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.”

sleepy. It wasn’t that she was rejecting Max’s affection; it was just best to be cautious during the early stages

completely contradicted his seemingly

her and got up to head to the bathroom, where the sound of running water soon. filled the room. He had already taken a shower that night; he probably wanted to cool down his urges with a

by the bedside began to ring. She cursed her sharp eyesight and immediately recognized the flashing

game. She trusted that Max wasn’t the type to keep looking for something better while he had something good, so he must have made his stance. clear to Alivia. But Alivia knew how to use Max’s mother as

away from the troubles of Beaconsfield. So if Brielle ever showed displeasure at Alivia contacting

ringtone persisted, especially intrusive in the dead of night.

Chapter 417

to rile up Alivia, but while effective, that tactic also disrespected Max himself. So, she got up,

water stopped, and his voice came through, “Who is

tone was calm,

meant something about his mother, “Can you take it for me?

when he mentioned a

the cold shower wasn’t doing him any good

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