Contract And Marriage

Maximus

“Grandma, please don’t judge my wife because she comes from a poor background. I don’t want to argue with you about this anymore. Don’t you want me to be happy with the person I love, who also loves me?” I know Sarina can hear us, and I’m worried about what she might think because of what my grandmother says about her.

“If that woman truly loves you, she should know what’s best for you,” my grandmother insisted.

“My wife can’t remember anything right now. She doesn’t know what happened to us before, and she especially doesn’t know about her real family. We were just starting to live our family life together, and you don’t know how happy I am.”

“You really won’t listen to me, no matter what I say, will you?” she asked, sounding hurt. I took a deep breath before answering.

“I’m already married. I hope you understand that. I’m sorry if I’ve disappointed you, but you saw how I was when I thought my wife was gone. And I hope you can also see how happy I am now that she’s back with our child.”

I wanted to continue talking, but I felt Sarina gently holding my hand. I looked at her and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw her smiling face before she turned to my grandmother.

“I know you’re only considering Maximus’s well-being, Mrs. Lardizabal. Believe it or not, I understand you because I only want what’s best for my son. But please allow us to be happy so I can prove that I am the right person to be your grandson’s wife. I promise I will take care of him and love him more than I love myself.”Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

“My wife,” I said, overwhelmed with happiness. I, too, am ready to do everything for her. I looked at my grandmother and noticed she was staring at Sarina as if weighing the sincerity in her words.

“You can be angry with me, and I won’t stop you from saying anything against me. But please, don’t involve my innocent child. He didn’t ask to be born into this world, let alone become mine and Maximus’s son.”

“I must admit, you’re brave to face me like this. But remember this, I will never accept you for my grandson.” I felt disheartened by what my grandmother said, but I could do nothing about it either. I couldn’t force her to like the woman I love, and I certainly couldn’t leave Sarina and our child just to make her happy.

“And you, Maximus,” she turned to me. “I have no choice but to let you handle the company your father left behind. I know that even if I took everything from you, you would rise again, especially since you know you have a Mariano who’s ready to help you in addition to your business management skills. But that’s where it ends. Even if my time comes, the only connection we’ll have left will be through the company.”

My grandmother turned her back after saying those words. Is there really no chance we can be a happy family with her? I felt Sarina gently squeeze my hand, so I looked at her.

“I’m sorry it had to come to this,” she said sadly. But I shook my head and gave her a bitter smile.

“It’s not your fault, certainly not your fault, so you don’t need to apologize to me or my grandmother.” I didn’t want her to carry the burden of the words my grandmother left with me. If that happened, she would only feel guilty and constantly blame herself.

“Thank you, Maximus.”

“For what?” I asked her, puzzled. She embraced me, and of course, I hugged her back. She looked up while I bent down so our eyes could meet.

“Thank you for standing up for me and Chase. I feel so lucky to have someone like you as my husband. I couldn’t ask for anything more, but now I must keep praying that your grandmother will accept Chase and me.”

“My grandmother will change her mind. Don’t take her words too much to heart. I know her, and I know how much she loves me. I love her so much because she only wants what’s best for me.”

“And I promise I’ll never be angry with her, even if she doesn’t like me. That’s because I know how much she loves you.”

I kissed her deeply because of what she said, and she responded just as sweetly. I know there may be many more challenges we’ll face as a married couple. But because of our love for each other, I know we’ll overcome them.

The days passed, and as I had told her, we were just together as a family. Her, me, and Chase. I took them to a house I started building before we went to Las Vegas. Fortunately, Aries didn’t neglect it, so it’s in good condition now, even though construction got delayed because of what happened to my wife.

We’re about to move in, and I also told Lisa that she could stay in and bring her husband, whom I’ve hired as my wife and son’s driver, in case I’m too busy to accompany them.

It was a Saturday, and we were resting at the condo, waiting for the time because we needed to go to the hospital for Chase’s check-up, when I received a call from Mariano. “Hello,”

“Are you busy?” he asked. I hadn’t told him about Sarina yet, and I knew he’d be surprised.

“Yes, why?”

“I need to talk to you.”

“About what?”

“About my reason for coming here.” Oh right. He mentioned he was following a man who killed his own wife. But why does he want to talk to me about that?

“Is it that important?” I asked. Maybe he’d ask me to come to the hotel, but I didn’t want to leave my wife and son.

“Very important, so let’s meet.” I knew it. I looked at Sarina, who was now playing with our son.

“Okay, I will meet you later.”

“Okay, see you.” Our conversation ended, and my wife looked at me.

“Are you going somewhere?” Sarina asked.

“Yes. Mariano wants to meet me.”

“Your brother?” I nodded at her before she continued. “Is it far from the hospital? You can just drop us off and then go straight to him.”

“Are you okay with that?” I asked worriedly.

“Yes, of course. If you’re not around, Chase and I will just go to the check-up anyway since that’s already part of my plan, especially now that I’m earning a good salary as your secretary.”

“Thank you, my wife.”

“You’re welcome, my husband.”

“But wait for me there because I’ll pick you up, okay? You can stay in Dr. Jerold’s office, and I’ll leave a word with him to look after you and Chase.”

“Okidoki,” she replied cheerfully. I don’t think there will be any problems since I feel such happiness. I just hope my conversation with Mariano goes quickly.