Chapter 264

Max fiddled with his phone, a ripple of emotion flickering in his eyes. With a few swipes, he found Brielle’s number and called her.

Brielle, leaning on her cane, had just reached the bottom of the stairs when her phone rang. Though she had switched phones, her number remained unchanged, and she pressed the answer button.

“Where are you?” Max’s voice was deep, a hint of gravity behind it. Brielle paused, almost instinctively lying. “Just resting at home.”

He sat on the couch, his eyelashes drooping slightly, a tight sensation crossing his heart. “Which home?”

“Pearl Estate. I’ve been here resting since I got back from Premier Palace.”

“You haven’t gone out?”

Brielle couldn’t grasp why he was prying so much, so she simply went along. “Yeah.”

With her cane, she entered the elevator and stopped at her apartment door. Taking out her keys, she unlocked the door.

spacious couch, the breeze from the window causing the curtains to flutter.

and she instinctively took a few steps back. Once she saw who it was. warmth surged through

did he have the keys to this place?

and silently

the phone in his hand, spinning it lightly on his fingertips.

on the other side

still casually twirling

cover it up. “I just went out to grab some groceries, got

were clearly

were

“Half an hour.”

answered without hesitation and heard Max let out a soft chuckle. Just minutes ago,

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meet his gaze, feeling as it the air in the room was thinning, almost unable to

breathe.

last question for you, think carefully before you answer. Where were you

she didn’t tell the truth, what was the point of all this? He needed her

cane, her lips pressed tight, her heart. racing. She had a feeling that if she lied to Max

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