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Chapter 0504

Maximus said nothing. He didn’t know Adrian, but the speed at which everything had happened spoke volumes about the boy’s character–or lack thereof.

When they returned home, Maximus retreated to his study. He didn’t know how to process the news or who to turn to without exploding. Pulling out his phone, he called the only person he trusted to listen without judgment.

“Hello?”

“Maximus… what’s going on? Why are you calling? Is there an issue with the investors?”

“No, Peter… I just needed to talk to you, brother to brother. Do you have time?”

“Hmm… I’m at the hospital, but if it’s urgent, where do you want to meet?”

“Are you okay? Did something happen to you, your son, your grandson, or Theodore?”

told you Celeste is in the hospital. She had an accident at school, which is why I’m here. But everything’s under control. If you want, we can go for a drink… I have something to tell

to

time they give her the medication, she falls into a

guess that

if he stayed one more minute, he might explode, Twenty minutes later, he sent Peter a message letting him know he was waiting at the hospital’s main entrance.

floor to see Dr. Hill. Peter, meanwhile, was already in the elevator, absorbed in reading emails that had just come in. He had to admit that the years were catching up with him–he could no longer read small text as

the doors opened on the second floor, the women stepped out, and he glanced at them out of the corner of his eye,

noticed too, but he pretended to be distracted, bending down to adjust his shoelace. His deliberate movements made Valerie turn toward him.

him? Tell me you saw him!” Valerie

talking about, Valerie?” Marcus asked,

It was

see

to go home. You need to relax. All this stress is making you things that aren’t real. I’m

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Valerie took a deep breath, pretending to calm down, but inside, she knew she w absolutely certain she had seen him again—the same man

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