Chapter 54

"Yeah. I saw Max at one of Camille's dinner parties," someone chimed in. Hunter's eyes immediately lit up as he leaned in closer. "Go on. Tell us what happened," he pressed. The man laughed. "I remember Camille got wasted and threw up all over his shoes. She then ordered him to clean them with his shirt, and he actually did it." "Ha! Really? Sounds like a perfectly obedient lapdog." Sophia's face darkened. Hunter glanced at me smugly. His expression was full of contempt. "Sophia, why would you partner with the Layton family's lapdog? This kind of guy doesn't deserve it," he said. Sophia's face went cold as she snapped, "Don't you dare talk about him like that!" Seeing her angry face, he said helplessly, "This guy's just a pretty boy gold-digger." "That's enough. Shut your damn mouth! My business partnerships are none of your concern!" Sophia's sharp response only deepened Hunter's resentment toward me. He said earnestly, "Don't get upset. I'm just looking out for you here." S