"What is it?" Max Gaston asked. His expression did not relax. There was a hint of caution in his voice.
He had heard the conversation between Mary and Sofia at the Gastons' residence earlier when he went downstairs.
Max remembered that Marcus also liked Mary a lot. Five years ago, when Mary went missing, Marcus had searched for her like a madman. He had also resolutely left the country when the police told them that Mary had met with misfortune.
Max tightened his grip on the steering wheel. 'Marcus still does not know that Mary is alive and has returned. He will come back immediately if he did,' he thought.
Mary looked into Max's dark eyes and his cold, defined features. She shook her head and said without emotion, "I don't want to talk about it now."
There was a pause in the air.
"I've set up the device, as you told me to," Max Gaston said, changing the topic.
