Chapter 556

Brielle greeted Ricardo and they stood amidst a gaggle of giggling children, with smiles. plastered on their faces. Later, they moved and unpacked items together. All those

photographe landed on Max’s phone.

Max was out like a light, the sleeping pill having taken quick effect. Even in slumber, a “light frown creased his forehead.

Exhausted from helping unpack, Brielle could barely lift a finger. She hadn’t eaten since noon and was now sprawled on the couch, panting with her eyes closed, devoid of any energy.

Driving back to Premier Palace was out of the question at this point; she couldn’t even muster the strength to stand up. She leaned back and succumbed to sleep right there on the

couch

Ricardo glanced at the still–excited children, now playing with their new toys, and placed a finger to his lips in a hushing gesture. The children immediately caught on and quieted down

cold sleeping like

don’t you give her

found a soft throw blanket and draped it over Brielle. It was as if cameras were always lurking around them, ready to snapshot any closeness between the two and send the images at lightning speed to Max. The innocent act of Ricardo covering Brielle with the blanket

to an outsider.

by word. The corners of her lips curled into a smile as she shifted to a more comfortable

was eight in the evening, and Brielle hadn’t returned. She had said she’d come home every

the center of his brow, Max was alerted by Patrick’s voice at the door. “Mr. Dorsey. are you awake? There’s an emergency meeting needed for the international

case.”

up and donning a suit, Max

he saw his phone flooded with new pictures. With each swipe, his expression turned icier. In the last image, was Ricardo covering Brielle with

heavy, bitingly cold.

tactics, though unbecoming of his status, were devastatingly effective.

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