Chapter 44 I Won This Time

Max drove Jenny to the Perry Residence.

“Thank you for today,” Jenny said once more.

“You’ve already thanked me a bunch of times. You don’t have to be so polite with me.” Max feigned being upset. “If you want to thank me, treat me to a meal. You promised me that.”

Jenny nodded. “Alright. I’ll treat you.”

“Go on in. Get some rest,” Max urged.

Before she walked away, he said, “I ordered some food for you. You need to eat it.”

“Alright. Thank you.” Jenny gave a hesitant nod. Besides thanking him, anything else she said would seem too much.

She walked through the gates, disappearing from Max’s sight.

Max retracted the smile on his face and leaned against his car, lighting a cigarette. When he was halfway through the cigarette, a car approached and stopped before him.

the ground, stamping out the flames. “Looks like you’ve

rolled down the windows. His dark eyes were devoid of emotions. “You’re doing all this just to win?”

All he ever wanted was to beat Alec

Alec’s chest. “She’s a human being,

course. If not for you, I might have really admired her. I might even have fallen in love.” A trace of pity. appeared on Max’s face. Too bad that hatred fueled

immature.” Alec moved his

“Immature? Maybe. But what does that matter if I

his car and went to the elevator. He was irritated by Max’s actions.

about to open it when his gaze flitted to Jenny’s door. He was stunned-it was

already at her door. The lights were off.

something

he pushed the door open and

through the window. He gave the room a quick scan but couldn’t spot her. In the midst of his worry,

“Dr. Walter?”

him. Jenny had actually heard him, but the pains in her stomach made her

it on.

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