Master of his heart

Chapter 452

Time and space seemed to slow to a hush.

Outside the window, starlight sprinkled down, and the night breeze threading through the office. seemed to move more gently.

Brielle was supremely uncomfortable. If she had known he would just stand there like some kind of guardian statue behind her when he entered the room, she wouldn’t have pretended not to notice him. Now, if she initiated a conversation, he would definitely realize she had been. intentionally ignoring him.

The sensation of ants crawling under her skin was unbearable, partly because he was her boyfriend and partly because he was her high–powered boss. Being silently scrutinized by him like this doubled the pressure.

What on earth did he want?

Brielle squirmed in her seat.

Max just watched her as she tapped out a string of gibberish, yet maintained an air of seriousness. He observed her fingers tremble as if she was about to give up. He sighed, approaching slowly, and leaned in to wrap his arms around her from behind.

“Brielle, what’s on your mind?”

there was one area where Max wasn’t adept, it was

like a gentle

she looked up to see her computer screen filled with a chaotic mix of numbers and text. He had been watching her pitiful act for so long.

all her pretense was futile

thinking, it can’t be a TV show that’s got you upset. If it really is that, I could ask

trying to cheer her up, though his way of consoling was so dominantly CEO–like, and had many points

couldn’t help but find it amusing. The tears that had threatened to spill were now being

couldn’t even secure a meeting with him. Yet here, Max was willing

11:50

if she nodded, Max would be on the phone

it was because of that child. The thought alone

yet their souls drifted further and

monog com to her earlobe. He forcefully turned her face towards him, kissing her nose, and finally her lips,

hint of intravas magnified a hundredfold, a thousandfold. If it didn’t stop,

d

tried to escape, he turned her

are you ignoring me?”

years at the top. His

her mouth, wanting to say it wasn’t because of