The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson

Chapter 314

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"That's my fault," Max admitted. "When James asked me, I asked for time and started looking into where Roger lived and worked. After spying on him for a week, I knew his entire routine and waited for the perfect moment to have them meet casually." "What... spying?" Elliot asked, shocked.

"That's actually one of the many skills I hired him for to be Deborah's bodyguard," Jayden explained.

"Hehe, sounds like you're some kind of hitman," George joked.

"Um..." Max just averted his gaze, making the others a bit nervous. "Well, I haven't had to do that in this job yet."

"Ahem... let's get back to the main topic, please," Elliot requested. "So, you found the right time and place to see him, and then...?"

James and Max exchanged a look before the younger one started explaining what he had done.

-Flashback-

After discovering the whole truth online, James didn't know how to feel. It turned out his family wasn't his real family... well, halfway. But now his head was a mess, and he didn't know what to think, so he grabbed Chip to try and calm his tears. "Meow."

"Sniff... you're lucky, Chip... you don't care who your parents were."

"Meow... purr..." Curiously, the kitten seemed to understand him and started purring as she rubbed her little body against his to make him smile and calm down.

"You're right. I shouldn't cry about this because we have a beautiful family, right?"

"Meow."

"Hehe, yeah, I'm silly... that man means nothing to me. He made a face, now understanding why they had three grandfathers. Despite being young, he also noticed that he resembled Grandpa George a little. Suddenly, a knock came from the door.

"Can I come in?" James was startled to hear Max's voice, so he quickly wiped his tears and tried to act

casual.

"Come in."

"James, look, I brought the materials from the list you gave me for the..." he began to say, but then he saw the boy's swollen eyes. "What happened? Why were you crying?" "Huh? Um... L

"Did you play rough again?" he asked, approaching to pet the kitten.

"Meow!" the kitten protested, trying to bite him before jumping onto the bed and curling up on the pillows.

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Chapter 314

"Let me see if you got scratched."

"She didn't hurt me."

"Then why are you crying?"

James grimaced and opened his laptop to show Max what he had found.

"James..." Max was shocked to see that and just hugged him, listening to the boy cry and trying to soothe his pain. In a way, he understood the confusion he was feeling; after all, his bosses had ordered that everyone be silent about this matter until they could talk to him themselves. "Tell me, why did investigate this?"

you

"It's just... I was still wondering about what I heard at Grandpa's party... Max, help me. I want to see him."

"But James, that idiot never cared about you, and I don't want you to get hurt."

"You knew?" James pulled back from the hug and looked at his friend in surprise.

"Oops..."

"Max," he complained, frowning.

"Well, yeah, I knew... I mean, Danielle and I lived through most of the drama, which is why I'm telling you you're not missing out by not knowing him."

"I want to be the one to judge that."

"But..."

"Max, that's an order. Help me find him so I can talk to him."

"But your mom...

"It'll be our secret, please."

"Um... fine, but give me a few days to look into it, okay? In the meantime, be the good kid you always are. Do you promise?"

"I promise. Thanks, Max," he said, hugging him.