Chapter 0181

[The present, Madrid]

After a long conversation between Maximus and Serenity, he signaled for the bill. It was getting late, and he didn’t want her walking alone through the streets of Madrid after dark. Just as he turned to flag the waiter, Serenity snapped a photo. Maximus didn’t notice until she showed it to him.

“Do you like it?” Serenity asked, her eyes full of anticipation.

“Why did you take a photo of me?” Maximus asked, clearly uncomfortable. He wasn’t a fan of such things.

“Well, I thought you had a great angle–it’s natural, you know? Usually, I just sense when it’s the right moment, and I capture it. That’s what happened with you. You’re a good–looking man, Maximus Palmer, but I think you’re trying too hard to see yourself as old.”

me that photo or give it back,” he said seriously. “I don’t like people taking

done anything

was stunned into silence. He didn’t want to argue with her, so he let the matter drop. He could only hope she wasn’t some future stalker. For reasons he couldn’t explain, he just couldn’t push back against this young woman. Sure, she reminded him of his ex–wife, but the strange feeling in his gut wasn’t solely about that. It had

but by now it was after 7:00 p.m. Serenity began to feel a little dizzy; the glasses of wine she’d enjoyed during their conversation were starting to hit her. When the dizziness grew stronger, she grabbed onto Maximus’s arm for support. Seeing this, he concluded she was tipsy and decided it wasn’t safe for her to

felt embarrassed–she’d never drunk so much during a single meal before. But what was done was done. She just

take you home. I think the wine wasn’t such

in Chamartin. It’s relatively close

long. Put on your seatbelt,” Maximus said, sounding more like a parent

Serenity mumbled, fumbling with the strap.

said, noticing how her eyes

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