Chapter 509

Max and Brielle were now an item, out in the open for all to see. Yet, Brielle couldn’t shake the feeling that her happiness, every minute and every second of it, was somehow stolen.

After Brielle hung up the phone from explaining the previous night’s events, she stared blankly at the ball of yarn before her until a slender hand picked it up. Following the hand, her gaze met Max’s.

Max had wrapped up his work and, noticing the embryonic shape of a scarf in her hands, raised an eyebrow. “Getting close to done?”

Brielle chuckled. Knitting a scarf wasn’t exactly a quick affair, and with tomorrow’s dinner party, it would take even longer to finish it. She wanted to wear it before Christmas, but that would mean hustling.

“Not even close.”

Max set the yarn down and sat on the nearby couch. “Will I be able to wear it before Christmas?”

“Are you in a hurry?”

Although she had promised it as a Christmas gift, Max seemed more eager than ever.

indeed anxious – after all, he had already bragged about it, and if he didn’t wear

try to finish it

night, when Max awoke at 2 a.m., he saw Brielle

let’s get some sleep.”

Hearing Max suggest sleep. she dropped her knitting, rolled into his arms, and was

he was surprised to find her

second–floor balcony, he watched her silhouette against the

saying he had set off

and a tall frame, his presence was like the onset of spring –

outside world. The driver in front didn’t dare strike up a conversation. In their circle, Jaired was

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his peers.

for someone outside our usual crowd?” he mused, finding it perplexing.

tossed his phone aside. “Well, I’ll see what this Brielle is

Max in the group. [Bring your girlfriend, ok?]

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