The Wealth Swap: Reclaiming His Legacy

Chapter 10

Angel stood among the workers but was not wearing an apron or a helmet with them. 

She was dressed simply in big crazy jeans trousers and a t-shirt which was too big for her small body.

Just like the street girl that she was, she didn't care so much about her dressing.

Angel had left home that morning with the hope of going to see Maxwell since it's been awhile they saw each other. 

She knew that he'd show up at the construction firm eventually.

Maxwell had seriously instructed his security guard not to let Angel into his home because he didn't want to see her face again.

Unfortunately, the latter was not backing down.

Her intention was to make Maxwell be good with her no matter what. She wanted them to be good friends.

“What is she doing here?" Maxwell repeated himself, still directing his question to the confused Pablo.

His voice was quite loud and created chaos amongst the staff who had converged before him.

They scrutinized each other in a bid to find out who Maxwell was referring to.

Their gesturing, turning around and murmuring caused the place to be disordered and noisy.

“Who are you talking about?" Pablo was still in the dark and could not comprehend the young master at that time. He was yet to see Angel where she was standing.

Why was Maxwell acting like he had seen an enemy?

As Pablo thought about the word, it crossed his mind and he quickly figured out who Maxwell was referring to.

It was Angel and she was standing calmly at the far end of the open hall. 

She knew that she was the reason for the chaos but acted so unfazed.

She was on a mission and would never back down until Maxwell stopped hating her.

“Oh, you're referring to Angel standing over there." Pablo said to Maxwell who didn't reply to him. Instead, he angrily bit his lips and began to drag Pablo away from the place.

“Everyone, stay put. We'll be right back. There's something we need to take care of." Pablo spoke to the confused people with his voice raised so they could hear him.

Because they've been given the instruction, they didn't leave their positions. However, they continued to murmur and gossip amongst themselves.

“What's really going on and who's that young man that just summoned us?" One of the workers who stood close to Angel inquired from the one by his side.

"Let's wait and see then.” The second man shook his head as he replied.

Maxwell's face was completely new to them. However, Pablo's face looked a little familiar to an old worker.

That worker who have been there for more than two decades knew Pablo because he often visited the late Edward Hunt at the place 

Ever since Edward died, it was only Victor Morgan's face that he'd been seeing.

Victor replaced Edward as soon as he was dead.

When the worker learned that his late boss's friend was the one taking over Keystone builders, he asked a lot of questions which were not answered.

He couldn't explain why any of that happened. However, he had to hold his peace if he wanted to continue working at the firm.

“I heard that Mr. Victor is no longer the CEO. I hope we're getting someone better to replace him?" The first man gossipped and while they continued to discuss Maxwell and Victor, Angel got tired of standing there so she left.

Meanwhile, Maxwell dragged Pablo to a corner while breathing heavily.

After a moment of silence, he let out a deep sigh before saying to Pablo. “You saw her, right?" 

Pablo nodded his head. “Yeah, I did. Don't tell me that she's the reason you had to pause that meeting with your staff." 

“You shouldn't be worried about trivial things such as that. Get out there and address them while pretending not to notice her. She'll get tired and eventually leave." 

“Moreover, there's no time to waste because those workers need to get back to work." 

Maxwell let out a chuckle and shook his head vigorously before pouring his heart to Pablo. "Pablo, I need you to do me a favor.”

"Yes, what is it? Just name it and if it's not beyond me, I won't hesitate to do it for you.”

"If you're close to that young lady, I need you to help me talk to her. I don't want her near me nor do I want to see her face again.”

“We're even now so she should respect herself and stay away from me." 

When he heard the request, Pablo swallowed hard and nodded his head. 

He didn't expect that to be the request Maxwell was demanding from him.

Pablo felt that Maxwell was sounding petty and overreacting. 

Angel had offended him in the past. However, she made up for her crimes when she helped him reclaim everything he lost from the Morgans.

The least he should do is to just forgive her.

“Is that all you want me to do for you?" 

“That's all, for now." Maxwell replied back to Pablo who pursed his lips and nodded.

“I'll do it but you must know that I can't stop her from coming close to you. I can only advise her to stay away since you're still upset with her." 

“If you truly want her completely off, then you know what to do." Pablo replied with raised brows and further smiled briefly at Maxwell.

When Maxwell tried to inquire what Pablo meant, the latter reached for his wrist and grabbed it.

With that, he began to drag Maxwell back to see the employees.

"Come on, there's no time to waste. Don't let them see you as an incompetent person.”

Maxwell decided to wave off Angel's case and went after Pablo to go address the workers.

When he got there, the murmurs and gossip reduced.

His eyes fell on the spot where he saw Angel the last time and noticed that she was not there.

Maybe she changed position.

Maxwell browsed through the whole place with his eyes but could not find her.

After he was sure that Angel had left the place, he let out a deep sigh and turned to Pablo who nodded at him.

“Go on and speak to them. Don't waste anymore of their time. They're your employees and you shouldn't be scared of them.”

Maxwell chuckled in his mind.

Pablo must be joking. 

It was not possible for him to be scared of the people before him. The prison had taught him to be strong and fearless.