Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 261

I nestled deeper into Max's embrace, my cheeks aflame with a blend of embarrassment and nervousness. In matters of love, I realized I needed to be braver. After all, Max had never harmed me; it was I who foolishly kept pushing him away. "Max..." Once back in the room, I leapt from his arms, taking charge for a change. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him down for a deeper kiss.

At that moment, he led me to the floor-to-ceiling window, perhaps intending to share an intimate moment there. But as fate would have it, my foot accidentally hit a button on the floor, and the window swung open.

Beyond lay an expansive garden, illuminated by lights and a fountain, causing me to recoil in surprise.

"Nervous?" Max's husky, magnetic voice murmured in my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.

"Yeah, could you close the curtains? The garden's right there," I mumbled, trying to hide, reaching for a throw on the couch to cover myself.

"But you look even more enticing with your cheeks all flushed," Max teased, pulling me closer, burying his face in my neck, and even giving a playful nip.

The garden was bustling with gardeners attending to the plants.

someone might glance up and catch us in our

happens after being ignored for six

a sound, but Max, intent on teasing, pressed me against the glass, the friction making me almost cry

seemed to get a

to fear?" he smirked,

help but let out a yelp. A gardener outside seemed to hear me, glancing up briefly before looking

triple vacuum-sealed and privacy tinted. No one

Pushed

from sheer

to cleanliness, was rinsing off. It was always the same: I'd pass out during, then wake up immediately

water stopped, I quickly closed my

bed beside me, his cool touch

I saw my parents waving, promising me the

a brother, the affection of elders,