Chapter 180

Max set down his spoon and picked up a napkin from the table, gently wiping the corner of Brielle’s mouth.

Brielle flinched away as if Michael was watching right beside them, her whole body tense with discomfort.

Her evasion only made Max’s gaze grow more intense. He caught her chin in his hand, his words directed to Michael though he wasn’t there.

“Not at Premier Palace.”

“Then where are you?”

Brielle’s pupils contracted, a shiver running through her as she saw the displeasure spread across his face. She bit her lower lip, a mixture of excitement, tension, and panic swirling in her

chest.

Max took a few seconds to savor her expression, his eyes twinkling with amusement, “I’m at the hospital with…”

Before he could finish. Brielle’s lips met his, sealing them shut.

Her action was almost reflexive, spurred by her frantic state.

in his

you doing at the hospital? Are you not feeling

which hospital are you at? I’ll send someone to look

her

bit her lip, savoring the moment.

her hands tensed to the point where the IV

let her go, then replied to Michael.

need, it’s a minor issue. I’ll be there

you give me a grandchild to hold, I wouldn’t need to constantly remind you over the phone. Since Jose is here tonight, let’s

“Yeah.”

to Brielle. “I’ll

he stood

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him, her grip loosening only after a long moment, “No

two days. It’s

his tone softening. “Don’t want

indeed disliked hospitals, and the smell of

with the Haywood family, each hospital stay meant waking up

the Dorsey family estate to discuss his marriage

much longer could

condemned prisoner awaiting execution.

want to stay, then go to Premier Palace.

back to my apartment.”

Brielle’s eyes dropped.

wasn’t in pain, but her heart began

as if it might shatter

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