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,

a warmth that was neither sharp nor accusatory, but like a gentle spring breeze

poised over the keyboard, froze. Her eyes flickered as she looked up to see her computer screen filled with a chaotic mix of

her pretense was futile in

got you upset. If it really is that, I could ask Kenzo to write a script just for you. and get some A–list stars to shoot it

consoling was

amusing. The tears that had threatened

secure a meeting with him. Yet here, Max was willing to use one to placate a woman.

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well aware that if she nodded, Max would be on the

want to see Hay, she would be bes won over by now. But it was because of that child. The

two people be so physically close, yet

her earlobe. He forcefully turned her face towards

moment, where every hint of intravas magnified a hundredfold, a thousandfold. If it didn’t stop, her

d

no intention of stopping. When she tried to escape, he turned her car to

why are

never been so disregarded in all his years at the

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

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