Master of his heart

Chapter 417

Chapter 417

“Just rest if you’re tired,” he said as he lay on his side, pulling her close by the waist.

Brielle turned to nestle into his embrace, hearing his lingering question. “Sure, you don’t want. that cartoon–themed down jacket?”

So that was still on his mind.

In Max’s eyes, Brielle was unlike any other woman. She might’ve appeared dull, but her thoughts were more intricate than anyone’s, never demanding anything from him, nor voicing her own needs. Yet, that very fact left Max on edge, always fearing he might inadvertently. cross some unseen boundary and accumulate enough disappointments in her to walk away in silence.

Brielle was like the shattered bits of colored glass in a kaleidoscope, tiny and fragmented, hidden deep within, and impossible to fully see.

Max was willing to fulfill all her wishes if only she would ask, but she never did, so he remained clueless about her desires.

“No, let’s just sleep,” she replied.

Max’s arm, draped around her waist, tightened, and he gave a reassuring pat. “Okay, let’s sleep.”

that she was rejecting Max’s affection; it was just best to be cautious during the early

sight, which completely contradicted his seemingly reserved exterior. It was out of concern for the

her and got up to head to the bathroom, where the sound of running water soon. filled the room. He

turning over when her phone by the bedside began to ring. She cursed her

she could guess Alivia’s game. She trusted that Max wasn’t the type to keep looking for something better while he had something good, so he

Beaconsfield. So if Brielle ever showed displeasure at Alivia contacting Max because of

intrusive in the dead

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picked up the phone at such a moment to rile up Alivia, but while effective, that

stopped, and his voice came

tone was calm, betraying nothing.

at this hour likely meant something about his mother, “Can you take it for me? Ask what’s

a bit embarrassed when

wasn’t doing him any good in this chilly

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