The Heir

“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.

I fail on this project… and I

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

on his

maybe, when you

Victoria smiled. “Of course.”

for dinner, or we should just have it delivered?” Victoria asked when

something

before he

each other’s hands, they headed to the

foyer when they got inside the house. It seemed that she had been waiting for their

and kissed her on the cheek. “Max and I were

“How’s the meeting?”

to get that billion-dollar estate

at her

one dares to

indeed risky for

“And I volunteered.”

did not sound proud of her

volunteered. Grandma gave me her

crazy, Victoria!” Laura grasped her daughter’s arms and shook her. “What’s gotten into you, huh? You will just put

away from her. Until now, he still could not 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 was

have nothing to do with this, Max. This is between my daughter and

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

Laura’s face turned

think you should be asking yourself what’s gotten