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    Max gave a small smile and acted like he didn’t hear Nadine’s request.


    Hearing that, Nadine’s face grew even darker.


    Max’s expression didn’t change. He only lifted an eyebrow and watched her.


    “What’s so special about Tess? Why does everyone line up to kiss her feet? Finn, Abel, Steven, Connor…” She listed their names one by one, gritting her teeth. Then she suddenly looked straight at Max. “Finn married her and even has a kid with her. Abel gets to be around her whenever he wants. Even Steven and Connor are her friends. And you? Why are you so loyal to her?<b>” </b>


    Her words were sharp and cruel, and Max’s face darkened, just as expected.


    He let out a cold, twisted smile. His charming eyes glinted with something dangerous. “Nadine, what makes you so sure that standing with me means you’ll be safe? I helped you a couple times and now you think I’m some nice guy?”


    The air around them felt heavy, pressing down hard. Nadine’s chest tightened until it almost hurt.


    She clenched her fingers so hard they ached, but she still didn’t ask for mercy.


    Max lifted his brows, a little surprised. He didn’t think Nadine would look so serious. Because of that, he actually eased up a little.


    “Nadine, you’re a fool who has schemes but no brain. Why would I waste my time helping you for free?”


    His handsome face stayed icy, his presence sharp like a de.


    Nadine didn’t seem surprised. For once, she didn’t explode. She stayed calm and quiet, like calm water.


    “You really think Nichs’s wife can take even a tiny part of the Larsons‘ wealth?”


    She curled her lip in a cold smirk, her eyes full of mockery.


    Max’s fingers stopped tapping the table. He didn’t argue right away. He frowned. “Tess isn’t like you. She went to prison, she suffered for years, but she won’t turn into someone cruel. She won’t just watch Nichs’s woman get torn apart by me.”


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    “So what? You talk about how kind she is, and then you take advantage of that kindness.”


    Nadine’s eyes crinkled with a smile, and even her shoulders shook. “Max, you’re just as fake.”


    He listened to her calling him out to his face, yet he didn’t get angry at all. His brow twitched, as if he took it as apliment.


    He said, “So what? As long as I get what I want.”


    “But Tess might not give it to you. I can.”


    Nadine’s voice was steady, and she stared straight at him.


    “You?”


    Max lifted his chin a bit, looking doubtful.


    He always believed he could read people well. Nadine might have been raised as an adopted daughter, but inside, she was a spoiled mess–no brains, bad ns, each mistake worse than the one before.


    But the way she looked now was different–like a starving wolf on itsst breath, ready to bite through her enemy even if it killed her.


    Max rubbed his eyebrows, hesitating a little as he looked at the woman in front of him.


    “All right. Tell me. What do you have that’s worth trusting? Why would I team up with you?” he


    said.


    He sounded more patient than before.


    Nadine let out a crooked, eerie smile. “You’ve already been ying both sides, haven’t you? On the outside, you’re helping Henry watch Nichs. But in secret, you handed him over to Tess. And you kept Nichs’s wife as your backup. No matter how Henry and Tess sh into each otherter, you win.”


    Max didn’t show any reaction. He didn’t answer either. He just motioned for her to continue.


    “But did you ever think about this? Tess just got out of prison. She might not be the same woman you used to know. Even if she didn’t turn cruel like me, how can you be sure she’ll sit there quietly and wait for you <i>to </i>hand the man over? When Nichs left the factory, it was her people who snuck in and took him. Are you sure your men can watch her every second?”


    Her words rushed out so quickly her mouth went dry, but she didn’t care. She stared hard at Max, sure he would take her side.


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    And she was right. When she finished, his frown deepened. He looked up and locked his eyes on Nadine. “I’ll admit, that could happen. So tell me what I get out of this.”


    Hearing that, Nadine knew he was finally listening. Her chance had opened.


    “Henry will do everything he can to take the Larsons‘ wealth from Tess. When that timees, I’ll take all the Larsons‘ important documents and give them to you.”


    As soon as she said it, the spark in Max’s eyes faded again. He looked uninterested.


    His lips curled slightly. “Even if Henry manages to pull that off, you’re still looking down on the Larsons. And if you hand me their important documents, everything Henry worked so hard would fall apart. You’d rather give them to me than to him?”


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