Chapter 254

She gazed at the takeout she had carefully packed, a hint of self–mockery tinging her thoughts.. Taking a deep breath to compose herself, she opened the door. “Mr. Dorsey, I heard you were in the hospital. Feeling better?”

Neither of the two in the room expected her visit. Max’s grip on his paperwork tightened, the slight sense of grievance he had vanishing instantly. He looked up at Brielle.

With a warm smile, Brielle placed the takeout on the bedside table.

Patrick, sensing the moment, discreetly exited, closing the door behind him, leaving them to their privacy.

Max didn’t speak, and Brielle began unpacking the food. “Have you had lunch? I brought some. things from the hotel. Care for a bite?”

The dishes were all light and bland, perfect for someone recovering from illness.

Max stayed silent, eyes fixed on the documents, though he wasn’t really reading them.

his lips, only to hear

was obviously from that particular hotel’s menu. and Max, with his own suite there, would surely know where she got it.

Should she divulge the whole kidnapping Spencer affair? But Max was a Dorsey, after all. He wouldn’t tak her side.

had some business

his gaze unsettling her, turning her normally confident

eyes, and after a while, he chuckled softly. “Brielle, let’s end

the spoon tightened, her throat constricting as if choked,

the soup, her eyes reddening, striving

just

indifference hurt him in ways he couldn’t describe. He held back before finally saying, “You

down the bowl and stood

for Max but was far from love. It was a

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