132 Red Flag

Lady zones out for a moment as Maximilian heads back.

He had spared her one last smile along with a pat before disappearing into the end of the hall. His expression at the time, soft and sincere, lingers in her mind. He had really changed ever since she met him seven years ago.

She recognizes this character development as one that only Sarah and Regina should be capable of bringing about. Never in a hundred years did Lady think she would be able to cause this huge of a shift in Maximilian's personality. 

He was a cold, calloused man – a man without a heart. Rarely could he understand how empathy and kindness work. It was hard to get along with him – harder to comprehend what he was thinking. But this was not to say that he was a hopeless case.   

Lady knew that there's always been a loveable, compassionate side in Maximilian. 

"Do you want to stay here for a while, Lady?"