Chapter 0762

Maximus took Mary to Magnus’s house. When they arrived Diana wasn’t there–she had gone to work. Without wasting time, he tried to contact Marcus, but after several attempts, he realized the man wasn’t going to answer. So he decided to call Frederick instead.

“Frederick, I’ve been trying to reach Marcus, but I’m not having any luck. Do you know how I can get in touch with him?”

“Maximus, to be honest, I’ve been working with Moriarty’s team these past few days, so I haven’t had a chance to talk to him. What’s going on?”

“I have Ma… Valerie with me. Apparently, Marcus dropped her off at the hospital and won’t talk to her.”

“Maximus, I don’t know what to tell you. I can try to find him, but I don’t think I’m the right person to give you Marcus’s whereabouts.”

“Just tell him he needs to talk to Valerie. She’s really worried about her kids. You’ve seen her–she hasn’t been well these past few months, and I don’t want her to relapse. What kind of husband abandons his wife at such a vulnerable moment? I agreed to help her when Marcus was in prison, but now… how the hell can he just leave her like this?”

him all that, but let

his kids and Camille. He knew his friend and colleague wasn’t making the right choice, but now wasn’t the time to go against him. Frederick understood

Maximus was having a drink with Magnus, discussing the upcoming plan for the next few weeks, when Valerie showed

for hours, like something’s off. I’m worried about my kids–I can’t relax. Maybe I should go to the house in Westhaven. I might find some clues about where he could have gone.”

you go to

do you mean, Maximus?”

he decided to move everything to Florentia to be closer to you. Didn’t

but there might still be something at the house that can tell me

won’t process this easily. Maybe with time, he’ll think things through, and you two will be able to talk. But if

telling me to just

Marcus will always have a reason to contact me. That will give me a chance to find him, because, to be completely honest, I haven’t been able to track him

desperate and lost, unsure of who else could help her. She

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