The Heir

MAXIMILIAN went to a jewelry store in town after dropping his wife at the office. He decided to buy her a necklace as a gift for their wedding anniversary. And because he wanted to give her the best, he chose the most expensive brand in town.

He went inside the store and looked for a design. All of them look pretty, but there was this particular necklace that stands out. It was a gold one with a crescent moon pendant with a diamond that sits on the moon, representing a star. Maximilian was sure that his wife would look gorgeous on that.

“Hey, you!” He turned in the direction of the voice. “Do not lean on the glass and take your hands off it,” said the sales assistant who approached him.

“Whoa, easy!” He put his hands up and made a few steps backward.

The sales assistant gave her a once-over and sneered. “You should leave.”

Maximilian’s lip twitched. There go the judging looks of everyone inside the jewelry store and the humiliation from the sales assistant. It seemed like it will always be a part of his life.

“Oh, I am here to buy a necklace—”

“Our necklaces here cost millions of dollars. I bet…” The sales assistant looked at him again from head to toe. “You cannot afford a twenty-million-dollar necklace.”

He heard whispers, which he doubted so because it seemed like the onlookers intentionally made it loud so he could hear them.

Take him out! Now!” said the sales assistant, who immediately turned her

grabbed him by the arm. They drove Maximilian out of the jewelry store as if he were someone else’s abandoned pet, making him angry. But despite the harsh treatment, he will not give up on that necklace. He still wanted it for Victoria. So, he

“Wilfred.”

Young Master? Is there anything I can help you with?” the butler asked in a polite

turned in the jewelry store’s direction. Now, it was his time to get even with that sales assistant. “Wilfred, are you still there?” Maximilian asked when he did not hear any

I am still

it to

course, I can. But first, I need to know what you are up to, Young Master. Twenty million dollars is

for our wedding anniversary. I am about to pay it in check, but this sales assistant humiliated me in front of others, telling me that I couldn’t afford a twenty-million-dollar necklace!” Maximilian let

I am

send you the

Wilfred arrived. When

long?” he asked, a

bagged you twenty million dollars from the vault, and it wasn’t that easy,” the butler

butler’s arm and tugged