Maximilian and Victoria got back home. When Laura saw Victoriaâs red eyes, she flew into a fury at once.
"Victoria, why are your eyes so red? Did that loser bully you?"
Laura glared at Maximilian, believing that it must be he who had bullied her own daughter.
"Mom, no. It had nothing to do with Maximilian. Iâve got sand in my eyes." Victoria explained.
"Nonsense. How come youâve got sand in both your eyes? This loser must have bullied you. Tell me honestly, what happened? Iâll teach this loser a lesson for you!" Laura rebuked.
Maximilian gave a wry smile helplessly and said in a low voice, "I didnât take good care of Victoria. She was scared."
"You bastard. What happened to Victoria?"
Laura was so angry that she grabbed the besom, as if she would beat Maximilian up if she felt dissatisfied with his answer.
Victoria stopped Laura immediately and said to Maximilian hurriedly, "Go back to the room. Let me talk to my mom."
Head down, Maximilian went back to the room. Laura threw the besom to the ground. "Look at his stupid face! He looks nothing like a real man. He is pissing me off."
Victoria got dazed for a moment. The image of Maximilian standing in the center of the banquet hall, surrounded by the gangstersâ bodies sprang to her mind. If Maximilian was no real man, probably no man in this world was.
Victoria thought to herself and didnât say a word about what had just happened. Even if she did, Laura wouldnât believe her.
Victoria made up an excuse to stall off Laura, left the living room and went back to the bedroom.
Closing the door gently, Victoria leaned against it and gazed at Maximilian.
Maximilian smiled and asked curiously, "What are you looking at? I donât have flowers on my face."
"You⦠were you afraid when you went out?" Victoria asked.
"Sure. How could I not be afraid? I was too afraid to walk." Maximilian answered casually.
"Liar. Donât do that again." Victoria said in a sweet voice.
Smiling, Maximilian stood up, walked up to Victoria, and took her into his arms gently. Victoria put her arms around Maximilianâs waist, resting her pretty face on his shoulder. Both of them said nothing, enjoying the tenderness at this moment silently.
The phone rang and ruined the tranquil atmosphere in the room. Maximilian pecked Victoria on her lips and let go of her, who was a little shy.
Victoria picked up her bag and dug out her phone. Watching the caller ID on the screen, she frowned slightly.
The caller was Victoriaâs high school classmate Hana May. They hadnât contacted each other for a long time, so Victoria was a little confused by this sudden call from her.
She hesitated and answered the phone, "Hello, Hana."
"Victoria, let me tell you some great news. The school hunk of our senior high school department Kacper was back two days ago. He wants to hold a reunion party for all the classmates and asked me to tell you about it." Hana May said with excitement.
Victoria got into a trance for an instant. Memories of her senior high school came flooding back. At that time, her classmates had always paired her with Kacper, but the two of them had never been in a relationship. Kacper had a crush on her at that time.
Then, Kacperâs parents sent him to study abroad. It was said that he had acquired a postdoctoral degree in Harvard University, and served as a teacher there after graduation.
Before Kacper, Harvard University seldom retained the graduates to work there after graduation, in order to avoid academic favoritism. However, Kacper had broken the tradition.
"Hello? Victoria, are you listening?"
Hanaâs voice drew Victoria back to reality. Victoria thought for an instant and said, "Iâd better not go. Iâve been dealing with a lot of family affairs recently."
"How can you not come? Kacper will pay for all the bills, and we just need to enjoy ourselves. We can also bring some family members with us. What a great opportunity! You must come."
Hana urged.
Victoria stared at Maximilian. He winked at her and whispered, "Since itâs a reunion, just go. Itâs not something bad."
"Well then. What time exactly tomorrow?" Victoria asked.
"Iâll pick you up at 5 p.m. tomorrow. As for the exact place, itâs still a secret. Kacper said he wanted to give us a surprise." Hanaâs tone was full of anticipation.
"OK then. See you tomorrow." Victoria put down her phone, took Maximilianâs arm and said, "Go with me tomorrow."
"OK. I want to see what your school hunk looks like," Maximilian said with a smile.
Victoria rolled her eyes and spoke her mind to Maximilian in a low voice.
The provincial capital. In the White familyâs villa.
Myloâs father, Leighton White answered the phone. He was totally stunned when the person on the other end of the line stopped talking.
"Mr. White, my son is scared now and Iâve sent for a psychologist for him. What he has said is true.
Your son is dead. Contact people in H City for more details now." The person on the other end of the line said.
Leightonâs face was twitching. Then he had a ferocious look. "Bastard! How dare he kill my son? I will kill his whole family!"
"Mr. White, Iâm sorry for your loss. My son is still in a trance. Iâll say no more."
Listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Leighton threw it away.
"Master, what happened?" The old butler walked up to Leighton in fear.
"Check for me. Check this Maximilian in H City. Check what happened just now in Royal Castle. Check my sonâs current condition!" Leighton roared.
The old butlerâs heart sank, knowing that something terrible must have happened. Nodding, he stepped back, took out his phone and started to make phone calls.
After several phone calls, the truth had come to light gradually. The old butlerâs face turned paler and paler.
"Master, young master, heâ¦"
"What is it? Alive or dead?" Leighton thundered.
"Young master is dead. He had more than 20 gunshot wounds in his body. Itâs said that a gang shot young master dead." The old butler said with trembling lips.
"How come? How could Mylo die all of a sudden?" Head in his hands, Leighton started to cry, unable to accept his sonâs death.
"Master, how about going to H City for more details? Young master was there to attend a dinner party held by Mr. Kroopf, but why would he have been with a gang?"
Leighton wiped away his tears and said, nodding, "Bring all my body guards. Letâs go and find out what happened on earth. Anyone who killed my son is going to die!"
The old butler rallied people hurriedly and made phone calls at the same time. He contacted some big shots of the provincial capital for more details.
After a while, the old butler had a funny look on his face. With hesitation, he walked up to Leighton.
"Master, young master Aston said it was he who contacted the gang. He also said that young master was bullied by Kroopf and a man called Maximilian Lee. It was because young master wanted to take his revenge that he contacted the gang."