The Heir

HIS father needs him now. It must have touched his heart a little if only he did not have a painful memory scarred on his heart when his father abandoned them.

“You must be mistaken.” He tried to remain calm despite the heaviness that he felt on his chest at that moment. “I am an orphan.”

“Young Master, your father wants you to take over the LS Group—”

“I told you, my father is dead!” Maximilian snapped. “He is dead to me ever since he abandoned us that day!”

He could not help but be furious whenever he would be reminded of him. For so many years, he chose to ignore them. His mother tried and tried to reach out to him, but his father never came back. And he was to blame for his mother’s death. He left them in misery while he lives his life to the fullest. Considering him dead was the only thing that consoled Maximilian’s heart when his mother died.

Unlike his mother, he did not try to look for his father. Besides, he seemed to really forget about him because, since that day he walked out of their house, his father did not show up until now. It was funny how he sent his butler to meet him. Perhaps, he did not have the courage to face him, or he did not want to see him at all.

Wilfred Collins looked around before turning his gaze on Maximilian again.

“Why don’t you come with me and talk about this matter privately?” said Wilfred.

His hands clenched so tight; he could feel his fingernails dug on his palms.

“Didn’t you hear what I said a while ago?” he said through gritted teeth.

Wilfred heaved a sigh. It seemed that he has a lot of patience to waste on him today. His face says that he would not give up easily on him.

“I’ve got an offer that you couldn’t say no.”

arched.

are under the pressure of a tight pocket now. Ten million dollars in cold cash. How do you like

cash? It was more than enough for him. He had never had such

“I...”

hate your father. But you are the rightful heir to the LS Group. This is your chance to change

a point. If he agreed to take over his estranged father’s company, his

it first, Wilfred,” he told the butler after

his suit’s pocket. “Here’s my number. Contact me if

at the hospital, Maximilian went home. He thought his mind would be at ease once he gets home, but he was wrong. Just when he was about to enter the house, he heard Victoria and his mother-in-law Laura fighting

divorce that good-for-nothing husband of yours!” Laura told

Mother?” Victoria countered, sobbing. “He didn’t do anything to our

a loser!” Laura snapped. “I don’t even know what you were thinking when you married him, Victoria. There’s a

love him,”

love will solve everything? Look at you now! You have been working hard for years. Did that son of a waste even

could take them all. For sure, every word cut like a

you better listen to me now. Do what you are told. Divorce that Maximilian Lee before it’s too

now, Mother,” Victoria said firmly. “No matter what you and the entire Griffith family say about Max, I

let out a sigh and unclenched his hands. His wife’s words