Helping out in-laws

The old man nodded and drank half of it without wasting any time. However, he didn't give the rest to his wife.

He glanced at Max and asked, "Young sir, now that I've drunk it, can we not give this to her until we know whether it's effective or not?"

Before Max could say anything, the old woman angrily said, "What? You want to leave alone? Give that to me."

The old looked at her with a tender gaze and smiled, "My dear, if something were to happen to me, Maria would have you at least for one more year and won't give in to despair. So, I won't give it to you."

Tears welled up in her eyes when she heard this and gently berated, "You stupid old man, you should've let me drink it if this was the case. Why would you act so selfish?"

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'Such pure love!' Max sighed in his heart when he saw them bickering like that.