“What a nice place,” Fiona praised, her eyes darting around in awe the moment she stepped into the exterior part of the villa. The flowers around were lush giving her a deep sense of relief after the hefty work at the company.She had to admit that Violet's family was far richer than she had expected. Though she had always known that they were rich she was not expecting them to be this rich.Chairs, tables, and other things were arranged neatly. The waiters carefully served the meal while they bowed slightly to the guests who were just arriving.“You know you really didn’t have to take the trouble to accompany me here,” Fiona turned to Aria who was standing beside her, also observing the situation.“It’s nothing, ma’am; I just wanted to freeload,” Aria shook her head, appearing rather humble.Max would kill her if he knew she didn’t accompany his wife to the banquet. Besides, the reason she was in Orange City was to protect Fiona, so it would be meaningless if she didn’t come; she wou

(The Next Day)Max's daily life proceeded as normal. Rose and Amelia had gone to school.Fiona had gone to work leaving only Max at home. Just as Max was thinking of what to do, his phone suddenly rang."Sir," Riley's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone the moment Max answered the call."What's wrong Riley?" Max frowned slightly wondering what was wrong."Sir, I don't think the assassin's objective is Lilly and Violet," Riley reported, her voice still filled with trepidation."What do you mean?" Max frowned slightly, wondering what Riley could mean."What I'm trying to say is that we have been tricked, the assassins never came to kill Lilly and Violet. Though they might have it on their agenda, they just used it as an over-up. That's not their target," Riley explained"They had their eyes on something else right from the beginning and they are heading to get it now as we speak," Riley continued."Also, I don't think Lilly's reason for coming to Orange City is to seek re

Tiger let out a small chuckle hearing this. He was only pretending he didn't know they had been surrounded. If he really didn't know, then he didn't deserve to be by Max's side.He had long noticed the men but acted as though he couldn't notice them, wanting to see how Lilly was going to act."Stand back first, I don't think it'll be possible to get our hands on the herb and Qi Vein," Lilly stepped forward, shielding Tiger, her expression cold."Are we at the place?" Tiger questioned, a confused expression appeared on his face.Though he wasn't really good at it, he still had to feign ignorance."Yeah, that's the sky Jade herb over there. And beneath this flowing stream is where the Qi vein is located," Lilly said, pointing at a plant that looked more like a sky Jade plant than a herb and then the stream flowing right beside them."We can just pretend as if we didn't know about it and leave; they shouldn't do anything to us, right?" Tiger frowned slightly, his eyes darting around scru

"Max, what are you doing here?" Fiona, who had just stepped out of the company, froze, staring at Max, who seemed to be waiting for her, surprise written all over her face."I came to wait for my wife, I want to pick her up from work," Max chuckled, walking towards Fiona while helping her with her things."But there was no need for that," Fiona shook her head, her face red as Max helped her with her stuff.It was rather heavy. She was planning to take some work home, and thus, she had quite a load, and it was heavy for her. Her grandfather had been pressing her on some issues and she was doing research.She didn't want to tell Max as she knew he was going to help her out. He had already helped her out enough, so it wouldn't be right if she burdened him with this also."Well, I'm afraid someone might try to hit on my wife while I'm not around," Max chuckled, walking to the garage of the company with Fiona."What are you talking about," Fiona couldn't help but roll her eyes at Max who t

"I'm all ears sir," Riley grinned, rubbing her palms after hearing what Max said.She had thought he was going to get annoyed since she wasn't able to get clues on the incident. Besides, the incident was related to his wife's safety, so she was sure he would take it more seriously."I want you to completely buy out the shares of my wife's company," Max revealed, his eyes flashing with a glint."Huh?" Riley froze hearing this, but soon a smile appeared on her lip as she realized what Max wanted to do."Currently, she's facing a mid-crisis, and I'm sure she'll want to stake everything to protect her position in the company," Max explained."And that involves selling part of her shares,""So what you need to do is to approach her an investor and request to invest in the company, but in return, you want part of the company shares,""It's more like buying a share from the company directly," Max continued, explaining everything to Riley."Just offer her a reasonable amount. Not enough to ma