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

Brielle heard her

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

walls, and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights were twinkling as

to open the door. A glance around the hall revealed only Wesley. “Max hasn’t come back yet?”

a weary sigh, “He usually wouldn’t come back for the holidays… I thought, with you here, he might-” He trailed off, the words left hanging.

her shoes at the entrance, heading towards the sofa while dialing Max’s number. She was wearing the matching slippers they’d bought

end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as if she’d keep calling until

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

screen. “Let’s postpone the meeting

sounded forlorn when he said those words, but no one argued, quietly packing up their documents as Max

words echoed in his mind. “That just

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“Max isn’t a calculated choice

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

Brielle love him? Of course, he never doubted that.

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