Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1494

Her eyes, as blue as a clear sky, were filled with warmth for Dustin as she gently took his hand and placed it on her cheek.

"Do I look like I've lost some weight?" she asked softly.

"Not at all, you're still as stunning as ever," he replied with a smile.

Clare chuckled lightly, "Honestly, can you stay here with me for a couple of days?"

Dustin's brow furrowed a bit, but the sight of the scar on her neck, a chilling reminder from the doctor that she had been just inches from death, tugged at his heartstrings. "Alright," he agreed.

Clare's smile widened, her gaze never leaving his.

Dustin settled into a chair, his phone buzzing at that moment with a message from Emma.

"The baby just kicked! Feels like it knows it's almost time to make an entrance."

A grin spread across Dustin's face as he read her message.

"The due date's just a week away. I'll be back in two days," he texted back.

Emma nodded to herself, then realized he couldn't see her nodding, so she quickly typed a reply.

"Okay."

Dustin was about to ask if she'd been eating well and if they had any names picked out for a boy.

But just then, Clare playfully snatched his phone and leaned in, pressing a kiss to his lips.

"Are you busy with work?" she teased, her voice soft as she nestled into his arms.

she murmured, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning in for another kiss. Dustin gently

"Can't we have a week, a month,

her up and laid her on the bed, tucking the blanket around

head back to Beaconsfield. My

in disbelief, as

"A baby?" she asked.

"So,

see you don't really love her. With your means, you could easily raise the child

love her," he

feel it. Otherwise, you wouldn't have left her to come

my life at just the right time

dimmed, "Is that

Australia's views aren't

thoughts on love and marriagez But she

always been Dustin's

now, he could only look at Clare, "I

in Clare's eyes as she looked

two days, and you can

reached for a tissue and offered it to

Clare didn't take it.

Dustin could even board his flight, his phone rang with a call from the

quickly

having a difficult birth, with heavy bleeding, and the hospital was scrambling to save

was wrapped around its neck,

into an exhausting ordeal

fear, and Dustin

come through yet, and he was engulfed in a cloud of fear, feeling powerless despite

gruelling hours, a nurse finally emerged, holding twins-a boy

moving her