Chapter 145: A knee-jerk reaction
Lunch somehow continued on after Andrew and Maxwell so rudely interrupted everyone, and after Andrew had finished crying, even though that was the last thing he had wanted to do, everything sorted itself out.
"Max, do you have to get back to work tomorrow? You know that it’s okay to take a break every once in a while, right?" Mrs. Beckett asked of her son, her eyes wide and serious. They had moved from the large table and were now sitting on the soft loveseats on the platform above.
Maxwell chuckled, shaking his head.
He hadn’t left Andrew’s side after their little moment. He was holding Andrew’s hand, and Andrew couldn’t tell if this was a victory lap on Maxwell’s part, or if he was just trying to comfort Andrew after crying.
It might be both.
"I have to go back to work, Mom. I haven’t shown my face in my workplace for a while now, and Andrew’s been cleared for work and travel. I need to make sure that the workplace he’s going into is actually what I told him it was, and scare a few people who got too big for the breeches while I’ve been away." Maxwell’s smile took a slight sinister tone and Andrew sighed.
"You don’t need to do anything for my sake. It’s already enough that you’re even offering me a place to work." Andrew told him and Maxwell frowned.
"Don’t even attempt to start that right now. I’ll be pissed. Did I, or did I not already tell you I planned to recruit you, nay, seduce you into my company if I had a chance?" Maxwell told him and Andrew flushed.
"S-Seduce me?" He repeated and Maxwell nodded, smirking.
"Yeah. I’m pretty sure I would have done anything if it had gotten you on my side. There’d be added perks, obviously, but I was ready for it." Andrew stared at him in shock before he blinked slowly.
"W-Why me?" He asked curious and Maxwell’s gaze slid to his Father.