Chapter 559

He grabbed the paperwork and turned to leave the master bedroom.

Brielle’s arms wrapped around his waist. “I really have a stomachache.”

“Brielle, enough.” Max shrugged off her hands, deliberately avoiding her gaze, knowing that one look would make him go soft. “You tried this same trick last time.” With that, he walked straight out of the bedroom.

Brielle wanted to follow, but a stabbing pain in her stomach anchored her to the spot. She quickly crouched down, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

It wasn’t that she blamed Max. If she put herself in Max’s shoes and had seen Max hugging someone in a video, then going offline and returning home so late, she’d be livid, too. Trust was one thing, but in matters of the heart, even saints could be petty. If Max didn’t fuss over it, she would actually worry that he didn’t care enough about her.

Brielle sighed, torn between thinking he was being ridiculous and acknowledging the genuine pain in her stomach.

Oh, the irony. Was this her own “boy who cried wolf” moment?

feeling like she might pass out at any moment. She buried her head in

like a bitter, rusty needle. One slip, one prick, and it was

pushing back the heat of impending tears. The position only made her urge to cry more pronounced, so she slowly lifted her head from her knees,

on the figure standing less than a meter away. Max was there, with a warm glass of water in one hand and antacids in the

to cry. It was like a child who fell; if no one was around, they could brush themselves off and get up, but the moment someone offered comfort, it was as though the sky was falling, and the pain became unbearable.

then crouched down, his voice softening completely. “Take the medicine

sobbing loudly but biting her

just awkwardly used

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Chapter 559

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