Chapter 8

My in-laws aged as Max grew up. They were no longer as energetic as before, largely because so much of their time was devoted to Max. They had more confidence in me because I never made mistakes over the years. Despite that, they planned to leave everything under their name to Max, which I had no objection to. … Richard and Jennifer fell sick during an outbreak that led to mass infections. After keeping Max away from them, I began taking care of them day and night, but they were barely hanging on. The family physician had tried his best to save them from the brink of death multiple times. In their final moments, they asked to see Max for one last time between fits of coughing. I sighed under my mask. "Dad, Mom, I wish I could, but the virus is no joke. He's in the villa right next to us. Max is still young. If he comes over, he will definitely get infected. "Don't worry, though. I have someone looking after him. You'll get to see him again after you recover." I glanced at the f