The Kidnapped Bride

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After Max had warned her, he straightaway brought Veronica and Jack to the car. Driving towards his house, he finally brought and parked the car outside the large mansion, which Veronica saw. 

There was no exchange of the words which took place and it alarmed her heart. Not only did it give her mixed emotions but she felt slightly raised. 

It didn't matter to her about this situation but how much worse can it be? 

Max had opened the door for her, and he took Jack out of the car as well. Not only that, he held her hand strongly with her, before passing her the glance. "We should let Jack play in the garden back." 

"B-but...he should also meet y-"

"You should see everything yourself for once.. After that, it is you who decides everything." Came a strict and straight answer from Max, which made Veronica gulp the rest of her words. 

She wasn't in the position to mutter anything else except to nod her head and let Jack go to the back garden. 

Whereas, Max didn't leave her hand even for a minor second. His grip was tight around her hand but she felt it was more emotional. Was he taking her support? She thought so. 

Initially, with a lot of reluctance that was surfaced around him, Max had to think twice. But seeing the persistent expression of Veronica, he was left with no other option except to go ahead with everything that was left in his hands. "Let's go inside..I Will make you meet them..."

"W-who all will be inside?" Veronica asked, just to be cautious. But in return, all she got was a bitter smile from his side, which left no scope for her to ask further. 

Bringing her inside the mansion, she set her foot inside to come across the giant mansion with the best interior. There was no doubt that his family doesn't lack any recourse and this was simply displayed in the whole of the mansion itself.

While Veronica was admiring the entire place by rotating her head here and there, a still voice had entered into her ears, which made her frown.

"Max! How dare you bring this lady here?!" 

Immediately, Veronica turned around to see another lady standing there, maybe around her age. But she was wearing a large diamond set in her neck, with the fury that was even to her face. 

Subconsciously, Veronica rotated her head in Max's direction to see his blank face. She got no answers from there. But then, Veronica moved her gaze back at the lady who stood at a certain distance, with the body trembling due to the anger she held inside her heart. "Take her away from here Max! Right now!"

"You are no one to tell me what I shall do and not. I'm Not here because of you, so keep yourself shut!" a direct answer from Max's side, gives Veronica a sense of relief.

Without having an idea about the lady's identity, she was all confused. Her doubts were written on her face where she was eagerly waiting for him either to introduce her but she got nothing like this. Except, Max ordering the butler to bring his father there down, she got no other answers. 

Max has decided to stay quiet, whereas the other lady had continued pops on the lewd comments, "I can't believe that you have brought your foreign love here..at your home.."

"As a play toy, I can accept her but is there any need to bring her here?! God, Max, don't do any blunder. Dad will never accept her!" 

In response, Veronica had much to answer. Even her patience was slowly waving out with her harsh comments that came by her side. But then, Max had held her hand more forcibly, where she rotated her head to look at his face. He blinked his eyes thrice, asking her to not give her unwanted attention. 

On his words and expression, she nodded her head. But at the same time, in the back of her mind, Veronica had the answers she looked forward to, at least half. ' The Unknown number was of this lady...' 

She knew just the language and way of talking, which was similar to that of the messages which she had seen earlier. But she decided to keep mum for now, until she meets with Max's father. 

Soon after, an elderly man was shown down the stairs. 

When Veronica saw him, she clearly saw the similarity between Max and him, and it clicked her mind that he was the father, the head elder master Smith. Taking a deep breath, Veronica controlled her emotions to meet the eyes of the man, who was also observing her from head to toe. 

Veronica passed a small nod, which he almost ignored before he averted his gaze back at Max, with the evident unhappiness that was reflected. "We already had a discussion on this, Max." 

"But I wasn't done. I have a family to keep and that is my partner, Veronica Martin, and...my son is playing outside, his name is Jack Smith.." Max answered with full confidence, but at the same time, he had maintained the distance and aloofness in his words and expressions. 

It made Veronica's heartbeat skip before she clutched his hand more tightly. 

However, the Elder master's next words made her raise her head with wide eyes. "....He may be your own but..an illegitimate one. Don't forget that." 

"My blood runs in him, the blood of the Smith heir.": 

"That doesn't mean that he is the real heir. Also, what about Amara?" Amara? At that point, Veronica learned that the lady's name was Amara, who appeared to be still holding herself in the angry mode zone. 

Until now, she hasn't heard about the name ever from Max's Mouth. It was all foreign to her, giving no clues from others. But in the next words, not only did she froze but also, it shattered her entire life and confidence into pieces. 

"Is this the way to bring your mistress back home, when you already have a wife, Max?" 

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