Chapter 305

Brielle nearly got frostbite from the icy draft that Max unleashed. Yet, there were things she felt compelled to probe on her own. She needed solid answers, instead of tossing and turning in the dead of night, parsing the meaning behind each of his words

Max seemed to wear a mask. Impeccable on the surface, but the ripples in his eyes began to spread with Brielle’s approach.

Brielle was already striking, and with her injury, there was a shimmering vulnerability in her eyes that made her look pitiable. A stifling sensation crossed Max’s heart. He frowned slightly. but his words were devoid of emotion. “Why are you here at the office if your leg isn’t healed?”

It sounded like nothing more than a superior’s concern for a subordinate.

Brielle mustered her strength to hide her emotions, even managing to pull off a smile. “Mr. Dorsey, you’ve been a big help, and I haven’t had the chance to thank you yet.

Her heart twinged as if someone was kneading its softest part.

She had reverted to calling him Mr. Dorsey. It was a measure of her sense of propriety.

“It was nothing.”

a sting in his heart upon seeing her equally cold demeanor. This was

a considerable distance between

something between them. But seeing Max’s coldness towards Brielle, she felt a surge of relief.

Brielle as an ordinary employee, not offering her the slightest warmth. Where on earth did Connor get his information? She’d have to have a word

began its descent, indicating that Max had no intention of attending the

elevator wall, catching Max’s indifference in

need to rush to be the butt of someone else’s joke. She

observing her from the corner of his eye. He said it was a minor effort, but did she

dog knew to wag its tail when you threw

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