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?”

Max wasn’t adept,

was neither sharp nor accusatory, but like a gentle spring

filled with a chaotic

pursed her lips, realizing that all her pretense was futile in front of him; she couldn’t hide

show that’s got you upset. If it really is that, I could ask Kenzo to

consoling was so dominantly

it amusing. The tears that had threatened to

were worth millions, and top directors couldn’t even secure a meeting with him. Yet here, Max was willing to use one to placate a woman. If

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Max would

it was because of

yet their souls

Brielle remained silent, so he tilted his head and kissed her hul monog com to her earlobe. He

magnified a hundredfold, a thousandfold. If it didn’t stop, her heart might just couch from

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

why are you ignoring me?”

so disregarded in all his years at the

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

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