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.

for her to lose. This relationship had always been a greater

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 wouldn’t

to herself; Max was quite emotionally reserved, but seemed even more emotionally impoverished because of her presence.

resolved to treat Max better, so well that she might compensate for everything he was missing. She

silent vow.

their meal, they didn’t bother going up to the roof to watch the night’s fireworks. She picked up the unfinished scarf and continued knitting. Just as

he held a book

of her

the cover, and knew what

hands paused for a moment as she watched him, his gaze lowered, reading intently. His long lashes cast a deep shadow over his eyelids,

no matter what the future held, she would always remember this moment. That night,

ell asleep

was flooded with messages wishing her a Happy New Year. Some were from

messages–one with New Year’s greetings and another about the

ready to drop a whopping twenty billion on that piece of land. Once the government’s seal was on it, the

many had

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