Chapter 181 - Plan In Place (1/2)

Right now, Olivia hated Wyatt more. How could the guy easily get along with others except her? And how come the little one was so comfortable around a stranger?

She felt a pang of jealousy. She was like little Aerith before, waiting under the shade of a tree for someone to visit her, but ended up getting disappointed when nobody came. Eventually, she got tired of waiting, it came to a point where it didn't matter who was knocking in front of her door.

”I think we shouldn't be staying here. Looks like Wyatt didn't need us anyway,” Olivia said and sighed. She regarded the man she loathed so much next to her father.

”Yeah, I think he knows what to do. Wait, let me leave him a message.” Maxen dug up his phone from his pants pocket and fired a message to Wyatt, smiling as he sent the short text.

From their vantage point, they could see Wyatt pause for a second. Olivia and Maxen thought Wyatt would check his phone but to their surprise, he trained his gaze back to the little one beside him.

”What a showoff,” Olivia huffed and pivoted on her heel. ”Let's goooo, Max. Leave them alone. They have a lot of catching up to do.”

Olivia was steps away when Maxen finally left the spot they were standing on. He took look strides, catching up on Olivia's retreating back, and lacing their fingers together.

”How about the intel that he got last time in the auction? He'll be busy with the little one now,” Olivia raised the question that was bugging her earlier. She didn't want to ruin the mood, but the topic was worth mentioning at that moment.

Maxen grunted. If it was up to him, he would gladly take over Wyatt's place, but the issue was concerning the royal family and their safety, hence, he was not included in the team that was in charge of the intel Wyatt gathered during the auction.

”We have a plan in place, but that's it. We're just waiting for them to make a move.”

”Does Dad know about it? Isn't it unsafe for him to be in the same circle as Lance?”

”He won't do anything stupid unless he's stupid.”

”Trust me, he is stupid.”

”Then he just signed his death warrant.” Maxen rolled his tongue over his teeth. He should have rendered the insolent bastard paraplegic or bedridden that night. Letting the guy lose gave him the chance to wreak havoc under the Suis' noses.

”Does the Lee Family know of his transactions? I mean, they should, right? He's a part of the family.”

As they reached their waiting car, Maxen held the door open for Olivia. He placed his hand on the small of her back as he ushered her in the car. ”He is a Go. He will never be a Lee even if he tried to change his surname,” Maxen scoffed in derision.

Lance Go became the laughing stock of the business community when he tried to file for a legal change in surname, changing it from Go to his wife Selena's last name—the prestigious Lee Family name.

Grandpa Lee was furious when news reached his ears. How dare that peasant change his surname? He already got what he wanted and married a Lee lady. Why make it obvious for everyone that he was after Selena's surname since the beginning?

In the end, Lance Go's petition was trashed, and his dream of bearing a prestigious surname was quashed.

On the car ride to one of the Lin's malls, Maxen nipped his wife's ear. He grinned his boyish grin when Olivia stared daggers at him. ”What do you want?”

”Nothing. You're busy with your phone.”

”That's Grumpybot, nagging me again,” Olivia said and huffed, tightening Maxen's arm that was wrapped on her waist.

”Grumpybot?” Maxen tilted his head to the right, unsure if he knew someone who went by the name. He was really bad at names and he should do something about it.

”Grumpy Abbott. He's reminding me for my Princess 101 as if Maya and Mom aren't enough to teach me.” She looked up to Maxen and pouted. ”It's hard to be a princess. Don't do this, don't do that. Right smile, right angle. I'm just venting out. This Grumpybot knew I should be resting but he insisted on sending a quiz about the history of Nisia.” She slumped back in Maxen's cocoon, her energy depleted just at the thought of all the things she had to keep in mind.