Dragon Master novel Maximilian novel Chapter 131

Jonathan took his exit out of the room with Fletcher and his fellow men under others’ baffled gaze.

 

After they had left for some distance, Fletcher asked in a low voice, “Who's that lad...”

 

Clap!

 

Jonathan slapped Fletcher in the face with a clear clap.

 

“He's my teacher, which means you must respect him!”

 

Fletcher almost had a mental breakdown, as he didn’t understand why he, the mogul of H City, suddenly paid respect to a young man.

 

“Ask Thomas to arrange another room, and I assume you already know what to do if you meet my teacher?”

 

Jonathan asked in a cold voice.

 

“Yes. I will treat him like he's my grandfather.’ Fletcher replied meekly.

 

Jonathan nodded with satisfaction and left with his men.

 

Inside the room, Marcus, Humphrey and the others were all looking at Maximilian in silence. It took them a while before they came back to reality.

 

They were astonished and had never expected that this crisis would be solved in this way.

 

Was Jonathan afraid of Maximilian?

 

Impossible! If Maximilian could make Jonathan afraid of him, how could he have been bullied by them for such a long time?

 

They all thought in the same way.

 

After they had that thought, they believed Jonathan was just being decent; otherwise there was no other explanation.

 

All of a sudden, they felt overwhelmed with regrets.

 

They thought they should not have acted like a coward. If they said the truth first, Maximilian would not be the one who took all the credits.

 

“Jonathan is really a decent man. I didn't expect that he has no condescension. Instead, he is all ears to advice”

 

“Yeah, as a saying goes, a secretary is always more difficult to deal with than his boss. Fletcher was the one who was making it hard for us. If we had reasoned with him, the situation could have been easier.”

 

“Someone took the advantage and made it his success. But it helps us know what kind of a person he is”

 

The Griffiths criticized enthusiastically.

 

Some who felt jealous brought the topic back to Maximilian, and all of a sudden, Iris turned angry.

 

Maximilian’s speech made the situation even tense, which greatly frightened her.

 

“Maximilian, why did you say the bullshit? If Jonathan weren't a decent man, you could get us all killed” Iris scolded loudly.

 

“She's right. If Jonathan wasn't here just now, Fletcher might think of killing us right after hearing you words!”

 

“We can't try to make sense with an idiot. Let's just not bring him to any of our parties from now on; otherwise we will be in danger. I used to think that he's at least better than an idiot, yet he proved it opposite”

 

They all blamed it on him.

 

But they forgot that it was Maximilian who saved them. Instead, they gave the credits to Jonathan, totally ignoring Maximilian’s contribution.

 

Humphrey's face swelled after the slaps, and he touched his face and blamed it on Maximilian.

 

He had no idea why Maximilian had to speak after he got slapped in the face.

 

He thought Maximilian was just waiting to see him being humiliated.

“Maximilian, you're so mean. You wanted to see me getting insulted at such a crucial time. Did you feel happy to see me being slapped in the face? Victoria, Maximilian is a villain, and you must be vigilant around him!”

 

Humphrey took the opportunity to drive a wedge between them. As long as Victoria would leave Maximilian, it would a success for him, even getting slapped twice on the face was nothing. After all, it was Fletcher who slapped him, so it was not that humiliating.

 

Maximilian didn't say anything, except for a sneering. He didn’t care what they said because he believed that no one could understand his world.

 

Victoria cast a glance at Maximilian and felt sorry for him. She thought at least none of them got hurt, no matter what Maximilian did was right or wrong.

 

Victoria suddenly realized that she had no idea of how bad a person could be.

 

The relatives of her family sounded harsher when they saw Maximilian was silent. It seemed that they were trying to vent their anger on him.

 

“It's meaningless to talk to a half-wit. Victoria, I think it's better for you to divorce him. He will only bring you bad luck... You know what I mean”

 

“Just say it out loud. I believe Uncle Marcus wants Victoria to marry a better man. Maximilian is not only incompetent but also stupid. He might bring a disaster to our family”

 

Victoria was shaking because of the anger. She cast a sweeping glance at them, which made them speechless.

 

“There's no way I will divorce my husband Maximilian, no matter what a man he is. It's our own business.”

 

Victoria sneered, “And, I don't like people gossiping about my business!”

 

Humphrey's face dimmed because he thought that his cowardice didn’t impress Victoria at all.

 

Laura wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes and complained, “Victoria, why are you so stubborn? What is so good about Maximilian? Listen to your mom! You really should divorce him and marry a better man. Humphrey is a decent man, and he got slapped to save us,”

 

In order to convince her daughter, Laura even described Humphrey's cowardice as bravery.

 

“Maximilian was not good enough, but he saved you all from being humiliated just now’ Victoria answered stubbornly.

cep ce ceep eens — Laura suddenly became speechless, as she found that she could not change the fact that it was Maximilian who saved them from Jonathan.

 

Marcus felt irritated and slammed the table, “Let's stop talking about it, and order our dishes. It's my fault that you all got frightened. A delicious meal may help relax your nerves”

 

Upon hearing Marcus’ words, the crowd stopped their gossiping and murmuring.

 

While Humphrey picked up the menu and tried to impress Victoria, someone knocked the door three times.

 

Everyone was frightened when they heard it.

 

They wondered if Jonathan felt something wrong and came back for them again.

 

“It must be Jonathan or his fellowmen. We're screwed now. Maximilian, you're such a jinx! We will all suffer now!”