Barnaby was at least in his fifties. He treated Maximilian as his grandpa as if Maximilian were over one hundred years old.
Even if Barnaby did not blush, Maximilian refused to accept their flattery.
Barnaby realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly corrected himself, "Exactly, Mr. Lee. It’s my fault."
The apprentice of Barnaby realized the seriousness of the matter and said weakly, "I stole something from Mr. Lee's girlfriend."
Barnaby almost fainted and thought that the boy was so daring. Since that time, he did not dare to provoke Maximilian anymore.
However, his apprentice actually stole something from Maximilian. He was looking for trouble provoking such a villain.
The apprentice did not understand the situation and said, "Master, you are friends. Right?"
Barnaby tried hard managing to control himself not to slap this fool. They were not fucking friends. He only wanted to stay as far as possible from Maximilian.
"I’m not qualified to be Mr. Maximilian’s friend." Barnaby coughed and said angrily, "Apologize to Mr. Lee right now."
At the worst, he would give up his apprentice. He was mainly afraid that Maximilian would not let him go, which was exactly what he was most worried about.
Barnaby's apprentice obediently apologized to Maximilian.
Sitting in a chair, Barnaby was nervous as if sitting on a spiked rug. He did not dare to look into Maximilian's eyes. The cold sweat on his forehead kept dripping, and finally he could not help standing up subconsciously.
"Mr. Lee, if there is nothing important, I’ll go first." Barnaby just wanted to run away early, so he said goodbye to Maximilian.
Maximilian did not stop him. Barnaby was glad and thought that Maximilian would not make trouble for him. Just as he was about to open the door, he heard Maximilian's voice, "Barnaby, why not work for me."
"Mr. Lee, I’m so old and weak. I cannot help you at all." Barnaby continued to pretend to be poor as before.
Maximilian had heard him say so many times. He glanced at Barnaby impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense. Do you follow me or not? Anyway, you still can steal."
He felt that Barnaby had his advantages, so his stealing skills might be useful in the future, which was why he asked Barnaby to work for him.
Barnaby hesitated when Maximilian said again, "If you don’t agree, I’ll send your apprentice to prison. Since he has stolen so many things, I don’t know when he would be discharged."
Barnaby woke up from hesitation because Maximilian had something on him. He quickly said, "Mr. Lee, honestly, he’s my nephew. Could you please let him go?"
Maximilian smiled, "Good."
He did not expect that Barnaby would accept one of his relatives to be his apprentice. He was so astute.
Barnaby realized that he was caught in the trap of Maximilian. He patted his forehead in annoyance and knew that they could not escape easily. He had to say, "Mr. Lee, I agree."
Although he was very afraid of Maximilian because they had different goals. But after thinking about it, Barnaby found it possibly not bad to cooperate with Maximilian.
It was so dangerous to work for Maximilian, but he could only throw caution to the wind for his nephew.
Maximilian was very satisfied with Barnaby's answer. Finally, the old fox agreed.
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