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?”

area where Max wasn’t adept, it

enveloped by a warmth that was neither sharp nor accusatory, but like a gentle spring breeze blowing across a

computer screen filled with a

that all her pretense was futile in front of him; she couldn’t

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 just for your viewing pleasure.

though his way of consoling was so dominantly CEO–like, and had

The tears that had threatened to spill were now being pushed

scripts were worth millions, and top directors couldn’t even secure a meeting with him. Yet here, Max was willing

11:50

Max would be on the phone web Zenzo right

by now. But it was because of that child. The

two people be so physically close, yet their souls

earlobe. He forcefully turned her face towards him,

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

d

stopping. When she tried to escape, he turned her car to face him

are you ignoring me?”

the top. His heart had felt tingled these past few

mouth, wanting to say it wasn’t because of him, but what if he persisted in probing?

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