Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chatper 559

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. novelbin

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?

She didn’t have the strength to chase after him anymore, feeling like she might pass out at any

moment. She buried her head in her knees and curled up by the side of the bed, trying to ease the

agony.

Love, oh, what an affliction it was, like a bitter, rusty needle. One slip, one prick, and it was unbearable.

She couldn’t help but sniffle, 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, trying to look at the ceiling.

Her gaze fell 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 other.

The tears she had been holding back now surged forth. She hadn’t wanted 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. In the end, it

was just human nature.

Max glanced at her, then crouched down, his voice softening completely. “Take the medicine first.”

Brielle’s crying was heart–wrenching. She wasn’t sobbing loudly but biting her lip as tears silently fell.

Max cupped her chin, momentarily at a loss. He even forgot about a handkerchief and just awkwardly

used his suit sleeve to dab at her tears, creating damp streaks on the dark, smooth fabric.

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Chapter 559

He forced a few pills into her mouth and brought the glass to her lips. Brielle glanced at him, then, with

a hint of defiance, crunched the antacids and swallowed them dry,

Max’s expression darkened. “Aren’t them bitter?”

“My heart’s more bitter than this. Now you’re worried?”

His grip on the glass tightened, then relaxed as he offered a truce. “Have some water.”

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Max resignedly took the glass. “I’ve asked the kitchen to prepare something.”

He hadn’t intended to leave but had gone to get her medicine and give orders for a meal. Brielle’s tears

kept streaming after realizing this.

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It was her fault for being so tired she fell asleep at the orphanage, but at the time, she couldn’t even

move her fingers.

Max put down the glass and lifted her in his arms, removing her coat and placing her on the bed. “How

did you get a stomachache without eating?”

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Seeing her evasive look, Max’s anger flared, and he stood up, ready to storm out.