Chapter 126 Are You Really My Child?

• “Mom, it’s not what you think it is. There’re a lot of things that you’re not aware of; I’ll explain it all to you when I have the time to do so.”
• “What’s there to explain? Do you think Madam Ruby would ever lie to me after all the years she spent taking care of you? You should just dump any woman that doesn’t impress her; also, I heard that the woman has a child. Max, the Cooper Family is rich, but that doesn’t mean we’d like to provide for someone else’s child. William is Dane’s child so it’s perfectly fine, but how are you going to distribute your assets if you bring an outsider’s child into the family? You’d be criticized for being a bad stepfather if you give him too few assets, whereas I’d feel uncomfortable if you gave him too many—he’s not a child of the Cooper family after all. Look at yourself! How could you be so tactless even at your age? I thought you were more rational than this; what’s going on? Madam Ruby told me that the woman looks rather cunning, is that true? When looking for a wife, you should be looking for a woman that’s kind and virtuous—you have to take your mother’s word for this.”
• Old Mrs. Cooper didn’t give Max the slightest chance to explain himself.