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.

to flutter. accentuating his aloof demeanor. The coolness from his presence seemed to permeate the entire space.

back. Once she saw who it was. warmth surged through

did he have the keys

silently switched on the

the phone in his hand,

scalp and stopped on the other side of the room, swallowing hard.

fingertips still casually twirling the phone.

it up.

were clearly

were you gone?”

“Half an hour.”

hesitation and heard Max let out a soft chuckle. Just minutes ago, he lied to his father for her, and

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

breathe.

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

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

pooled in Brielle’s palms around the handle of her cane, her lips pressed tight, her heart. racing. She had a feeling that if she lied to Max now, they might never see each

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