NovelStart"Mr. Palmer, I know you chere looking for something that might stopfrom seeing my daughter. But I can assure you if there's one thing I've always been, it's stubborn. I didn't even listen to my own parents-at least not until they finally found a way to tiedown...
"And I won't back down from my desire to be part of my daughter's life. I know I'm not a shining example-not even close-but I truly hope I can turn things around. I hope I can becthe kind of father my daughter can be proud of. I hope that when she looks at me, she doesn't feel ashamed.
"I understand that whatever I had with your daughter will never be again-that's a given. But at the very least, I want to be a present father to my child." Maximus listened carefully, and it felt like looking at a younger version of himself. He would've loved to have had the chance to know his daughter Serenity from the beginning, but everything he'd done had taken him to a point of no return.
It wasn't the ssituation-in fact, what Maximus had done was much worse than Adrian's mistakes, if he were being honest.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Lettell you something, Adrian. If you really want to meet your daughter and be part of her life, you've got a lot of work ahead of you.
"My little girl is one of my greatest priorities. So you can understand I'm not going to welcyou with open arms. And if you don't keep your word... I'll use every bit of my power to destroy you. And trustwhat you're living through now will seem like heaven compared to what I'll bring down on you.
"Now, whatever is or was between you and Laura-that's none of my business. That's her decision to make. I can't force her into anything she doesn't want. But when it comes to my granddaughter, I'll only say this: if you want to see her-as Laura allows you're going to have to prove you deserve to be her father.
"A part ofis going to regret this, but... in one week, I want to see your résumé. Bring it to this address," Maximus said, handing him a business card for the new company they were building.
For sreason, Maximus felt something for the young man-not because he liked him, but because Adrian reminded him of his brother. That sbrother who was always in trouble, always frowned upon, and yet... silently admired.
Peter had always lived freely, while Maximus carried the weight of the company on his shoulders.
Now everyone knew why. But back then, his poor brother had been cast out of the family-because of him. The sthing was happening to this kid, and back in the day, Peter had been saved by Marcus Bartz.
Right now, the future and well-being of his granddaughter were on the line. So, without thinking twice, Maximus would step in to help.
"Why are you doing this?" Adrian asked, stunned.
"Because you say you want to be part of my granddaughter's life, right?" Maximus replied firmly. "I won't let her grow up thinking that her father's a nobody- especially if he acts like one.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"This is the one and only tI'm going to help you. Don't expect any more favors from me. You'd better take advantage of this chance... because there won't be a second one." Adrian looked at the man in disbelief. He couldn't understand what the hell was going through Maximus's head- but one thing was clear: What he was offering was completely unexpected... and he was going to take it.
Adrian had already tried countless times to find a job, only to hit wall after wall- thanks to the George family, who shut every door on him, even jobs as a delivery boy.
Joseph George, who had once seemed friendly, turned out to be
ruthless and cold. He had taken m Adrian's rejection of the family business as a personal insult. From that point on, any job Adrian tried to land... the doors would be stammed shut.
The Palmers were a powerful family-more powerful than the om Georges, even. Though Adrian didn't Georges, know it yet, the Palmer nhad been mostly left behind. Only Peter Palmer and his children remained.
But now, Adrian was about to find out what it really meant to be connected to the Evans family.
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