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.

window causing the curtains to flutter. accentuating his aloof demeanor.

few steps back. Once she saw who it was.

have the keys to this

pursed her lips and silently switched on

twirled the phone in his hand, spinning

the other side of the room, swallowing hard. “Mr.

fingertips still casually twirling the

cover it up. “I just went out to grab

hands were clearly

long were you

“Half an hour.”

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

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the air

breathe.

think carefully before you answer. Where were

was the point of all this? He needed her

her heart. racing. She had a feeling that

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