Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

When all this is over, what next?

Brielle's palms were sweaty with nerves, and she found herself unable to look directly at him. They stood face to face, awkwardly looking away from each other-one to the left, one to the right-creating a somewhat comical scene. Silence hung between them. "I..."

Brielle's heart leaped again at the sound, her fingers curling into a tight fist out of sheer anxiety.

Spit it out already. This is killing me, honestly.

Her brows furrowed in frustration, almost wishing she could speak for him!

King hesitated for another minute before blurting out, as if throwing caution to the wind, "I'll just tell you a secret!"

After that, his face turned so dark it seemed like it could drip ink.

Why can't he just say it? Damn it. Is Max interfering again?

"Brielle, I..."

Brielle's breath hitched once more, only to hear him say, "I'm just tired, I want to rest."

sharpness glinting in them. He took a deep breath, pulled Brielle with him, and walked down the

"What does that mean?"

wanted to talk about the wedding but couldn't. What's so hard about saying he wants to be with Brielle, to marry her? Just now, he wanted to ask her if she'd marry him, but when

explain yourself

response in his

opened his eyes, and suddenly grabbed Brielle's hand. "Little Canary,

you fancy a

time and again, Brielle briskly pulled her hand away and turned her head towards the window, ignoring him. King's mouth twitched slightly, silently retreating into

voice echoed in his mind. "Go

had thought Max was more open-minded, but now he wouldn't allow him to propose to Brielle? Clearly,

uneasy about

King wanted to explain to Brielle-maybe blame it on Max-but what if she suddenly wanted Max back? His aunt's medicine wasz almost ready, and maybe by the time he returned from Saudi Arabia, his aunt would already be in Beaconsfield. So, for this last stretch, he

was quite indignant but couldn't bring himself to mention it to Brielle, only

were planning a trip to

the scenery at Premier Palace. As for his parents heading out,

carefully colored in yellow with a marker. Since he hadn't really given gifts before,

looking at

was almost overwhelmed its cuteness. She wanted to hug