Chapter 401 Goodbye

Outsiders didn't know that the evil methods Maxwell used, the ones they gossiped about, were actually tactics he had to employ to survive.

He tolerated being used and abused by that horrible father of his before gradually replacing him with himself. He had put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where he was. However, he was criticized in the gossip as an ungrateful and ruthless brat.

Rebecca didn't find a manipulative person scary, as long as they didn't use it on innocent people.

She believed that using everything at one's disposal to protect oneself was justified. She considered the people who talked badly behind Maxwell and those who verbally attacked Penny to be of the same kind.

This made Rebecca slightly upset with Ryan. "Ryan, I don't wish to argue with you for old time's sake, but you have to stop being so childish each time this happens. Max made some questionable decisions in the past, but it's not up to you to criticize him. Who do you think is providing for