Chapter 1043

“Dad?”

“Come in,” Maximus said, still checking his inbox.

“What’s going on, Maximus? Why all the secrecy?”

“Alright… Serenity’s wedding is over, and Lucius, I know you’ll be heading back to New Zealand soon. Moriarty won’t give me another extension, so we’need to move forward with whatever decision we make regarding Paul.”

“What have you decided, Dad?”

“I sent an email to Pierre yesterday. We’re meeting with high today.”

“Wait… Today? So soon?” Laura asked, a bit surprised.

“Yes, today, It’s better to get this over with quickly–it’s time we talk to him.”

“Alright then… Let’s do it,” Lucius said without hesitation.

“What time and where are we meeting?”

“He suggested The Poet’s Cafe at 3:00 PM,” Maximus said, trying to sound calm.

“Well, that’s settled then. We’ll talk to him, and after that, we’ll speak with Paul.”

“Lucius, how can you be so calm? That man might have other intentions with Paul. I wouldn’t be so relaxed,” Laura said, clearly uneasy.

“I think we need to hear him out. My biggest concern is Paul’s reaction, not talking to Pierre,” Lucius replied.

his son was up to something. At first, Lucius had been resistant to the idea, but now, he seemed completely at ease.

before we leave for the meeting,” Laura said, feeling a slight unease. This week was shaping up to be an emotional

up to leave,

“Lucius…”

“What is it?“!

Maximus asked calmly.

“Yeah… About what?”

closed the door behind her. Once they were alone,

did something. Tell me if I’m wrong,” Maximus said, reading his

you know I couldn’t just sit back

tell me you didn’t do anything

Pierre say?”

“Nothing yet…”

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Chapter 1043

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about it–Paul is a teenager.

I both know what goes through

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