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

the hospital? Are you not

which hospital are you at? I’ll send

his, her eyelashes fluttering with anxiety.

gently bit her lip, savoring the moment.

but couldn’t, her hands tensed to the point where the IV in her arm

let her go, then replied to Michael.

minor issue. I’ll

a grandchild to hold, I wouldn’t need to constantly remind you over the phone.

“Yeah.”

call and turned to Brielle. “I’ll have someone come take

As he stood to leave, his

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at him, her grip loosening only after a long moment,

for two days. It’s necessary.

looked at his crumpled coat, his tone softening. “Don’t want to stay?”

disliked hospitals, and the smell of disinfectant made

waking up alone to white walls,

family estate to discuss his

much longer could their relationship

like a condemned

go to Premier Palace. I’ll

to go back to my apartment.”

Brielle’s eyes dropped.

wasn’t in pain, but her heart

paler, fragile in its beauty, as if it might shatter at

you really thinking about?”

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