“Of course not. I don’t have a son. I just need to teach that kid’s mother a lesson. A mother who can sell her child’s image for a few dollars can do much worse for more money.” Max explained, ridding them of their worry. “We are going to set a date to meet amidst our busy schedule now and then to discuss our progress.” He added. Ryan was confused by his uncle’s arrangement and had to ask, “What about me?” “Oh, Ryan, you already have your plates filled with advancing your career. You should focus on that.” Max suggested. “No! I can manage. And my career is already at the top. I decide what I want to do next, so I can definitely take a break and help. I might not even need to take a break.” Ryan complained. Max knew he would never be able to convince Ryan otherwise, so he decided to give him something to do. “Fine, keep an eye on Arabella. Those people might try to hook her up with some nasty man if she persists.” He said.Everyone became quiet as they dwelled on the thoughts of t
Caleb moved closer and stared at him for a good minute before laughing out sarcastically, “He must have rented it.” He announced which seemed more believable to them. “Rented it? You guys must really think highly of him.” Ashford scoffed, “You need at least $200 to rent a Tom Ford for only an hour. You don’t think he has that much money, you?” He pointed outAria quickly believed his brother knowing how broke he left Max. She moved closer and stared down at him with disdain, “Wearing a low grade Tom Ford and coming over here with so much confidence, are you trying to impress me?” She asked.“Yes.” Max replied bluntly, causing a loud gasp. “He’s become so confident now.” Ava mumbled, still in disbelief of Max’s response. Aria rolled her eyes as she claimed, “I know I am desirable which is the reason I can’t settle for less.” “Let me ask you, If you had a beautiful sister like me, would you allow her to marry a wretched man like yourself?” She asked Max directly. “Of course not. Yo
The room was sent into an awkward silence for a good minute, and while Max stared into her eyes with the thoughts of the pain he’d subject her to once she was finally his, Aria was swept off her feet, mesmerized by his bright blue. Max was handsome, and no doubt Aria felt attracted to him, looking into his eyes so up close. She has always felt attracted to him. In fact, she had feelings for him, just that he was way too broke that the feelings quickly died. “Replace me?” Tate yelled, pushing him off his shoulder. “Do you think it’s that easy? Aria and I are in love. Don’t think the little change you have now means anything. I am signing a contract with PetroVista soon. I can easily have you fired as one of my terms in the contract. Max scoffed at his statement as he asked, “Love? We were in love, too. But I lost my wealth.” “Yeah! You lost your wealth because you don’t even own it. As a company owner like myself, I can never lose mine. Especially not upon cooperating with bi
“What the hell are you wearing, sir?” Was the first thing Brandon asked as soon as he saw Max stepping out of the car in front of their mansion. Max rolled his eyes, hoping to avoid the question, but as he turned around, he saw his friends, Ryan and even Bryce all ears, ready to hear whatever explanation he had to give. “To cut the long story short, it was used as a collateral to ascertain that I will come for the finalization of the divorce.” He explained, hoping they would understand. They looked at each other confused before Blake went on to ask, “I think everyone is as confused as I am. How does an ordinary suit serve as a collateral? Are they stupid or what?” “Actually, they are! Very stupid to think I rented a Tom Ford. One even said it was fake!” Max complained. “They believed I would make it there since I have to return the suit where I rented it.” He explained, this time, more to their understanding. Carl scoffed in disbelief, “Just when I thought they couldn’t go
“That kinda explains the resemblance.” Blake supported Ryan. “And the importance of the name too.” Carl chimed in his support. Max was shocked by their suggestion with the seriousness of the situation. He laid back and gasped, at loss for words. “Ryan, you’re an actor, right?” Max asked a rhetorical question which Ryan still had to answer. “Yes…” “What was the name of that movie you acted in… ‘A breath away from forever’, right?” He asked again, knowing the answer. Ryan was becoming anxious knowing Max must really be mad about his suggestion but so as not to upset him further, he quickly replied, “Yes.” “Well…that isn’t what we are talking about here, Ryan. If you can’t leave your fictitious life out of this, you might as well stop attending the meeting.” He scolded angrily. “Do you think everything in life is a f@cking drama? Are you also among the people who think I am just an overreacting actor in my life’s drama?” He bellowed furiously. Ryan felt guilty for bring
Max laid back on the comfy sofa in the private club room, partially drunk with several bottles of expensive wine resting on his table. He was trying to numb his mind of the painful thoughts of the past, but no amount of drink could relieve her of the pain of his father’s betrayal. Growing up, Max was closest with his Dad and would do everything together. He was his role model which was why it hurt more when his father started to misbehave. Even though he was closest with his Dad, he loved his mom to death, causing him more pain as he witnessed his parent’s fall out due to his father’s affair that started when Max was 17.Because he had the door of his room slightly opened, he could hear the noise and laughter coming from the room next door and instead of just closing his door, he stood up and staggered toward the room who also had the door of their room slightly opened. He angrily pushed it open and yelled at the top of his voice, “Keep it down or get the f!ck out!” Tate Wilson, w
Just as he was about to turn around to face him, the third person, Sam Dennis, quickly threw an unexpected punch at Max’s face, giving him a small cut on his lips as his ring brushed over Max’s lips. “He’s an annoyingly disrespectful waiter, of course. He has no idea who you are.” Sam explained. Eric frove as his eyes set on Max’s face. The light in the room was dimly lit but he could make out the face of the man he knew well and even saw just two days back. “I–I’m doomed.” He mumbled, dropping to the floor on his knees. “Sir…sir, I am so sorry, I didn’t know it was you…”Max scoffed loudly, intentionally interrupting him as he inspected his torn lip. “Eric Newman, I should have known it’s you. I just had no idea you prefer younger women despite being married with children her age.” He said.Unlike the other two staffs, Eric Newman was a high official at PetroVista and had been working there for years, he was quite acquintained with the Stratfords and knew Max from when he worked
As Max reached the receptionist counter at the lobby, he dropped his car key on the desk and ordered, “Get me a driver!”Seeing Max for the first time, the receptionist calmly asked, “Your card, sir?“I need to show you a freaking card? Where the f@ck is your manager?” He asked angrily, transferring his aggression to the lady. The lady tried to calm him down by apologizing and explaining, “Sir, I am sorry if I came out rude, but everyone needs a card to assess the resources available in this club. It is so that the club runs smoothly.” Max angrily smashed the telephone on the table, scaring the hell out of the lady. “I have had enough tonight. I swore to my mom that I wouldn’t drive drunk. Get me a f@cking valet right now before I do something worse.”Scared, the lady whispered into her ear pod, “Security, we have a situation…”“A situation? Do I look like a f@cking situation to you? And you dare call the security on me?” Max yelled angrily, pulling the land line from her. Hearing