"Miss, we should leave now," Benson, her bodyguard, urged."Relax, Benson. I’m almost done," Laura said calmly, crouching down in front of Alice, who was still on the ground. "Listen carefully, Alice. Never. And I mean never refer to my daughter like that again. Because I promise you—you don’t want
Laura arrived home, and though the drive had given her time to calm down, she was still shocked by everything she had said. She had researched Alice George before, but she never imagined she would actually use that information to intimidate her.Without meaning to, she had proven that a part of her
After that long conversation between Laura and Magnus, the latter went to Maximus’s study, found a number, and made a call."Joseph George..." Magnus said into the phone."Magnus? What a surprise! This is amazing. A call?" said a raspy voice on the other end of the line."I wish I could say the same
Maximus, Diana, and Adele arrived home. Little Adele was completely exhausted—her day out had been long and tiring. For Maximus, spending time with his granddaughter filled his heart and eased the anxiety of what was coming.Laura heard her father arrive and immediately left her room to see him.“Da
"Come here," Maximus said, opening his arms.Laura walked over and hugged him."My girl… Never apologize for standing your ground. Never—hear me? Never apologize for defending what’s yours. Honestly, I can’t picture the scene, but I wish I could’ve seen it.""Dad… This is embarrassing. I’ve never ac
Another day passed at the Evans residence. The family was gathered for breakfast while Diana ran around in a rush, realizing she was running late for work. Maximus, ever the bad influence, kept telling his future wife not to worry so much, but it was impossible—Diana was always incredibly respectful
"Dad?""Come in," Maximus said, still checking his inbox."What’s going on, Maximus? Why all the secrecy?""Alright… Serenity’s wedding is over, and Lucius, I know you’ll be heading back to New Zealand soon. Moriarty won’t give me another extension, so we need to move forward with whatever decision
As if fate itself wanted to set things in motion, the time had come. Laura, Lucius, and Maximus left the house together.The younger siblings saw them go, but they didn’t think much of it. Lately, the three of them had been leaving without saying where they were going, so this time didn’t seem any d
As if fate itself wanted to set things in motion, the time had come. Laura, Lucius, and Maximus left the house together.The younger siblings saw them go, but they didn’t think much of it. Lately, the three of them had been leaving without saying where they were going, so this time didn’t seem any d
"Dad?""Come in," Maximus said, still checking his inbox."What’s going on, Maximus? Why all the secrecy?""Alright… Serenity’s wedding is over, and Lucius, I know you’ll be heading back to New Zealand soon. Moriarty won’t give me another extension, so we need to move forward with whatever decision
Another day passed at the Evans residence. The family was gathered for breakfast while Diana ran around in a rush, realizing she was running late for work. Maximus, ever the bad influence, kept telling his future wife not to worry so much, but it was impossible—Diana was always incredibly respectful
"Come here," Maximus said, opening his arms.Laura walked over and hugged him."My girl… Never apologize for standing your ground. Never—hear me? Never apologize for defending what’s yours. Honestly, I can’t picture the scene, but I wish I could’ve seen it.""Dad… This is embarrassing. I’ve never ac
Maximus, Diana, and Adele arrived home. Little Adele was completely exhausted—her day out had been long and tiring. For Maximus, spending time with his granddaughter filled his heart and eased the anxiety of what was coming.Laura heard her father arrive and immediately left her room to see him.“Da
After that long conversation between Laura and Magnus, the latter went to Maximus’s study, found a number, and made a call."Joseph George..." Magnus said into the phone."Magnus? What a surprise! This is amazing. A call?" said a raspy voice on the other end of the line."I wish I could say the same
Laura arrived home, and though the drive had given her time to calm down, she was still shocked by everything she had said. She had researched Alice George before, but she never imagined she would actually use that information to intimidate her.Without meaning to, she had proven that a part of her
"Miss, we should leave now," Benson, her bodyguard, urged."Relax, Benson. I’m almost done," Laura said calmly, crouching down in front of Alice, who was still on the ground. "Listen carefully, Alice. Never. And I mean never refer to my daughter like that again. Because I promise you—you don’t want
For a few seconds, Laura was frozen in place, staring in shock at the woman storming toward them, cursing and shouting. But then she snapped out of it—this time, she wouldn’t allow Alice to cause a scene."Adrian Brown! So this is what’s had you acting like an idiot?" Alice George shouted, furious.