Chapter Fourteen

The stew was gone, the cornbread following in its wake. Even the apple pie Madeline had baked for dessert was all gone. Now they were nursing glasses of wine and listening to Maxwell ramble and make a fool of himself.

Drew wondered when they would take their leave and if there was a polite way to ask them to leave.

Excusing himself for a minute, he walked upstairs to his bathroom to relieve himself. When he stepped out of his room, he found Maxwell by the hallway, waiting for him. Now, father and son were lying in wait for him? Things had definitely gotten interesting.

"Maxwell." He said, the tone of his voice curious.

"Drew." His cousin stepped closer. "I cannot let tonight go without saying this. If you married because of the caveat your parents place on their shares, I don't think it is worth it, cuz."

Hold up, Maxwell was acting nice?

"Marriage is for a lifetime and that is a long time to be miserable. Look, the company is in good hands. It's still in the family, if that's what y