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 say, “Alright,

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

plastered on the walls, and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights

door. A glance around the hall revealed only

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

dialing Max’s number.

end, no answer. She dialed again. It

continuously ringing phone, rubbing his temples. His computer was still on. and the executives were waiting for him to speak on an international conference call.

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

words, but no one argued, quietly packing up their documents as Max shut down the computer.

his mind. “That just proves you don’t

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retort inevitably followed in his head. “Max isn’t a calculated choice for me, but

cold Drinking it now would certainly keep him awake later,

him? Of course, he never

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