Max couldn't help but wonder what explanation Jonathan wished to give to excuse what his son had done.“It was Natasha. She came to me and asked for our families to be united. She claimed it would be beneficial for our companies.”“So you, out of your greed, decided to accept her offer?”“There was no greed.”Max snorted. “So you aren't aware that they planned to frame me for a crime that you actually committed?... That you aren't aware that they planned to commit insurance fraud by claiming damages for what they had done but blamed me for?”Jonathan froze as he hadn't expected that Max would know that part of the plan.“It's not a secret, Jonathan, anyone with a brain could have figured it out.” Max intoned with a bit of mockery.Coughing awkwardly, Jonathan didn't dare to hide his intentions as he remarked. “That is true, but I had no idea that you were the son of the Augustus family.”“Mister Darrow.” Max suddenly spoke up, cutting him off. “I'm not here to hear about how you and N

The four men Duncan asked Max to face were already waiting for him to step forward, each one radiating a rather intimidating aura. Even a fool could tell they weren't ordinary men In truth, they were Martial Artists, individuals capable of utilizing spiritual energy to strengthen their bodies and perform incredible feats.For normal people, fighting these men would be the same as a death sentence.But Max was no simple man.In fact, he had realized it while taking on Mario and his men.Though he wasn't as strong as he was in the past, he had managed to retain not just his core training but his spiritual core as well, which meant he could strengthen his body with spiritual energy if need be.This helped him trivialize the current encounter.On the platform, the four bald men stared at Max intently with cold smiles.They had met countless skilled martial artists in Westbrook, but they had defeated all of those who challenged them.Max was not going to be any different.“Cut the chit–c

The next day, Max and Meredith left Rosario headquarters for an important event happening at the South Hall Pavilion.As the name implies, the hall was located in the southern portion of the city and was an imposing architectural masterpiece that merged aspects of the ancient era and the modern era to appear as it does today.Meredith saw no reason to go there, but Max knew it was the best place to swiftly increase the net worth of the Augustus family. In truth, he planned on going alone but Meredith was scared he'd end up gambling away too much money and so chose to tag along. The owner of the Hall, Mr. Richard Stanton, usually organized stock auctions for the rich and wealthy in the city, allowing them to invest money into potential cryptocurrencies with the promise of incredible returns if the currency ended up going the way they predicted.In any case, the compound the pavilion was in was currently filled with a fleet of cars from different dignitaries that had deemed it fit to

The gathering in the South Hall Pavilion, though peaceful on the surface, was like a volcano waiting to erupt, with Kane and his cabal waiting for the right opportunity to strike Max down for his irresponsible comments.Meanwhile, Max acted as though unaware as he admired the amount of work put into making the pavilion a work of exquisite art.Opulence and grandeur were the only words that could be used to describe everything he saw as there was not a single cheap thing in sight.Even the workers serving the guests wore designer outfits provided by Richard.Max could guess that it was a way of letting the guests know that he was no less than they were, and it seemed to be working based on how they spoke kindly of the ambassador.“Young master, if I may, I really don't think it's fine to be antagonizing so many powerful men. It only serves to make things difficult for us later on.”“So would you rather we bow our heads and take the insults.’“If need be, yes,” Meredith remarked only fo

Gritting his teeth, Simon remarked. “You'd best not get in my way, Max Augustus. That bastard will surely pay for ruining my suit.”Max snorted. “Touch him and you'll understand what it means to have the Augustus family as an enemy.”“Damn it, what the fuck do you want from me!?”“Meredith, please put a call across to the family's tailor. Ask them to make a tailor-made suit for Mr. Simon here and have it delivered by tomorrow evening. Spare no expenses to make it more than the rags Mister Simon is wearing since it would seem he is unable to afford a new suit.”“You bastard!” Simon bellowed and tried to attack Max but a simple maneuver from Max ended with Simon on the floor and Max looking over him.“You are pathetic, Simon. I can't even regard you as a man. Perhaps it's better to call you a boy.”“Max Augustus!” Simon tried to get back up but Max placed his feet over his chest, restraining him further.“You will stay down, else your father will end up having a cripple as heir to his e