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“Mr. Palmer, as I told you, Maximus isn’t in the country, so whatever you want to do will have to wait until he
arrives.”
“Damn Maximus! Always acting so important… Call him right now!”
“Sir… I already told you… Maximus is on a flight back to Valentia.”
“Call him!”
With no other choice, Matthew finds the contact and makes the call.
“Maximus, your father wants to talk to you. I know you’re on the plane, but he insists.”
“Put him on.”
Matthew quickly hands the phone to Leonardo, who takes it with a serious, emotionless expression.
“Maximus, long time no see. Matthew says you’re out of the country… I need to go over some matters with you.” “As you know, I’m on a plane. What do you need?”
“When you’re back in Valentia, contact me. In the meantime, I’ll be in the office reviewing the company’s reports. To be honest, I’m impressed. The company is growing, and it makes me proud.”
“Father, what do you want?”
“To talk.”
“Be clearer, Father…”
“We’ll talk when you’re in Valentia. In the meantime, I’ll have a little chat with my granddaughter. I know she’s here, though I haven’t seen her yet, I must admit, you make beautiful children. Both Laura and Serenity are stunning…”
“Leonardo, don’t even think about it. Stay away from her… 1 know what you did–or tried to do–last time. She has nothing to do with you.
“Of course, she does. She’s my granddaughter, and a very beautiful one at that…”
Those words sent chills down Maximus’s spine. He knew all too well what his so–called father was capable of, and his immediate thought was that something bad might happen to his daughter.
“Leonardo, you’d better not do anything you’ll regret.
“I just want to talk to my beloved granddaughter.”
Furious, Maximus couldn’t hold back and let something slip.
“She’s not your granddaughter, and you know it.”
That statement left Leonardo stunned. He hadn’t told anyone that Maximus wasn’t his biological son, so he was left speechless and hung up.
“Matthew, bring Serenity to my office. I want to talk to my granddaughter.
“Sir, Serenity left the company some time ago, and Maxims wouldn’t agree to this..”
“I told you to bring her. Do you think I’m stupid? I saw your escort her into your office.”
Chapter 0642
“Yes, but I already asked her to leave some time ago.”
“Matthew, damn it!” Leonardo slammed his fist on the desk.
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Leonardo immediately pulled out his phone and called one of his men, who confirmed that Serenity had left the company over an hour ago. She’d been followed to Maximus’s house, but her security detall made it impossible to get close.
“You’ve changed a lot, Matthew. You used to be my loyal dog, and now…”
“Now, Mr. Palmer, I take care of your children and your company while they’re busy cleaning up the mess this place has become. Because it takes a real bastard to steal from his own son. It takes a real bastard to have a child with his son’s wife,” Matthew said, his patience wearing thin with the man before him.
“Wow, Matthew. Looks like you’ve grown a spine. For a moment, I thought you were just the Palmers‘ damn servant. Now I see even you want to raise your voice at me.
“Mr. Palmer, I’m just stating the truth. There’s nothing wrong with that. You left and didn’t care about this company. You dumped everything on your son when he was just a kid. You and your mother have done nothing but bleed him dry. And the boy–you know damn well he isn’t your son. That’s why you forced him to work here, claiming it was to repay everything he enjoyed under the Palmer name.”
“But you know what? This company wouldn’t have been anything without Maximus for a long time now. It’s sad to think we were ever friends, but now I know you never saw me as one. To you, I was just your servant.”
“Matthew, that’s exactly what you are. That’s what we pay you for. Or do you work here for free?”
“No, Leonardo, it’s clear I work here. But it’s also clear that I’m here for Maximus. He needs help, and if I can give it to him, I won’t hesitate.”
“All this loyalty makes me think you could be my son’s father. But no, I know his father is Magnus. Though who knows how many men my wife was with.”
“You’re a bastard! You know Martina only made a mistake with Magnus, and it was all your damn fault.”
“Are you seriously still defending that whore’s infidelity?”
“She’s the mother of your children!”
“Matthew, I’m done with this conversation. Get out of my office and close the damn door. Tell Maximus I want him here tomorrow morning. It’s time we talk, father to son…
