Chapter 713

All of a sudden, there were urgent knocks coming from the outside. As though caught red-handed, Max’s hand jolted slightly as he looked out of the door. A waiter walked in with some appetizers and placed them on the table. Max smirked. “A fine cup of tea with some fine appetizers,” he remarked, “what a pleasure. Come, let’s dig in.” Heavy subjects were dropped right after and they drank the tea Max prepared. Time passed, and it was 9pm. Mr. Warren and Mr. Hahn bid them farewell. Before they left, they said to Charmine, “You two should talk; Burlington needs developers like you both. It should be a win-win project, making Burlington even more prosperous.” “Okay,” Charmine agreed. She genuinely wanted Burlington to be more prosperous, and she would not allow the developments and economics to end up with an outsider like Max! Charmine saw both men out the door and intended to walk away herself, not wanting to speak to Max. Supporting his daughter’s decision, Adam fo