Chapter 543
“I’m just guessing you would’ve heard about it, that’s all.”
Martha clamped her mouth shut, her hand gripping the mug so tightly it nearly shattered. Of course, she was aware of Michael’s request to Brielle, but she couldn’t bear it.
A flash of defiance crossed her eyes. “Max, does it have to be her?”
The defiance quickly faded, and her tone became indifferent. “No matter what happens in the future, you’ll always be with her, right?”
“Yes.”
The call ended abruptly. Max glanced at his phone before returning to the dinner table. His appetite had somewhat diminished, but he still offered Brielle a piece of crab. “Here, eat up. You must be starving.”
Brielle sensed his mood had darkened. She knew who had called and felt a twinge in her
heart.
begin with, so there was nothing for her to lose. This relationship had always been
maybe Max didn’t care much for kinship or friendship, but if he truly didn’t care, he wouldn’t have let Andrew punch him; if he didn’t care, he
was quite emotionally reserved, but seemed even more emotionally
now tasted bland. She resolved to treat Max better, so well that she might compensate for everything he was missing. She
silent vow.
She picked up the unfinished
held a book in one hand, the other resting gently
back of
a few stitches, glanced at the cover, and knew what he was
for a moment as she watched him, his gaze lowered, reading intently. His long lashes cast a deep shadow over his eyelids, and his jawline was
held, she would always remember this moment. That night, they went to
ell asleep
with messages wishing her a Happy New Year. Some were from
with New Year’s greetings and another about
They were ready to drop a whopping twenty billion on that piece of land. Once the
many had
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