Conflicted Emotions

?" After Amanda stormed out of Maxwell's office, Mar

da angrily hissed and gestured to he

r? Have I upset her in any way?"

that way. He could tell that

not speaking

g either as a person or as the mana

am prepared to go ask Dad about it," Martine

vacy. You can't just enter peop

mpany." He reprimanded M

ot mean

t into a heated argu

ion was ten

he is being consumed by something."

e of it? You messed up when y

decided to s

re the question, but Martinez was no

ding the question. Did y

t have done something to cause that provocati

t away." Maxwell gave in to coerc

rges against her mother, so why

hould be punished to serve as a warning to other opp

gainst her mother." Maxwell dropped the bombs

of that? Get off it, plea

This is a prank that we both know.

her refocus." Martinez questioned

ll is that he's got a

victim is, he ha

d his father's words about pardonin

xplanation. It is

son would sh

a covert affair?"

what else to

well slammed the des

t all? Go on, son. A relationship with

founded charge, I

r than the nonsense you ju

never thought about getting married again, much le

ry,

ike there is

ize you

enerous all at once. Please tell me

w this. Although I kn

s. Subsequently, she is free to file fo

it." Martinez interrupted h

ted, "But I am

hear? As you said,

I cannot even marry her." Martinez

ing at his Father

uting? I am still your father, and I am not

" Maxwell made him sit down

antly, giving his fath

llion dollar deal if you declined to marr

he main focus

fraud me of my money

en give a dam

I want at all?" Martinez wail

for you because I am co

legacy someday? I have to give you

tinez to accept the offe

if I s

y will, are you?" Martinez put his father t

rder and not a request." Maxwel

be stripped from my legac

s not prepa

ould do this, he would have had them arr

e, are you

want to remai

ell

tinez might not be abl

do this. Did she accept?" A long silen

ered the office with some

ted Martinez, she w

the sight of h

axwell stopped Amand

together for the next three years, you two need to sta

have not accepted your proposa

ue with your a

, but he has already agr

trange caller abruptly rang Amanda's p

left ear and scowled, "So

It is

My mother, what

t away," She yelled

r mum?" Maxwell asked

alled the phone. It has to do wi

while I drop you off

ay," Amanda politely rejected Maxwell'

ng news did not

business, he stayed s