"There's simply no way this man belongs in the same class as us... He was fired by The Company and still owes them about half a million dollars... "
"Hold on, Valerie... Is it possible you hired this good for nothing common man to lie to us?" Victor Sawyer confronted Valerie with a stern tone.
It would be bad for him if Valerie had a relationship with another man other than his adopted son. With the Sawyer matriarch reign nearing its end, he was looking to seize the family fortune for himself, and Maximus saw through him.
"As how... Of course not!" Valerie firmly denied.
" I highly doubt that this common looking man would have that much money to be called an 'Investor', six months ago he was broke and in the mud... "
The next person to speak silenced everyone in the crowd by the mere clearing of her throat.
"Ahem... "
"Who are you? And do you have evidence to prove that your words are right? " Valerie's grandmother turned to the speaker who had been slandering Maximus.
