Chapter 1104

"Still..." Maximus muttered.

"Come on. Didn't you make mistakes at their age?" Magnus added, throwing salt into the old wounds.

"Dad...!" Maximus said, grimacing.

"Just have faith," Magnus said calmly. "Brown's a good kid. He probably just let fear get the better of him. He's been trying hard to make things right—you can see

it."

"You know," Magnus added with a chuckle, "old George even offered him all his businesses just to stay with his crazy granddaughter."

"What happened?" Maximus asked, clearly surprised.

"What do you think? Didn't you say when you found him, the kid barely had enough to survive?"

Maximus nodded, remembering.

"The young Brown earned my respect for that," Magnus continued. "It says a lot when, for someone his age, his daughter and your daughter were more important to him than any fortune. And believe me, that's not easy to walk away from." Maximus sighed heavily. "Oh, Dad... what am I going to do with you?"

"Listen to your old man, that's what," Magnus said, taking a puff of his cigar. "By the way, in a few days, Matthew and I are flying to Las Vegas. You'll be in charge while we're gone. We need some vacation, a little fun."

"Fun?" Maximus asked suspiciously.

gambling, drinking, sex,

you be so descriptive?" Maximus

in private, aren't

dignified man

you get comfortable with

I going to do with

respect me,"

"I guess I will..."

eyes shifted slightly, and he nodded toward the path. "Look

followed his gaze and stiffened when he saw Laura

at seeing her father and

thought you were away..." Laura said,

back and dropped by to see your grandpa.

said nervously,

waiting for? Come and take care of your daughter. I'm not going to always be around to babysit for you." Itwasn't exactly permission, but it was as close as Maximus would get to approving

gnus," Maximus said, "let's head to the office. I need your opinion

son, let's go," Magnus

Despite Maximus's grumpy face whenever Adrian was near Laura, Magnus knew his son understood

as Magnus and Maximus walked off, disappearing

then approached the stroller and smiled down

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