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

private, aren't

the dignified man

get comfortable with people, you can drop

I going to

respect me," Magnus

"I guess I will..."

you." Magnus's eyes shifted slightly, and he nodded toward the path. "Look

and stiffened when he saw

felt a cold sweat at seeing her

away..." Laura

your grandpa.

Adrian said

you waiting for? Come and take care of your daughter. I'm not going to always be around to

Maximus said, "let's head to the office. I

go,"

was clear Magnus understood Maximus's language perfectly. Despite Maximus's grumpy face whenever Adrian was near Laura,

and Maximus walked off,

approached the stroller and smiled down

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