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Chapter 124 Hated\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb froze for a moment. She must have seen how excited he was a minute ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damn. So embarrassing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
98\u00a0<\/p>\n
+35 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pretended nothing happened and pulled out his phone to search NewRealm Ventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He saw all of the successful deals and investments they had made. Their record was incredible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His heart, which had just calmed down, started racing again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But soon, his face changed. He glared at Emmett. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me they were backed by the Bennett Group?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett jumped a little. \u201cIs that \u2026 important?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb let out a cold laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could it not be important? Max\u2019s eyes on Ayla were obviously not simple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned to Ayla. \u201cYou knew, too, didn\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew.\u201d Ayla didn\u2019t expect him to react so strongly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
think that\u2019s a good thing?\u201d Kaleb asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t understand why he suddenly snapped at her. She was about to ask, but Patrick walked back in right then, and behind him stood a tall man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla\u2019s eyebrows tightened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That man was Max.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the executive assistant in Storm Group\u2019s corporate office, Ayla knew the finance world of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trensea well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
game had great potential. But Max had no reason to come here in person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Max showed up, there was only one explanation. This project wasn\u2019t discovered by Patrick at all. It was Max who told Patrick to investigate it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had already cut ties with Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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That also included his best friend, Max.\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
She planned to tell Kaleb and Emmett to refuse the deal and let her invest instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Kaleb beat her to it. \u201cMr. Lawson, we\u2019re not doing this deal anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett stared at him, shocked. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPack your things. We\u2019re leaving.\u201d Kaleb\u2019s tone was sharp and absolute. No negotiation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett, turned pale with anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
98\u00a0<\/p>\n
+35 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max hadn\u2019t expected Ayla to be here. He heard Patrick mention her name and still chose to\u00a0<\/p>\n
come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t rush off. Even if we don\u2019t work together, at least have some tea,\u201d Max said calmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb hated the way Max looked at Ayla. The first time he saw them together, he sensed that Max looked at her like a flirt-calm on the outside, but not clean on the inside. No one else would notice, but Kaleb was also a man. He knew. Max didn\u2019t come here because of the game. He came for Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb already hated Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max wasn\u2019t any better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have time to drink anything with you,\u201d Kaleb snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Patrick was stunned by Kaleb\u2019s boldness. Max had a good temper, but in Trensea, no one dared talk to him like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max ignored Kaleb completely and looked at Ayla instead. \u201cSince Kaleb doesn\u2019t want to talk to me, maybe you and I can talk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb growled, \u201cWhat do you two have to talk about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max smiled calmly. \u201cAt least let Ayla hear why I came.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb glared, feeling helpless for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max was nothing like Troy. Troy could be pushed. Max couldn\u2019t be pushed at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla also wanted to know the truth, so she planned to step outside with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max didn\u2019t move. He just glanced at Patrick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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98\u00a0<\/p>\n
+35 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
Patrick understood. He escorted Emmett and Kaleb out of the room. Kaleb didn\u2019t want to go, but Ayla shoved him out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the door closed, Ayla sat down and asked Max, \u201cSo what did you do to make Kaleb hate you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last person Kaleb hated this much was Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max sat down and shook his head. \u201cI honestly have no idea.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla sat across from him. She didn\u2019t look relaxed like she did at the tennis court last time. Her eyes were sharp. \u201cWhy are you trying to get close to Kaleb?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max felt a tiny sting in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last time, it took almost no effort to get through her guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her change in attitude had only one cause-her complete break with Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And since Max was Troy\u2019s friend, she saw him as an enemy, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was attacking without distinction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max didn\u2019t know whether to be happy or sad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He finally spoke. \u201cI personally think Troy treated Kaleb a little too harshly. And since Kaleb got hurt in my bar \u2026 I\u2019m not doing this out of kindness, but that incident made me look into the game. So I asked Mr. Lawson to investigate. After that, we found the potential. That\u2019s why I decided to invest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
game had strong\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max\u2019s explanation was airtight. Ayla couldn\u2019t find any flaw, so she believed him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked, \u201cYou really don\u2019t know why Kaleb dislikes you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max shook his head. \u201cAsk him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, Max actually knew. He was a calculating man and a man himself. He understood perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb was guarding against him-because he didn\u2019t want Max to have any interest in Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max felt a tiny bit of regret. He didn\u2019t expect Kaleb to notice his feelings toward her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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