From that first day and onwards, the baby should have had a bright future awaiting him, with two parents that loved him guiding him along the way. However fate wasn't that kind as only a few hours after his birth, his mother passed away due to various circumstances involving the delivery and her already weak condition prior to the delivery. The impact of his wife's death was more then Max's father could bare and he vanished from the hospital completely, leaving his son behind. It would later be revealed that he committed suicide that same day by intentionally driving his car head on into a semi.