33. The Revolt of the Pawns

Maxmilian had never felt so enraged in his life.

Yes, he had a long history of violence and alcoholism. He fought more than once with archrivals and even former employees. As time went on, it became harder and harder to want to straighten up, to lessen the anger and control himself better.

But that was what he would do.

The first reason was that, at least this time, brute force would not do any good, it would only make things worse. Although he wanted to hit Michelle like a rag doll, Maxmilian still needed to keep up appearances; smile warmly, treat her well.

And the second and most important reason of all was that Mariana's life was in danger. Those people who were under Michelle's control and orders would do anything for their mistress, and if the secretary wanted Maxmilian's ex-wife to die for real, it would be done.

As he approaches the imposing home of the woman who was once his mistress, the businessman takes a deep breath, opening and closing his hands before changing his expre