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."

took a deep breath, pulled Brielle with him, and walked down the hill

"What does that mean?"

odd a few times before when he 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 it came to the crunch, everything changed. He thought it

yourself

response in his

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

you fancy a

her head towards the window, ignoring him. King's mouth twitched

his mind. "Go to your

He had thought Max was more open-minded, but now he wouldn't allow him to propose to Brielle? Clearly, Max wanted to wait until he had full control over this body to

about

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

getting jealous?! Well, that's just petty. He's learned to play dirty! King was quite indignant but couldn't bring himself to mention it to Brielle, only stewing in his own frustration. It was almost too much

were planning a trip

Isaac was quite fond of the scenery at Premier Palace. As for his parents heading out, he wasn't too fussed, having been independent from a

gave Brielle a paper talisman, carefully colored in yellow with a marker. Since he hadn't really given gifts before, Isaac was somewhat awkward.

looking at the tiny

in her palm, was almost overwhelmed its cuteness.