The Heir

chapter 11

“Max, let’s go.” Victoria held him by the hand and tried to pull him out of the study.

“Wait,” he said and pulled his hand from his wife. “Let me hear him out. Go on, tell me, Franklin.”

“Let’s have a bet if your wife…” Franklin turned his gaze to Victoria and back to Maximillian. “Will succeed or not.”

“I guess you will bet that she wouldn’t.” He put his arm around Victoria’s shoulders and pulled her closer to him. “So, what’s the catch?”

“Whoever lost will kowtow and admit his mistakes.” Franklin sneered.

Maximillian lowered his gaze on his wife, who was looking at him intently at that moment.

“Deal,” he muttered.

“Great.” Franklin pocketed his hands on his jeans and walked away.

Victoria clenched her hands against the fabric of his shirt.

“Why did you do that, Max?”

He cupped her face and brushed his thumbs on her cheeks.

“It’s all right, love. I have nothing to lose. It does not even involve money—”

“I am not feeling good about this, Max.” She let out a long sigh as she put her hands down.

“Cheer up, Victoria. I believe in you. You can win this war and prove yourself to everyone. You have it in you. It’s just that they always take your chance away. But I promise you, it won’t happen again…” Maximillian planted a kiss on his wife’s forehead, then to the tip of her nose, before kissing her on the lips.

fail on this

placed his finger above her lips to silence her. “There is no way you

thank you. How sweet of you.” Victoria wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her head on his chest. “If I ever lost my job, we would leave this town,

agreed. “And maybe, when you are finally free,

Victoria smiled. “Of course.”

just have it delivered?” Victoria asked when

your mother cooked something for dinner,” he said as he got

on her own before he

they headed to the main

mother-in-law, was already standing by the foyer when they got inside the house. It seemed that she had been waiting for

and I were thinking if we should cook or order

“How’s the meeting?”

us to get that billion-dollar estate project of the

Laura looked at

to

is indeed risky for our

“And I volunteered.”

what?” Laura did not sound proud of

gave me

grasped her daughter’s arms and shook her. “What’s

imagine how Victoria managed to live her life under the pressure of her family. Laura seemed to not have any maternal affection for her child. For her, it seemed like Victoria

do with this, Max.

I am her husband,” he said through gritted teeth. “I have

Laura’s face turned

you should be

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