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 new thrill for

it proudly in his room. It was clear

placed the bags down

of his caliber, was it really

about their relationship made her overthink every little reaction from him, tiring herself out with

the window, contemplating how to keep him without constantly fearing his

had the bags

Why would

too pondered if he was being too eager, possibly

fears of the other

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

afford it, I wanted to try everything I missed out on," she

fleeting happiness now gone. Entering the mansion, King pondered if

unlike the ticking time bomb she seemed to be

dinner, Brielle handed the LEGO to Isaac, who