Chapter 171

She heard the footsteps drawing nearer, closer and closer, until they stopped just a step away.

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ut Max’s fingertips were still igniting a fire on her skin, as if he wanted her to emit a sound of shame.

Her lips were bitten so hard they hurt, looking painfully alluring, a far cry from her composed. demeanor in the hall earlier.

Max pressed her against the floral wall. Her eyelashes trembled, her cheeks flushed, and he couldn’t resist reaching out, gently brushing her lips with his fingers.

Only he had seen this side of Brielle.

Only he.

He couldn’t help but recall the words he once said to her–love was but an illusion under the influence of dopamine.

Yet his dopamine levels were insatiable, as if craving more.

Was that even reasonable?

clearly, he

suit jacket and

the jacket obscured her vision, Spencer

over Spencer’s face. He still had many questions unanswered. He wanted to know if Brielle had deliberately

if Brielle won tonight, it wouldn’t change the fact of her humble origins.

him.

mind was suddenly doused with cold water, bringing him back to his

legs visible. Her face was hidden, and Max,

looked up with a voice cold as ice.

he’d been struck by lightning, retreating in disbelief, not daring to look again.. He hurried back the way he came,

Max with a

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a woman in public?

and panic welling up inside him, his

inside the floral enclosure, Brielle heard the footsteps recede and slowly opened

her eyes.

she had experienced

very core, was like a wildfire sweeping across a

would likely be unforgettable for her entire life, melting into the taste

the corner of his eyes gripped her

hid under his suit jacket as he carried

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