Semua Bab From Trash to Titan: Bab 201 - Bab 210

Maxwell froze the moment those two voices reached his ears.Of all the restaurants in this city, of ALL the nights of the year , why did those two have to walk through that door tonight? Out of every place they could have gone? Out of every table they could have picked?In the space of a single heartbeat, his mind was dragged back to that night.The wedding.The kneeling on the cold marble in front of three hundred important guests. The blood running down his hand from the broken glass. The sharp, slicing pain that shot through his palm when Armand deliberately kicked the shards back into his fingers with that smug annoying smirk. Casey's high, delighted giggle ringing in his ears like a curse. Debra, his own mother, calling his late father a filthy nobody in front of half the city's elite. Phone cameras pointed at him from every angle. Laughter. Whispers. The taste of his own humiliation thick in his throat.It had not even been a month and he could still remember all that like it

Casey's voice dripped with sympathy as she accused Maxwell. Something behind Driana's eyes went cold after she heard yet another absurd accusation thrown Maxwell's way. The absurdity of what she had just heard was almost too much to process. Lied about who he was? Maxwell Sterling, lied? This woman actually believed Maxwell Sterling had used the Lexus name to impress her?What a joke! What an absolute joke! At this point, Maxwell was too bored with these two to even stop them. He thought he would just let them talk and then at last he would do something about them. Compared to the past, Maxwell had changed drastically, he knew he was a Sterling and so yes, he knew when to be arrogant because of that. Right now, he knew he was untouchable by the Lexus family and that felt so good. "Excuse me?" Driana just had to ask. "I'm sorry… what exactly are you two even talking about?"Casey's sweet, fake-sympathetic smile froze mid-flight on her face. She had not expected that response at a

​Armand and Casey stared at the hostess, completely unable to process the words.​Of course they couldn't believe it. They were the Lexus family. No one would ever dare throw them out of a restaurant, and absolutely no one would ever do it on the orders of a nobody like Maxwell."Wait…" Armand's voice came out disbelieving. Empty. "What did you just say?"The hostess didn't flinch at his words. She didn't repeat herself, either. She simply raised her hand and pointed politely, but firmly, toward the front doors."I said it's time for you to go, Mr. Lexus."The shock wore off, and a hot, blinding anger quickly took its place. Armand's face turned a dark shade of red. This had to be a joke. A mistake. There was absolutely no way he was being thrown out over Maxwell.This hostess must have absolutely lost her mind. How dare she? Just the sheer thought that this nobody of a hostess would dare challenge him was annoying to the core for Armand right now. "Are you out of your mind?" Armand

The front doors of the Lexus estate were pushed open with a force like they had personally offended Armand.He didn't just walk in. He stormed in, his jaw was clenched very hard, his knuckles white, every single step landing hard against the marble floor like he was trying to crack it in half.Armand and Casey had their own home, however after what happened at the restaurant, Armand had driven here. To complain about Maxwell to everyone of course. They needed to do something about him, he was getting out of control.Casey trailed behind him, still fuming herself, though she was smart enough to stay quiet for now. She had seen Armand like this before, and she knew that anything she said right now would only pour gasoline directly onto an already raging fire.Armand crossed the foyer without breaking stride, then stopped suddenly in front of the decorative side table near the staircase. On top of it sat an antique ceramic vase, an expensive piece Debra had purchased on one of her intern

"I didn't," Maxwell said."Maxwell." Natasha's voice was serious. She clearly didn't believe him."I didn't forget, Natasha. I just hadn't gotten around to preparing for it yet."That was technically true. He hadn't forgotten the wedding existed, it had just been shoved to the very back of his mind behind the Vertex deal, the Driana situation, and last night's mess with Armand.He knew it was coming. He just hadn't thought about it until this exact second."I'm glad you didn't forget. The ceremony starts at four," Natasha continued, switching into her usual efficient mode. The same tone she used when she was running through his schedule at the office. Crisp. Organized. The kind of tone that made you feel like everything was already handled, even when nothing was."The venue is the Grand Belmont. I'll send you the address. Be there by three thirty at the latest. My family will be everywhere, so we need to arrive together.""Together," Maxwell repeated. "Got it."Maxwell went quiet as h