Chapter 178

She had wanted to approach him further, but Max’s countenance was so ice–cold that it made. her shrink back, scurrying into her own room.

“Brielle?”

Max tapped on the door and rang the doorbell several times.

Amidst a groggy haze, Brielle thought she heard her name being called.

A burning pain seared through her stomach as she slowly awoke, hearing the doorbell and Max’s voice, mistaking them for auditory hallucinations.

Shouldn’t he have returned to the Dorsey family manor by now? And wouldn’t the Dorsey. household be buzzing with activity tonight?

Brielle frowned, feeling as though her blood was freezing over, unsure if it was due to the drop in temperature or the chill in her heart.

“Brielle!”

The urgency in the man’s voice helped her realize that it wasn’t her imagination.

her way to the door

her pale complexion and bloodstained lips. “Stomachache?”

fluttering with drops of sweat

her up in his arms and carried her straight

to his racing

at the ground floor. Max carried her out, placing her gently in the passenger seat and leaned over to buckle her up.

back, hand over her stomach, hoping the

to the driver’s side. “What caused the stomachache?”

upset her, and just thinking about

to eat.”

salary I give you

chest tight with anger and eyes brimming

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frowned. Seeing that they had already reached the hospital,

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pushed him away, trudging up the nearby staircase with labored

seconds before following. “Are

of confusion, as

I’ll also take a few days off. The business trip will have to

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