Chapter 746 A Proper Ex
Max’s eyes were striking–slightly upturned at the corners, giving them a distinct shape. His features were sharp and well–defined. Even in an industry packed with handsome men, he stood out effortlessly.
Anne glanced at him, slightly surprised, her eyes filled with
confusion.
Max lowered his gaze, but the emotions in his deep eyes were impossible to hide. “This isn’t a misunderstanding. I do want to
pursue you.”
Anne froze and thought, “The Max I know is quiet and reserved
–is this a confession?”
She stared at him in disbelief. “But I’m divorced. I even have a
child. We…”
Max cut her off, “You’re single, and so am I. There’s nothing wrong with this, Anne. So why not give it a chance?” His voice was deep and husky as he called her name. The way Max said Anne sent a shiver down her spine.
She lightly patted her cheeks, trying to regain her composure. Then, she suddenly thought about the porridge she had just eaten. She thought, “It’s my favorite dish. How does Max know?”
She looked up at him, suspicion creeping into her voice. “Max, have you liked me for a while now?”
Max nodded. “Yes.”
Anne’s heartbeat quickened. Her fingers, resting on her lap. curled slightly. So, Meryl was right. Max’s sudden reappearance in her life wasn’t a coincidence.
“To be precise, I’ve liked you since our school days.”
his feelings were buried. Besides, back then, Anne only had eyes for Dante. But things were different now. Dante was out of the picture. Their marriage was over. Which meant Max
that the recent class reunion had been orchestrated by Max.
didn’t want to show up in her life out of nowhere and risk her not remembering him. So, before they met again, he had played out
ask, “Who are you?” To avoid that, he reached out to Laird and arranged
if Anne really had
awkward. Luckily, she hadn’t. Their reunion had
no idea about any of this. Nor did she know how much effort Max had put in
him, he would go to her. But none
thought he just wanted to have breakfast
hesitated and thought, “He has put himself out there—shouldn’t I say something? After all, Max
could say anything, there was
that he wasn’t to be disturbed. His assistant wouldn’t interrupt unless it was
downstairs. Someone’s making a grand gesture
an entertainment
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If this wasn’t handled quickly, i would end up in the tabloids. And worse, people might start speculating that one of their trainees
someone.
4/5
darkened. “Who is
assistant hesitated before answering,
thought, “What the
Max, sitting nearby, heard everything. “Anne, come downstairs. If you don’t, I’m not
And if he wants to win me back, why the hell will he do it
confession. She got up and
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