Chapter 194: A life changing amount of money
"You better make sure to reach out more often, young man, or I will show up at your workplace now that I know where you work. I’ll even make a big deal and embarrass both you and Ricky." May warned, hugging Andrew tightly in her arms as they got ready to leave. Andrew chuckled, hugging her back.
"Well I can’t have you doing that. Max might even hear about it and then you’ll embarrass him as well." Maxwell cleared his throat.
"I would not find it embarrassing. I would simply invite May up to my office while I have Mr. Newman go grab both of you." May laughed, releasing Andrew to hug Maxwell tightly. Maxwell was still awkward about being hugged by others who weren’t Andrew, and May could tell. She didn’t let that bother her though, and hugged him tightly.
"I’ll admit it, I was a bit worried that you were using Andy in some way, but I am glad to see that that doesn’t appear to be the case. What you could use Andy for, I’m not exactly sure, but I was still worried." It was at that moment that Andrew realised that they hadn’t told them what his Mom had really been up to, and he froze.
He turned his gaze to Maxwell, who gave Andrew a narrow-eyed look. Andrew laughed nervously.
They were just about to leave! If he brought it up now, they wouldn’t be allowed to go until he explained every last detail and as much as he loved them, he was tired and wanted to be alone with Maxwell.
’Well, actually, Mom left me quite a sum after she passed from working, so that could have been an option, but Max has his own company, so it’s pennies to him." May let Maxwell go, drawing back to stare at Andrew in surprise. Even Ford, and Richard seemed surprised to hear that.
"She left you a huge sum?" Richard repeated, and Andrew nodded.
"Yeah. It’s more complicated than that, but today has already been pretty long, and as much as I love you guys, I think I’ve reached my limit for today." May frowned, but Richard, who worked in the field of experimentation and human testing, nodded. He placed his hand on his Mom’s shoulder, giving it a squeeze as he smiled. Ford stepped forward, giving Andrew a hug next.
"Well, I am glad that all of that work she did meant that she was able to leave something behind for you. Don’t go blowing it on anything silly. Or have you already blown it on silly things?" Ford asked, a teasing tone to his voice as Andrew hugged him back.
"No, I haven’t spent any of it. Like my father’s money, it’s been kept in an account for me. I’ve been living off of my salary this whole time. Haven’t even touched a dime yet." Andrew told them as Ford moved to Maxwell, giving him a heartfelt hug that had Maxwell in a bit of a daze.