Shot in the head

"You are lying Regina would never do such a thing," Maximus, though in a drunken haze, refused to believe that his sister was going to abandon him. "Stop …stop trying to fool me and let go. I am the brother-in-law of your father! If you harm me, your father will never forgive you. You know how much he adores Regina."

"Again? Seriously dude, do you think I care about what that man thinks?" Nicolai said, with a roll of his eyes. "If you were so scared of death then you should have thought twice before joining hands with the Serpents."

"He is such a coward, I don't think he planned to join the Serpents. Most probably it was Regina's, she must have foolishly thought that she might take us a peg down or two if the Serpents were to take over," Kayden hummed as he turned to look at Maximus. "Isn't that the case?"

Maximus did not say anything.

"You can continue guessing, but I will never tell you why I did it, if you are here to find the reason then——-"