Chapter 0058
“Haha, you don’t even know who I am, do you?
“No, and I don’t care. I’m not naïve; my future husband surely had many lovers, but today, we’re uniting our lives forever, and you’ll be left in the past
“Oh, Mary, you’re almost cute. I want you to remember this: I’m Alexia Levett, and I’m Maximus’s personal assistant. He and I work together every single day. You’ll just be the devoted little wife, while I’m the one working side by side with him. He’s only arrying you to please his grandmother. Everything he’s doing is so I can stay at Palmer Group. Don’t forget that.” Alexia said this as she grabbed Mary’s chin.
The pain of that grip and the cruel words Alexia had spoken made tears well up in Mary’s beautiful almond eyes.
“Get the hell out! Leave me alone!”
At the sound of Mary’s shouting, her grandmother and Emma, who had been coming to deliver the earrings her grandfather had sent, rushed in. They found Alexia holding Mary’s chin. Grandma was ready to strike the woman in front of her, but Emma held her back, reminding her it wasn’t worth ruining Mary’s day because of this woman.
“Miss Levett, are you deaf? You heard my granddaughter–get out! Or I’ll have you thrown out.
Alexia released Mary’s chin and said, “Maximus loves me, and he always will. You only came between us, but know this: if I called him right now and told him I’m waiting outside, he’d leave you at the altar for me.”
Emma, normally calm and composed, gathered her courage and grabbed Alexia by the arm.
“Miss Levett, don’t push your luck. Leave now,” Emma said as she escorted her out of the room.
Once outside, they encountered Leopold, and Emma spoke to him.
“Leopold, please escort Miss Levett to the exit and ensure that security doesn’t let her back in under any circumstances.”
“Yes, Emma. Miss…” Leopoldo said, gesturing for Alexia to follow him.
Back in Mary’s room, they found a broken girl. She was crying uncontrollably, her makeup ruined, and saying she didn’t want to get married, that this was all a mistake. She felt humiliated, hurt. She had suspected Maximus had been involved with someone when she left Valeria, but when he proposed, she assumed that relationship had ended, not that the woman worked with him and that the marriage was a cover to protect her.
“Grandma, I don’t want to get married. I’m leaving. I don’t belong here. I never should have left Gaeta. I was better off there.”
“No, sweetheart, this is where you belong. That tramp is just messing with your head.”
“Grandma, I made a mistake. Maximus feels obligated because of what happened at his house, and that’s why he proposed.”
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“What do you mean by that, Mary?”
“Maximus and I… Maximus and I…”
“Tell me, my dear. I need to know what’s going on…”
“Maximus and 1 slept together the night I stayed at his house after your birthday. I gave him my virginity…”
Grandma and Emma were stunned. They hadn’t expected that confession. Emma spoke first.
“Miss, that has nothing to do with his proposal. He’s loved you since you first stayed with us, and I can testify to how much he missed you. Now that you’re liere, he’s found peace again, and that’s something not just anyone can give him. You mean a lot to him.”
“Yes, maybe what you’re saying is true, but that doesn’t mean he loves me. I don’t want to get hurt. You both heard her–he’s obsessed with her. What if I walk down the aisle and he doesn’t show up?”
“Emma, I need you to go talk to the judge, tell him to wait. I need to speak with my granddaughter, but this wedding is not being canceled.”
Once alone, Grandma asked, “Mary, I need you to be honest with me. Is Maximus forcing you to marry him? Has he made any promises? Because this marriage caught me off guard, but I’m glad because 1
you. Did he know you liked my grandson. Still, I don’t know what agreements he might’ve made with offer you anything?”
“He proposed the morning after we slept together. He said he missed me and wanted me to be his wife. He didn’t want anyone else to touch me, and I believed him. The only other thing he said was that you, Grandma, had given him an ultimatum to marry within three months, so I agreed to a rushed wedding. That’s all.”
