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.

sex, and other

you be so descriptive?" Maximus

private,

the dignified

mischievously. "Son, once you get comfortable with people, you can drop the

"What am I

respect me," Magnus

"I guess I will..."

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

his gaze and stiffened when he saw Laura and Adrian

at seeing

were away..." Laura said, a little

was. But I came back and dropped by to see your grandpa. I found myself babysitting my granddaughter," Maximus said with narrowed

Evans..." Adrian said nervously, looking thoroughly

said gruffly, "what are you 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

head to the office. I need your

son, let's go," Magnus

Maximus's language perfectly. Despite Maximus's grumpy face whenever Adrian was near Laura, Magnus knew his son understood it was time to let Laura make her

watched as Magnus and Maximus walked off,

and smiled

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