Chapter 179

The doctor, sensing the tension between the two, scurried out of the ward room, making sure to close the door behind him.

Max approached, his own mood darkening.

Only he knew the anxiety that came with receiving such a call, speeding through red lights all the way here.

He had never lost his composure like this before.

The moment Brielle opened the door, his heart had jumped into his throat. Only when he heard her voice did his tense muscles start to unwind.

He tried to rationalize why he was feeling this way.

Then, he thought about dopamine.

At rest, dopamine fires at three to five times a second, but when excited, its firing rate can Surge to twenty to thirty times a second.

firing can drop to zero. It’s a lousy feeling,

he was

be safe and sound, or was

but right now, looking at her, he felt a deep

eyes red from

clear–headedness, her sensibility, or her slight temper, it all made his heart. flutter.

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

walked in, bringing with them

in a chef’s outfit placed the meal tray on the table, nodded respectfully to Max, and

the lid, revealing a selection of delicate, light dishes, and a bowl of soup.

picked up a spoon and stirred the soup, blowing on it

at Premier Palace, Max had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but due to her outspoken comment, it ended up

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with no servants around, was Max going to feed her himself?

her breath, swallowed hard, her hands clenched into fists under the blanket, and a

to her lips, his movements stiff and

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