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

her say, “Alright, go

bag. Only when the sound of the car driving away faded did she slowly make her way inside the Premier

festive lights were still hanging, the cheerful banners were still plastered on the walls, and even the tacky,

to open the door. A glance around the hall revealed only Wesley.

wouldn’t come back for the holidays… I thought, with you here, he might-” He trailed off, the words

sofa while dialing Max’s number. She was wearing the matching slippers they’d bought together: hers white,

from the other end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as if she’d keep calling until he picked up.

still on. and the executives were waiting for him to speak on an international conference call. All they heard was the incessant ring of his phone, and the CEO, staring at the device,

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

sounded forlorn when he said those words,

in his mind. “That just proves you don’t love her

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

cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later, but perhaps the bitterness could stifle

love him? Of course, he never

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