Chapter 20 It turned out Reid's hunch wasn't wrong. When the Merrow Group's stock price started to stabilize, those institutions all pulled out together like they'd made a deal. The Merrow Group's stock price plummeted and even hit a record low. Reid stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his hand slowly clenching. The assistant didn't even dare to breathe behind him. "What about Phillip?" "Already... couldn't reach them." As soon as he said that, the office went dead silent. The assistant couldn't wipe the sweat off his fore- head no matter how hard he tried. He thought about what he'd found out and just felt that if he said it out loud, his career would probably be over. "Did you find out who those organizations belonged to?" Still came. The assistant closed their eyes for a moment and put the documents on the desk: "Mr. Merrow, after looking into it, those investment firms were backed by different companies, but those companies... those companies all belonged to M&V Enterprises." After hearing this, Reid actually felt a kind of relief that wasn't surprising. His gut told him that the founder of M&V Enterprises was Maxine. It was Maxine getting back at him. Since it was like this... Reid stood downstairs at the M&V Enterprises building, his suit a little wrinkled, and his eyes blood- shot. He had already waited here for three days. The receptionist politely but coldly turned down every one of his appointment requests, and the security guard stopped him every time he tried to get in. 0.0 %. 06:34 But he couldn't take it anymore. "Get out of the way." His voice was scary low. The security guard hadn't even reacted yet, Reid had already shoved him aside and rushed toward the elevator. Today he had to see Maxine! The door to the top floor office was suddenly pushed open. Maxine sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her back to him, and her pen made a sharp mark on the document. "Mr. Merrow," she didn't even look back, her voice calm, "breaking into someone else's company, I could call the police." Reid's breath caught. This sound... The voice he had heard countless times in his dreams was now right in front of him, but it was as cold as a stranger. "Max..." he stepped forward with a hoarse voice, "I knew it was you." Maxine finally turned around. The sunlight poured down behind her, outlining her slim figure. She wore delicate makeup. The girl who used to cry for him seemed to be gone. "We weren't that close." She corrected him, tapping the nameplate on the table with her fingertip. "You can call me 'Ms. Valemont'." Reid's chest rose and fell hard. "I've already figured out what happened with Kelsey!" He walked up quickly, putting both hands on her desk. "It was her... she staged all that herself, she's been lying to me the whole time! I... I really thought that thug back then was someone you hired to hurt her..." Maxine just looked at him quietly, with no emotion in her eyes. Reid's voice got lower and lower: "If I had known that was you... how could I have..." "Possible what?" Maxine suddenly laughed, "How could you possibly push me off the platform your- self? How could you possibly break my ribs with an iron bar? Or how could you possibly crush my fin- 37.9 %. 06:34 288 Vouchers gers?" She picked up the record and pressed it gently. There was suddenly Maxine's bloody scream from inside. And the faint sound of pain when the iron rod came down. Reid's face went pale in an instant. "Do you need me to keep playing it?" Maxine propped up her chin and spoke casually, "I've got plenty more. Like that part where you were holding Kelsey and made her call you 'hubby"?" Reid didn't say anything. He looked at the person in front of him with a cold face, and the next second, his knees hit the ground hard. "Sorry..." His voice was shaking, and his fingers gripped the edge of her desk tightly. "I really... didn't know..." Maxine looked down at him and suddenly thought it was funny. The once high-and-mighty Reid was now kneeling in front of her like a lost dog. 80.3 %. 06:34 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!