"Max?" Gabriella called when she found the house deserted. With her eyes open warily, the woman came in to check her husband's desk.

　　Instead of finding Max, she was greeted by Julian's sobs. Seeing the red-eyed man wailing in regret, the woman's heart immediately thumped.

　　"Where's Max?" she asked with round eyes and ragged breaths.

　　Unexpectedly, Julian shed more tears and dropped his knees to the floor. "I'm sorry, Gabriella. I am truly sorry for the misfortunes that befell you.”

　　"What misfortune?" the woman asked in a higher voice.

　　“I'm sorry I supported my father's plan to take Max down. If only I had opposed it, Max wouldn't have been...