Chapter 265

Max’s gaze was piercing, holding her chin with an intensity that was both unsettling and. mesmerizing. Slowly, he released his grip.

Brielle rubbed her jaw where his fingers had left an imprint. It didn’t hurt, but the sudden assertiveness in his touch had startled her.

Max straightened up, his expression turning cold, as if the momentary loss of control was an illusion. “If you don’t fancy staying at Premier Palace, then nurse your wounds at home.”

He took out a card and placed it on the clasp of her chest. The gesture was somewhat frivolous, as if intentionally insulting her.

“I said it was over last time, but I forgot to give you this–let’s call it severance.”

Brielle’s face drained of color, her hand tightening at her side. “What do you mean?”

to the entrance hall. Sometimes, one’s

injured leg buckled

doorway was

cane that had clattered to the floor, and hobbled to the door. There was no one

desperation, she rode the elevator down, frantically pressing the button for the ground floor. By the time she limped out of the building, only the streetlights

shook his head. “No cars

Was it too late to catch up? And even if she

that seemed insurmountable. Perhaps

from the start. His parting gift of a

tightly in her hand, walking aimlessly into the room with a dazed expression. Once in her room, she sat down,

wouldn’t confess to to kidnapping Spencer. Her feelings for Max

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