Chapter 98. Mustika

“Then we can be good friends,” Maximus said suddenly.

“Eh? You mean?” asked Winona with a bit of surprise. She didn’t understand why Maximus suddenly said that. It felt like the sincerity that Maximus had shown earlier became meaningless.

“I mean, I was afraid Richard wouldn’t let us be friends,” Maximus said.

Winona was still frowning, afraid that Maximus might want to use her for something or deliberately get close to her for some reason. If Maximus wanted to have more contact with her, Winona couldn’t accept it either. That means Maximus was just taking advantage of her situation.

“Richard and I don’t really get along because of the competition. So, if I get close to his wife, of course he won’t like it, right?” asked Maximus.

“Exactly why do you want to approach me, Maximus? To be honest, I don’t want to start a new relationship with anyone,” Winona said firmly.

“Oh no, not at all, Winona. I just want to be friends because I don’t have any fri