To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 106 I Don’t Want Trouble

The car crawled on the road. A short silence later, Max said, “I assume you already knew that Steven Dickman had something to do with your abduction.”

“Yes.” She nodded and gave him a confused look. He chuckled wryly and asked nonchalantly, “Are you going to let this slip?”

She raised a brow questioningly and waited for him to speak again.

“The Dickmans are very influential in Parrington. Gilbert’s power alone isn’t enough to get rid of them,” he explained.

his next words, but he wasn’t bothered by it. He offered,

you been

fight for clients and resources was a zero-sum game

her assumption. Indeed, he wanted to acquire Dickman LLC to strengthen his influence for the time when he needed to face off against Alec. However, he couldn’t make a move on the

him an immediate answer. “I need time

he said with a smile and didn’t seem worried she might be against his idea. If she wanted revenge against the Dickmans without wasting time, she would naturally agree to work with

entrance whose task was to check the identity of the guests. Reporters

attended the previous charity dinner recognized Jenny. The few people who knew her were surprised to find the last mentee of Mr. Birkett with Max, and the two seemed close. Everyone started guessing if she

up and said to Jenny, Grandpa’s happy you could make it. He’s in the waiting room. I’ll bring you

too nice of you to take her away from me, is it?” Max laughed at a volume that attracted stares. Alec held back

snickered in silence, his eyes full of distrust. Jenny ignored their quiet competition and replied, “It’s fine. I’ll stay here. The dinner should be