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.

fail on this

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

head on his chest. “If I ever lost my job, we would leave this town, find a new

when you are finally free, we can focus on building

Victoria smiled. “Of course.”

should just have

mother cooked something for dinner,” he said as he got off

own before he could

other’s hands, they headed

inside the house. It seemed

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

“How’s the meeting?”

“Well, Grandma wants us to get that billion-dollar estate project of

at her

dares to

it is indeed risky

“And I volunteered.”

sound

Grandma gave

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

his wife 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

do with this, Max. This

said through gritted teeth. “I have the right to

Laura’s face

what, I think you should be asking yourself what’s gotten into