Chapter 56

I thought Max had already come up with hisan excuse forto asking me for money, so he made a deal with Hailey Group early on. He was just waiting for the right moment to bring it up, but I exposed his plan before he could execute it. He had been scheming to make meget me to willingly hand over the fifteen million for his business venture.

Business venture? It was more like an excuse to steal my money.

What a scoundrel!

Suddenly, Max turned around and startled me. I quickly put on a smile.

He leaned against the kitchen island and said, "By the way, honey, there's something I need to remind you about."

"What is it?"

"In the future, don't meet with Luke anymore," Max said seriously. "I get jealous, and it makes me angry."

"Mr. Jennings, are you that insecure? We're married. Are you still afraid someone will steal me away?"

I scoffed. "Even if you're worried, it shouldn't be about Luke. Who is he anyway? The famous untouchable bachelor of your business school. Girls line up from her