Chapter 536

The threat was more direct than any spoken suppression could ever be

Brielle sat silently in the car the tension palpable, while Tiffanie refrained from further

conversation

The car came to a halt outside the Premier Palace, and Brielle was the first to exit. She turned back, bending slightly to address Tiffanie still inside, “I’m going in then

“You sure Maxie’s in the mood to see you now?”

A bref pause flickered across Brielle’s face. “I have to explain things to him.

Tiffanie pondered for a moment, then fished out a lollipop from the glove compartment and

tossed it out

deftly. Brielle heard her say, “Alright, go explain.”

the sound of the car driving away faded did she slowly make

festive lights were still hanging, the cheerful banners were still plastered on the walls, and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights were twinkling as ever.

door. A glance around the hall revealed only Wesley. “Max hasn’t come back

his head, exhaling a weary sigh, “He usually wouldn’t come back for the holidays… I thought, with you here, he might-” He trailed

the sofa while dialing Max’s number. She was wearing

answer. She dialed again. It was as if she’d keep calling until he

for him to speak on an international conference call. All they heard was

anticipation. Finally, Max faced the screen. “Let’s postpone the meeting until after the New Year. Spend some quality

help but feel that their CEO sounded forlorn when he said those words, but no one argued, quietly

echoed in his mind. “That just proves you

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followed in his head. “Max isn’t a calculated choice for me, but a defiant act of

the coffee next to him, now cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later, but perhaps the

Brielle love him? Of course, he never

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