Chapter 31
Author: Golden pen
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The driver got down from the car walking towards the other door, he opened up the door and Veronica Fairmont stepped down from the car and looked at his bodyguards who she knew was having some sparring with Maxwell.

“I asked a question: what is going on here?”

Maxwell looked at the SUV that she had gotten down from, it had tinted windows. With a single look into her eyes, he knew that she was not Athena Fairmont but her mother, Veronica Fairmont whom Mirabella had talked about as well, she was pregnant during the time that his own mother was equally pregnant with him in her womb.

“This man here was causing a scene and I warned him that this is a private property and he need not cause a scene here by claiming to want to meet with your daughter, Ms. Athena fairmont”

“You want to meet with my daughter? Who are you to her?

“I think he's some criminal who just showed up here and tried to rip off Ms Athena”

“You better watch your mouth, I am not a criminal, you don't know who I am so
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