Female Novel
Chapter 681 Having A History
Chapter 681 Having a History
Max knew about the past between Kristina and his parents through what happened before. Just
because of that, he reckoned Kristina and his mother ought to shun each other.
However, at this time, the two were sitting together as if they were close friends, which baffled him.
Christine compressed her lips but didn't reply.
Kristina felt she ought to answer Max's question. Thus, she explained, "I went to see Mrs. Nixon today.
But I overheard something had happened to Mr. Nixon, so I came over here with Mrs. Nixon."
She intentionally referred to Chad as Mr. Nixon in front of Max.
It was because, for all she knew, Max only knew she had a history with Christine and Chad, but he had
no idea what their relationship was exactly.
Kristina had no intention to perturb the Nixon family. Therefore, she never considered telling Max the
real connection between them.
Max nodded knowingly as he heard Kristina's explanation.
In this circumstance, even he could do nothing to help.
All he could do was sit there and wait with them.
Right at this moment, Max's phone vibrated.
He took out his phone, looked at the caller ID on the screen, then swiftly glanced at Christine.
Seeing she didn't seem to mind this, he got up and went to the other end of the corridor to take the call.
This call was made by Laura.
At the shooting site, she heard about a car crash that occurred today on the highway.
She rarely paid attention to this kind of accident. Thus, when she heard this, she just thought they were
making some small talk.
But a staff member happened to go out for purchasing today, who passed by that car crash site and
took a photo of it.
Driven by curiosity, Laura leaned over to have a look, but was instantly petrified on the spot.
The car in the photo had been crushed out of shape, yet she recognized that car model and the barely
discernible license plate number.
The Nixon family owned a lot of cars. She couldn't possibly remember all their license plate numbers.
But she remembered this one distinctly, for Max once drove this car to pick up her before they started
dating.
At that time, she thought it was Max's car, so she memorized that number.
Later, she found out that the owner of that car was actually Max's father. That day, Max merely
borrowed it for convenience.
When Laura saw that photo, she immediately realized the gravity of this matter.
She called that staff member over, telling her that she wanted to buy that photo. Also, she offered her a
generous sum of money to keep this a secret.
That staff member had no idea why Laura wanted this photo. Nevertheless, she didn't want to offend
Laura. Plus, she could make a profit out of this, so she agreed on this deal without hesitation.
After that, Laura called Max.
She told him what she had heard and done in one breath.
After hearing her story with composure, Max replied, "Yes, the one in that car was my father."
"Heavens!" Laura cried out in shock. The wishful thinking that Max's father was not in that car today
was instantly dashed.
She quickly asked, "Then how is he? Is his condition critical?"
"I don't know yet. He's still in surgery." Max paused, heaved a sigh, and continued, "But the driver died
on the site. My mother has sent people to console the driver's family and deal with the funeral affairs.
As for how my father will turn out, perhaps we won't know until the surgery is over."novelbin
Hearing Max's words, Laura became aware that things might be worse than she had imagined.
She pursed her lips and fell silent. A while later, she remarked, "Don't worry. They say good things
come to good people. Your father has done so many good deeds over the years. God will bless him."
Max and Laura both knew that this remark was of little help but mollifying.
But at a time like this, what else could Laura do other than console her husband?
Words did seem useless in front of the real tragedies in life.
But Laura was not a doctor, nor could she bring the dead back to life. Thus, there was nothing she
could do.
Max clearly understood this. He replied, "Sure. He'll be alright. Don't get too worried yourself."
"Yeah, he'll be okay," Laura echoed.
As she was out of town shooting a new show, she couldn't go back for the time being.
Besides, given Christine's disposition, she probably didn't want to see Laura now.
Thus, Laura only said, "Don't forget to tell me how the surgery turns out."
"Sure," Max agreed without thinking. "I'll call you when I see Dad."
"OK."
After that, Max hung up.
He then walked back with the phone in his hand.
Christine looked at him. With a cool face, she asked, "That woman called?"
Max couldn't help but frown at the way Christine referred to Laura. But in this situation, he certainly
wouldn't have a row with his mother for this. Therefore, he merely nodded.
Christine snorted and muttered, "How considerate."
Kristina didn't know the dispute between Christine and Laura. She asked curiously, "Which woman?
Are you talking about Laura?"
To her surprise, Christine's face turned bitter as soon as she said that.
Christine whipped around and looked at Kristina in disbelief. With a note of cold aggravation, she
asked, "So you and Laura know each other?"
Kristina was sort of stunned by her reaction. Still unaware of why Christine was angry, she said in
confusion, "Yes, we do. What's wrong?"
Christine darted a furious look at Max.
Max was embarrassed.
Kristina had no idea what was going on, but Max did!
Christine clearly took issues with Kristina, and she never liked Laura.
It was like she was still holding Laura on probation. But just now, she found that Laura and Kristina had
long known each other, yet she had been kept in the dark for so long.
Christine felt she had been tricked. Though it didn't sound reasonable, that was exactly how she felt
now.
Resigned, Max coughed softly and said, "Well... Laura and I went on a little trip some time ago and met
Miss Hart on the way. We found that we had a lot to talk about so we became friends. But we're not
that close as you think."
However, how could Christine believe him this easily?
After all, though Kristina seemed easygoing, her standards for people she associates with were very
high. How could she make friends with random people?
Thus, Christine was mad at the moment.
Scowling at Max, she laughed coldly and said, "Good. You three are good friends. You've been ganging
up on me, right? Why didn't you tell me you and your wife know Kristina?"
Seeing her getting angry, Max whispered in a weak tone, "You didn't ask."
Christine was speechless for a moment. Then, she yelled, "How dare you!"