Female Novel
Chapter 626 Got You In Trouble
Chapter 626 Got You in Trouble
"But we've already promised Christine that we won't go public. If Max stepped forward, we wouldn't be
able to keep our marriage a secret.
"We would break our promise, wouldn't we?"
Thinking of this, Laura heaved a sigh.
"Let's just wait and see what happens. Try to bribe the press if you have to."
On the other side of the line, Maria nodded and said, "Now you and Max are in love, which makes it
less scary with him on your side. I was worried before because I was afraid that your marriage was
fake. You know, in this circle..."
Laura smiled.
She knew what Maria meant.
If she were really sleeping with Max for fame and money, no matter how her relationship with Max
went, when it ended, she would have to deal with all the consequences alone.
But now, things were different. She and Max were in love and lawfully married.
Thus, Maria would have fewer scruples when handling things like this.
Laura took a deep breath and said, "Maria, thank you for helping me out."
Maria nodded and then asked, "Do you know who leak those pictures? Tell me if you know anything,
OK? Then I don't have to look into it, which would make things so much easier."
Laura's eyes turned cold when she heard this.
"No need. I know who did it, but she won't agree to give up."
This took Maria by surprise.
"She won't settle? What do you mean?"
Resigned, Laura told her about what happened between her and Lily.
Maria was silent for a while.
Laura could tell that Maria was troubled, too.
It concerned Max, a board member of Annie International. He was also Maria's boss.
And it was really not her place to say anything.
"OK. I got it."novelbin
The two exchanged a few more words and then hung up.
After putting down the phone, Laura exhaled deeply in dolefulness.
She turned around to head back to her bedroom. Suddenly, she paused in her tracks.
Max was standing there, leaning against the door frame with crossed arms. He might have been there
for quite a while.
He was still wearing the pajamas from last night. The black silk robe draped loosely around him,
revealing his sturdy chest.
The warm morning sunlight poured in from the window and glinted on his face. At this moment, he
seemed to have turned into a Greek god.
Laura gawked at him in a daze. After a long while, she finally snapped back to reality and said, "You're
up?"
Max nodded. He came over and twined his arms around her from behind.
"Maria called?"
He glanced at the phone she was holding.
Laura wasn't sure if Max heard her talking to Maria on the phone.
Thus, she just nodded and said, "Yeah."
"I heard everything."
He rested his chin on her shoulder. He was still indolent as if he was not fully awake, giving off the
charm that a big boy had.
In a low voice, he muttered, "Laura, sorry that I got you in trouble."
Laura was feeling a little blue.
But when she heard his apology, somehow, the dark clouds looming in her world rapidly dispersed, and
she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Right. You got me in trouble. So are you gonna do something to cheer me up?"
Max narrowed his eyes and gazed at her smooth cheeks. All of a sudden, he bent over and gave her
an impassioned kiss.
Laura's body froze at once.
Max gave a wicked laugh and said, "Of course, I could cheer you up! Like... I could cheer you up in
bed."
Laura's expression instantly tensed up.
She pulled back and stared at him.
"Don't even think about it!" she protested.
Last night, Max made her stay up all night in bed. She felt every part of her body sore today. Did Max
want to do it again?
Like that could happen!
Laura pursed her lips and walked away. As she walked, she remarked, "Since you've apologized, I'll let
this one pass. Don't worry. Maria just told me that they had held an emergency meeting last night and
come up with a plan. You should trust her on this."
Max was still leaning against the door with his arms folded.
He looked like a spoiled child.
Gazing at Laura, he said with a smile, "Are you sure you don't need my help?"
Laura glanced back at him and snorted.
"I can fix this myself."
In fact, there was another reason why she didn't want his help.
She didn't want to break the promise she had made to Christine.
If Max was involved, it was hard to say if their marriage would be exposed.
After all, today's paparazzi were not to be trifled with.
Laura took her clothes and headed into the bathroom.
After changing her clothes, she came out and put on some makeup.
She then grabbed her purse and waved at Max.
"I'm going to work now. Stay home and take a rest."
Max asked, "You don't need me to drive you there?"
"No."
Laura thought with annoyance, "Is he kidding?"
"Gossips are flying on the Internet. I wish I could keep a distance from him. How can I let him drive me
to work?"
"Does he want to give others more juicy stuff to talk about?"
Max clearly had thought of this, too. He scratched the tip of his nose with disgruntlement and fell silent.
After taking a few paces, Laura suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, I gotta tell you something. To
avoid more gossips, we can't live together for the time being. I'll move back to my apartment. If it's too
inconvenient, I'll stay in the hotel booked for the crew. And try not to visit for a while, or we may be
photographed and even make things worse."
Max was vexed as soon as she said that.
With a long face, he said in a low, angry voice, "No!"
Laura cocked her eyebrow and asked, "Why?"
Without a word, Max strode forward and took her into his bosom.
"You're my wife. How could you stop me from seeing you? I can't even go visit my wife?"
Laura froze. Clearly, she was stumped for words.
She rolled her eyes and said, "There is no other way. We've agreed to keep our marriage a secret. Do
you understand what a secret marriage is? We can't let others find out we're living together or we're
actually a couple."
She whipped out her phone, clicked Twitter open, and pointed the top trending photos to Max, saying,
"Look, that lover of yours has told the world about our relationship.
Many reporters are already waiting to catch us being together. If you come to see me, you can't
possibly do that without being spotted. Thus, to be safe, you'd better stop seeing me for some time."
Max's face turned even more somber.
"Then how much longer shall we hide our marriage?"
He had finally married the woman he loved, but they still had to hide their relationship.
Even though they were a married couple now, they could not even see each other when they wanted
to.