopping bags, might have thrown anyone else provoking him straight into the ocean to feed the sharks, but somehow, he found their taunts amusing. "Brielle, they're saying I'm living off your money, huh?" he joked, a hint of mirth in his voice.

Brielle, partly annoyed yet amused, finished her transaction and grabbed his wrist.

"We've been at it all day. Tired? Let's grab something to eat."

the stores was a

picked out several LEGO sets for Isaac, who had completed the last one and displayed it proudly in his room. It was clear he cherished them.

bags down and pulled

caliber,

her overthink every little reaction from him, tiring herself out with

close, smiled, but Brielle gazed out the window,

bags

aback. Why would she

her gifts, but he too pondered if he was being too eager, possibly making Brielle take him

fears of the other leaving, suppressing

guard, King was unsure how to respond. Brielle mistook his silence for confirmation, her eyes welling up as she forced a casual smile. "It's fine. Whether you're happy or not doesn't really matter to me.

she walked away, leaving King grasping at nothing as

really shopped like this before. Now that I can afford it, I wanted to try everything I missed out on," she added,

in the shopping bags, the fleeting happiness now

interactions with Max, always shy and tender, unlike the ticking time bomb she seemed to

the LEGO to Isaac, who instinctively thanked the man on