Chapter 343

Max had never considered the possibility, primarily because Martha’s troubles had begun back home, within the borders of their own country.

The closer he got to the Dorsey family, the closer he inched toward trouble. It was a certainty that someone would try to leverage Martha’s situation to manipulate him. He would not stand

for it.

“Max, Aunt Martha surely wants to see you all the time, and it’s more convenient back home,” Alivia suggested, her shrewd intentions hidden beneath layers of concern as she pressed on.

Max turned, casting a glance at his mother lying quietly on the bed before letting out a soft sigh. “We’ll see.”

If it were indeed being isolated in a foreign land, without familiar faces to care for her, that had exacerbated the situation, he would consider bringing Martha back.

A flicker of excitement passed through Alivia’s eyes, and her lips curved into a subtle smile. She had tried to influence Max indirectly over the years, but he had never wavered. Perhaps the severity of the current situation was finally making him reconsider.

action, Alivia felt a surge of warmth, and her attention sharpened as he asked her, “Alivia, are you not planning to stay

woman. She had joined the institute partly because it was close to Martha’s nursing home and partly for the prestige.

Beaconsfield, she was the only one to have received an invitation. This distinction made

her connections were vast enough. It was time to return and get engaged to Max and, incidentally,

be the head,” she said with

softened slightly. “That’s good. Your mom probably wants you back, too.” His tone was indifferent, showing no particular reaction to Alivia’s decision to stay back home.

of disappointment but knew

their petals were shaped like the tail feathers of a bird. He chuckled softly, a rare warmth touching his

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