Chapter 12 My Deal with You

This ghostly bell ringing at the moment brought a sudden chill to the office!

Ralphy’s expression turned serious, but he still looked suspicious and wondered who would call him at such a late hour.

As soon as he answered the phone, Cooper’s growling came from the other end of the phone.

"Ralphy, do you know what a stupid thing you've done?"

"Uncle, what's going on here?"

Ralphy was stunned, and was too afraid to move any longer.

The founder of the Graham Group, his eldest uncle, sounded furious at this moment!

He had never seen it before!

"What’s going on? What a stupid question! Is Mr. Maximilian with you now?" Cooper asked in a chilling voice.

Ralphy's trembled because the name was out of his expectation.

He raised his eyebrows to look at the “wimpy bastard”, who was standing there, relaxed, hands on his back.

"Yes.... Yes, he is." Ralphy replied in a hurry.

Cooper yelled, "You, apologize to Mr. Maximilian immediately, and listen to whatever Mr. Maximilian said. Cooperate with whoever he tells you to, do you hear me? "

Ralphy felt panic, wondering what the hell was going on here.

Why his elder uncle would give the order himself?

"Uncle, what are you doing? Maximilian is just a wimpy son-in-law in the Griffiths. Why do you care so much about him?"

Ralphy asked in disbelief, his eyes keeping skimming around Maximilian from head to toe.

Who the hell was this guy?

“How dare you! Don’t you dare to say that again! I'm telling you, Ralphy, you must never offend Mr. Maximilian! If we piss off Mr. Maximilian, the Graham Group will soon go bankrupt!" Cooper said.

Hearing that, Ralphy's heart twitched, as if he had suffered a thunderbolt. He was so confused! However, given what his uncle just said, Maximilian was not what he had heard about.

At this moment, Ralphy’s body was taken over by chilly fear!

The cold sweat leaked out at the corner of his forehead.

Then, Maximilian spoke in a low voice, "Mr. Graham, have you made up your mind yet?"

Ralphy dared not to waste any more time, and hurriedly said to Maximilian with respects,

"Mr. Maximilian, I’ve thought it over. I’ll do everything just as you want. Our contact partner in the Graham Group will be Miss Victoria of Yunsheng Pharmaceutical."

Just as he spoke, some security guards rushed in from the door and shouted angrily,

"Sir, this young man was here to create a mess, wasn’t he? Damn! Who the hell are you? How dare you cause trouble for the Graham Group? You'll get yourself killed!"

Several burly security guards stood still, yelling at Maximilian with batons in their hands.

Ralphy's head was covered in cold sweats when he saw this scene!

Why did these idiots have to come up at this time?

Pop!

Ralphy slapped the man who was shouting towards Maximilian.

He totally lost his temper and yelled angrily,

“How dare you! Stop being so rude to Mr. Maximilian! Get out of here, all of you!"

The security chief was dumbfounded. Covered his burning cheek, he had no idea what to do next.

They wondered what this was about.

"Mr. Graham, I thought you're the one who told us to..." The leader was still trying to explain.

Ralphy immediately gave him an angry glare before groveling and smiling at Maximilian.

"Mr. Maximilian, I'm sorry, these people are so stupid. I'll take care of all your requests, and release the information to the public tomorrow."

Maximilian nodded and said, "I’d appreciate it if you make this public."

"I know, I know..." Ralphy hurriedly nodded his head.

Maximilian left soon after he said that. However, Ralphy was still bowing to his disappearing back.

After Maximilian left, he let out a breath, and then wiped the cold sweat from his head. The pressure just now was too much to take for him!

Cooper treated him with so much respect. It would be hard to overestimate him.

"Do you hear me? Then hurry up and arrange for it. Remember, do not make it public! Whoever let the cat out of bag will be punished! No exception and no mercy!"

Ralphy said to the assistant beside him, and warned the guards.

The crowd was silent, nodding their heads without hesitation.

It was already midnight when Maximilian returned home.

He skillfully made a bed on the floor and lay down on it. Then he looked sideways at Victoria's delicate back on the bed.

He would never let her down again. It was a promise he had made to her.

Knowing that Maximilian had returned, Victoria turned to Maximilian and asked, "Where have you been?"

Maximilian smiled and said, "I am just out for a while. Go to sleep. We’ll visit Sissy in the hospital tomorrow."

Victoria looked sullen, twitched her mouth and said, "I can't fall asleep now. Just talk to me for a while."

“OK!” Maximilian replied.

However, the room fell silent soon because Victoria didn’t even know what to say.

A few minutes later, Victoria said, "Forget it, just go to sleep."

Then she rolled over and turned her back to Maximilian. Her big bright eyes were brimmed with tears, as she was staring at the white crescent moon and starry sky out of the window.

Maximilian looked at Victoria's back and thought silently that he would definitely honor his words. He would give her the life he promised before!

He wanted to make her and Sissi proud of him.

It wouldn’t be long before everyone knew that Maximilian was everything but a coward!

They didn’t speak for the rest of the night.

Early the next morning, Victoria left home for work.

Maximilian stayed home, making breakfast for his parents-in-law.

Laura came back from the hospital last night, totally exhausted. As she came out of the bedroom, she was still complaining,

"It's exhausting. I should have never gone there yesterday. The hospital was a mess."

Maximilian came out of the kitchen with breakfast in his hands and laughed.

"I’ve made the breakfast, please eat it hot."

Laura glared at Maximilian and said disdainfully,

"You coward just stay at home day after day. Can’t you see how other man are working and striving? I’ve never seen a man like you! You good-for-nothing coward."

Maximilian chuckled. He had been used to this long ago. So he ignored her. Then he turned around and went into his bedroom to pack something up.

He had to go back to the old house in the morning.

Seeing Maximilian wouldn’t even look at her, Laura mumbled and then stopped talking.

"I'm going to the old house. Then, I’ll go to the hospital later."

Maximilian told Laura and then went out.

Laura was still scolding him from behind, "Going back to see you dying mother? Please don’t come back then, you coward!"

Maximilian paused in the doorway, but eventually he walked away, shaking his head helplessly.

Maximilian made his way to the old house on his electric bike.

This was what the Griffiths had rented for Maximilian at the beginning. It was the first place for them to stay in H City.

Standing from a distance, Maximilian saw his mother who was selling breakfast. Her face was haggard and her figure was thin, but she still looked very elegant.

She was once a descent lady. It was so unfortunate for her to end up like this.

And it was all because of that woman...

Maximilian decided that he would take back everything lost to Dragon Queen.

Maximilian took a deep breath, rushed over and called out aloud,

"Mom, let me take care of it for you!"

The woman in her forties raised her eyebrows. She looked at Maximilian with a loving face and smiled gently. Then she asked, "Why are you back again? Your in-laws will be upset."

Maximilian chuckled, as he helped her set up the stove and said, “It’s fine.”

He supported his mother to step aside. Then they sat down and chatted.

"You need a rest. I'll do it."

The woman smiled, watching her son doing it for her. She felt relieved as well as concerned, because she was afraid that he would be tired from doing this.

If it weren’t for her, Maximilian wouldn't have had to work so hard and relied on someone else for a living.

"By the way, how are Victoria and Sissi?" Rebecca asked, laughing as she made the dumplings.

Maximilian hesitated and smiled, before answering,

"They are fine."

Rebecca’s voice was trembling because of sadness. She asked, "When will Sissy come to see me?"

Maximilian hesitated for a while. He looked a little helpless as he replied, "I know you miss her, just wait for a few more days."

Rebecca wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded her head.

She knew her son was living a hard life, so she was always reluctant to ask him for anything.

At the exact moment, a couple of punks approached. They kicked the stove that had just been set up!

The customers who were eating breakfast in the shop hurriedly run away in all directions.

"Ah, Maximilian, I didn't expect you to be here today."

The young man at the head of the group said with a sinister grin on his face. He got both hands in his trouser pockets, looking quite arrogant.

Maximilian stood in front of his mother. Then he stared at the man with a grim expression, asking, "Franklin, what do you want?"