Chapter 299: What Happened?
"What happened to Melanie?"
Adam nearly toppled off his chair at the unexpected question. He turned sharply to his friend, a scowl spreading across his face."What do you mean? Did something happen? Was there a phone call I missed?"
Panic flickered in his eyes as he reached for his phone, already unlocking the screen, ready to dial.
Max raised a hand and shook his head.
"Calm down, Adam Collins. Stop panicking. I only asked because you’ve been sitting here with that long face for the past fifteen minutes. You’ve barely said a word. And honestly, the only time you look this tense is when something’s wrong with Melanie. That’s why I asked."
Adam exhaled slowly, glared at his friend, and slumped back into his chair with a tired sigh," Actually nothing happened...Its just that..."
Adam sighed and shook his head.
And then, he sighed again, running a hand through his hair, then looked up at Max. "Melanie’s hiding something from me. And I’m not sure if I should ask her about it."
Max raised his brows and leaned forward slightly at that slightly juicy piece of information, "Hiding something? Like what?" But then, without waiting for an answer from Adam, with a half-grin and a pointed look, he added, "Wait-are you saying you think she’s cheating on you? Is that what this is about? Are you worried she’s handing you a green hat? Ohh! That would be so awesome..."
Adam blinked, clearly caught off guard by the happiness in his friend’s voice at the thought of his misfortune and sent him a sharp glare. "Would you like me to help you open an overseas branch of StormEdge? Somewhere remote-preferably where there’s no signal, and the market’s so brutal that even your charm won’t get you through the door?"
Max snorted and dropped back into his chair with an exaggerated sigh. "As if you could afford to part with me if that were the case. Come on, you’d need me more than ever if that happened. Like, where would you go without my advice, my friend. Come on. Come to daddy and spill the beans."
The words earned Max a lethal look from Max that had him chuckling as he asked," Okay okay. Just tell me. No need to take your frustration out on me? Who is the scumbag that seduced your Melanie? I’ll go look for a nice burial spot for him."