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

it deftly. Brielle heard her say,

bag. Only when the sound of the car driving away

and even the tacky, colorful fairy lights

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

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

number. She was wearing the matching slippers they’d bought together: hers white, his

mechanical voicemail greeted her from the other end, no answer. She dialed again. It was as if she’d keep calling until he

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

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

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

he paused, his father’s words echoed in his mind. “That just proves you don’t love her

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

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

Of course,

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