Chapter 434

Brielle gazed at the familiar scenery outside Pearl Estate and turned to him. Her words were caught in her throat as he bluntly said, “Get out.”

Her eyelashes fluttered as she opened the door and stepped out. The moment the car door closed behind her, the vehicle was already speeding away. She watched the taillights vanish into the distance and raised a hand to massage her temples.

To Max, it probably seemed like she could say no to Martha; Brielle was never one to take things lying down. But there she was, about to swallow those pills when he caught her red–handed.

Brielle was touched that Max had snatched the pills from her lips, but the more touched she was, the more powerless she felt. What was she to do? Tell Max about the pregnancy, and then what? Have him confront Martha?

Martha had already made her threats clear: it would be either her or no baby. If Martha ever found out about the child, she would force Brielle to terminate the pregnancy.

Brielle’s mind was a whirlwind of chaos. For a fleeting moment, she even considered leaving Beaconsfield and taking the life growing inside her someplace else. She would have the baby first and figure out the rest later.

But what about Max?

wanting both

distance, Max pulled over to the side of the road. He had been too harsh with. Brielle, especially considering she had no choice.

was angry at her attitude, at how easily she

a pregnancy could happen at any time. Since leaving the clinic, his mind had been foggy. To him, a child

think that during all their intimate moments, Brielle might have been

still not asking him to take precautions, that was

to ask. where he was. “Max, get back to the Dorsey estate; we need to deal with that kid’s

frown deepened. His mind was already in turmoil; he might as well go to the Dorsey

at the Dorsey estate, save for the two who

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atmosphere was tense, with no one daring to

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