The Heir

AFTER the contract signing, Victoria decided to head home first. She wanted to savor the moment of her victory by herself for a while. She will tell the good news to her family later that day.

“We are here,” Maximillian announced as he pulled over in front of their house.

She turned her gaze on her husband when he did not move an inch to open the door for her.

“Aren’t you getting off the car?” Victoria asked with a knot on her forehead.

He reached for her cheek and patted it. “I need to go to the hospice to check on my mom. I will be back soon, I promise.”

She sighed and nodded slowly.

“You must. Because I want you to take me to the Griffith mansion this afternoon.”

“And then, we will celebrate your victory after.” Her husband beamed.

leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. She then twisted the

car disappeared from her vision before getting inside the house. And despite the delight she was feeling on her chest

sofa and took a

has been running inside her head since they left the LS Group

she looked at the ceiling and

never in their years together that she felt that Maximillian was falling out of love. Shame on her for thinking that way towards her husband when he made her

as for option

He did not even know any close blood relatives of his biological parents and lived his life the way it was. It was kinda impossible that he has blood connections with Vanessa Smith. When he needed money for her foster mother’s medical expenses, he has nothing and only got through it with the

straightened her back and

she had to admit her husband was indeed charming, especially when he shaves his beard and wear his suits. Perhaps Maximillian has this appealing aura that

rose to her feet

from any nonsense thoughts and

cold shower

the car. They already arrived at the Griffith mansion when she remembered to ask about