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.

anxious – after all, he had already bragged about it, and if he didn’t wear it soon, Andrew’s sharp tongue wouldn’t let him

to finish it within three

a.m., he saw Brielle still working by lamplight. He instantly regretted pushing

get some

Max suggest sleep. she

endearing. Expecting her to sleep in, he was

second–floor balcony, he watched her silhouette against the greenhouse’s vibrant

had set off

with perfectly tucked pants and a tall frame, his presence was

dare strike up a conversation. In their circle, Jaired was known for his

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his

fall for someone outside our usual

“Well, I’ll see what this Brielle is like soon enough.”

tagged Max in the group. [Bring your girlfriend,

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