Chapter 27
Puzzled, the girl looked up at Marthew. What bracelet? Of course, it’s mine.”
As she spoke, the twisted her wrist hard, trying to pull it back.
Matthew looked at her face and asked, “What’s
your
“Are you
crazy?” The girl was even more puzzled. “How can you ask for sonicone’s name the first time we meet? I don’t know you.”
Matthew frowned and sized her up.
The girl was very young, about 28 or 24 years old. Her facial features were delicate and beautiful, and her
her figure was slender and well–proportioned She had long curly brown hair and was wearing a simple Chanel–style suit. She looked young and fashionable, with a quiet but somewhat playful temperament. However, Matthew did not recognize her at all.
The girl was a little anxious under Matthew’s gaze. “Let go of me, or I’m calling the police.”
As she spoke, she yelled at the top of her lungs, “Help! Someone’s trying to take advantage of me.”
Only then did Matthew realize that he was still holding onto the girl’s wrist through her sleeve. It was purely an instinctive reaction from what he was thinking about just now.
Tm sorry” He let go of her hand, looked at the bracelet on her wrist, and then looked at her face with confusion and doubt in his eyes
The girl looked at Matthew warily. As
on as Matthew let go of her, she took her hand back quickly and glanced at Matthew as if he was crazy. As she walked out of the door, she looked back at Matthew in confusion from time to time.
Marthew didn’t bother her anymore and went upstairs. When he returned to his room, he called Harrison and asked him to get the surveillance video of the hotel lobby just now.
“What do you want this for, Mr. Brock?” On the other end of the line, Harrison looked puzzled.
Just send it to me.” Matthew didn’t explain much. “Send it to me in five minutes.
“Okay. I’ll get on it right away Harrison agreed.
“Also Manhew sat down on the e sofa. “Find out who Darrell Carson is
“Huh?” Harrison was confused again. “Who is that?”
Matthew said. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll send you his basic information. You can check on him then.”
“Alright”
Harrison nodded again,
uickly retrieved the surveillance video of the hotel lobby just now and sent it to Matthew.
Harrison was very efficient. He quickly i
Matthew looked at the bracelet on the girl’s wrist. The gem with the words “NC” engraved on it was partly hidden and panly visible as she walked
Matthew frowned slightly, tapped on the back of his phone with his long fingers, and was deep in thought.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Matthew glanced at the door and got up to open it.
“Surprised?” As soon as the door was opened, a handsome face with a big smile appeared in front of Matthew. The man spoke in Aulbish with a loud voice. Obviously, he was in a good mood
Compared to his excitement, Matthew looked much calmer.
Matthew loosened his grip on the door handle and leased lightly against the door. He crossed his arms and glanced at the man. “Who told you I’m bere?
Rodney Moore was still smiling. “Who else could it be but Harrison?”
As he spoke, he was about to push past Mathew and walk into his room. Matthew raised a leg and blocked the door lightly. He stood still and looked at Rodney. “Did he call your
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Harrison.
“He said that you were on a business trip, so I asked him a few more questions. It turned out that you were flying to Chatford. What a coincidence! I am also in Chatford. That’s why I took the opportunity to come to have a drink with you. It’s been years since we’ve last seen each other?
Rodney and Matthew were childhood friends. They went to the same kindergarten, the same primary school, and the same junior high school. Only in senior high school did Rodney fail to be admitted to the same school as Matthew, a straight–A student, with poor grades. However, it did not affect their friendship at all. Of course, their friendship continued mainly because Rodney refused to leave Matthew alone.
Matthew had always been cold since he was a child. On the contrary, Rodney had always been passionate. When they were young, Rodney looked down on Matthew and felt that he was too arrogant, serious, old–fashioned, and boring. It was boring to be with Matthew.
But after seeing how Matthew was a straight–A student, Rodney admired and began to approach Matthew. He didn’t care whether Matthew seemed uninterested or not. After getting to know him better, Rodney knew that that was what Matthew was like all the time, so he got used to it.
The most important thing was that Matthew was meticulous, thoughtful, and had a unique vision. He was forward–looking and was able to predict the future while most people could only see what was in front of them. Being with Matthew made Rodney secure.
Although Matthew was not as enthusiastic about his friends as Rodney was, he treated his friends sincerely and was righteous. Therefore, after knowing each other for more than ten years, the friendship between Rodney and Matthew grew deeper and deeper as time went by.
After graduating from senior high school, Rodney chose to study abroad because he failed to get into a good local university. After that, he stayed in Meadoland most of the time, so the two friends had fewer opportunities to see each other. However, it did not affect their friendship at all.
This time, when he heard that Matthew had come to Chatford, it just so happened that Rodney was also here in Chatford. As soon as he finished his work, Rodney hurried over to see Matthew.
Seeing that Rodney didn’t seem to be lying, Matthew glanced at him and finally let go of his hand blocking the door to make way for Rodney to
come in
“Why are you here at Chatford 100?” Matthew asked. Seeing that Rodney had entered the room, he closed the door and walked to the refrigerator. He took out two cans of beer and threw one to Rodney.
Matthew was staying at the presidential suite on the top floor. It was spacious and had an excellent view. Standing in front of the window, one could even see Nadia’s apartment and school from a distance
When Matthew thought of Nadia, the scene of her standing beside Darrell and kicking him out earlier appeared in Matthew’s mind again. His eyes turned cold instantly.
Rodney didn’t notice the change in Matthew’s eyes. He raised his left arm and caught the can of beer Matthew threw him briskly.
As he opened the can, Rodney said, “The agency has been super busy recently. I want to recruit a few part–time designers, so I came to the university in Chatford to check things out. After all, the Architectural Department here is one of the best in the world.
At the mention of the Architectural Department, Matthew, who was holding a can of iced beer, paused slightly. Rodney raised an eyebrow and asked, “What is it?”
“Nothing” Matthew opened the can of iced beer calmly, raised his head, and took a big gulp. He sat down on the sofa and looked at Rodney. “It seems that business is good,”
Rodney also majored in architectural design in college.
At that time, he failed the college entrance exam back home and applied for a university in Meadoland. Originally, he wanted to choose to study finance, which is known to have a high graduation rate, but he accidentally chose to study architectural design and made do with it.
After graduation, he went to work in a construction agency for two years. After accumulating some experience and contacts, Rodney started his own small construction company with his classmates.
However, in the first two years, Rodney had been losing money in his business. When he couldn’t bear it anymore, he even came back home to talk to Matthew about it.
Matthew analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of his company and the current situation of the Meadoland market for him. He then suggested Rodney give up the market for residential buildings and focus on public buildings instead. To Matthew’s surprise, after receiving no news from Rodney for a while, his business was actually out of the red.
Speaking of this, Rodney looked a little proud. “Not bad.”
he spoke, he raised his can of iced beer and toasted Matthew. It’s all thanks to Mr. Brock’s idea.”
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Matthew also raised his can of iced beer back at Rodney and said, “Congratulations.”
He picked up the can and finished it in one gulp.
Rodney raised an eyebrow and looked at Matthew. “Are you in a bad mood?”
Matthew replied, “No.”
“Don’t try to fool me. I’ve known you for years. I know you well enough to tell that you’re in a bad mood, Rodney said as he walked over to Matthew and sat down beside him. He tilted his head to look at Matthew and asked. “What is it?”
“No.” Matthew denied flatly.
Rodney snorted and continued to ask, “Is it about work?”
Matthew replied, “No.”
“Love? Rodney couldn’t help but move closer to Matthew. “Speaking of which, you’ve been married for two years, but I haven’t had the chance to meet your wife yet..
Matthew didn’t look at Rodney, “You never came back home.”
“That’s true.” Rodney pondered for a moment and nodded. He had been busy starting his business in the past two years. It was true that he did not have the time to go home.
He and Matthew had made a lot of video calls, but the different time zones made it hard for them to introduce Matthew’s wife to him.
Matthew was mostly at work when he received Rodney’s video call. Occasionally, he would catch Matthew when he was at home. But Matthew was mostly busy with work in his study. On some rare occasions, Rodney called Matthew when he was in the middle of a meal. However, he never introduced his wife to Rodney deliberately. It was not what Matthew would do.
Marthew never held a wedding ceremony either. Despite being careless, Rodney never had the opportunity to bear witness to Matthew’s n Moreover, Matthew got married quickly, so Rodney found it hard to get used to the fact that Matthew was married most of the time.
marriage.
Therefore, although Matthew had been married for two years, Rodney had never met his wife before. As they were talking about it right now, Rodney asked, “Since you’re already here, why isn’t your wife here with you?”
