Master of his heart

Chapter 265
Max's gaze was piercing, holding her chin with an intensity that was both
unsettling and. mesmerizing. Slowly, he released his grip.
Brielle rubbed her jaw where his fingers had left an imprint. It didn't hurt, but the
sudden assertiveness in his touch had startled her.
Max straightened up, his expression turning cold, as if the momentary loss of
control was an illusion. “If you don’t fancy staying at Premier Palace, then nurse
your wounds at home.”
He took out a card and placed it on the clasp of her chest. The gesture was
somewhat frivolous, as if intentionally insulting her.
“I said it was over last time, but I forgot to give you this—let's call it severance.”
Brielle’s face drained of color, her hand tightening at her side. “What do you
mean?”
Max, however, no longer wished to say much. Instead, he walked calmly to the
entrance hall. Sometimes, one’s shadow can do more damage than words ever
could.
Brielle surged to her feet, intent on following, but her injured leg buckled after a
few steps. sending her stumbling to the floor. “Max!”
The doorway was empty.
Gritting her teeth, Brielle hoisted herself up, grabbed a cane that had clattered to
the floor, and hobbled to the door. There was no one in the hallway: he must
have gone downstairs.
In desperation, she rode the elevator down, frantically pressing the button for the
ground floor. By the time she limped out of the building, only the streetlights cast
long shadows on the pavement. She approached the night guard, inquiring if a
black car had left in the last two minutes.
The guard shook his head. “No cars have left recently.”
A flicker of disappointment crossed Brielle’s eyes. Max’s car was probably in the
underground garage. Was it too late to catch up? And even if she did, what would
she say?
They were divided by a barrier that seemed insurmountable. Perhaps even
without it, he’d never truly cross over.
Their relationship had been tainted from the start. His parting gift of a card was a
fitting end to their illicit affair.
Brielle held the card tightly in her hand, walking aimlessly into the room with a
dazed expression. Once in her room, she sat down, feeling a headache coming
on, and a vague ache around her heart. The couch still held the warmth of Max's
presence.
She regretted the lie she had told. Yet given another chance, she still wouldn't
confess to to kidnapping Spencer. Her feelings for Max weren't strong enough to
warrant trust.
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Her phone began to ring. She glanced at the caller ID, hesitating. The phone
stopped, only to start ringing again shortly after.
Annoyed, Brielle was about to turn off the device when she noticed the call was
from Tiffanie. “Hello, what's up?”
“Brielle, are you sure Spencer was in that room? My friend checked, but it’s
empty. We searched everywhere possible, and there's no sign of Spencer.”
Brielle’s pupils dilated sharply. She had left Spencer in the bathroom—how could
he not be there?
Could it be Lillian? No, Lillian was probably still detained at the police station,
unable to interfere.
Who then?
“Tiffanie, have you checked the hotel surveillance?”
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