Chapter 63
Chapter 63
Rufus, with his gray hair, got out first.
He kindly said to the onlookers, “Let me introduce myself. I am Matilda’s supervisor.”
Another cool and aloof young man stepped out of the car.
He had a cigarette in his mouth, but he wasn’t smoking it, just holding it with his teeth.
His hands were in his pockets.
He was wearing a black suit, with a loosely tied tie and an unbuttoned jacket.
The solemn attire didn’t bring him any seriousness. His arrogance couldn’t be suppressed.
Rufus looked at everyone and said kindly, “Let me introduce you to my supervisor.”
The man, with a cigarette in his mouth, glanced around with his sharp eyes.
He lowered his head slightly when he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket.
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He took the cigarette from his mouth, answering the phone with a carefree tone, “Mr. Hunter, I’m here for coffee. Why aren’t you in the office?”
Rufus looked aside, wondering, ‘Why hasn’t Mike arrived yet?’
Martin hung up the phone and threw the cigarette into the trash can like a basketball.
He held the foldable phone in his hand.
He closed it and opened it, then opened it and closed it.
He played with it like a toy as he went inside.
The police officers there all knew him.
It was as if he were a regular.
He went all the way unhindered.
Brandon, Zack, and Larry also knew him.
Seeing him there, they exchanged glances, sensing something was wrong.
“Oh, all old friends here.”
Martin started by greeting Zack, who was the outermost one.
“Mr. Maxwell, you’re wearing perfume today. I can’t smell a human scent, but I smell a woman’s scent. You’re in danger like
this.
“Mr. Newman, why are you clenching your fists? This gesture doesn’t suit you. Sticking up two fingers in a victory sign is more your style.”
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Martin walked up to Kathy.
Kathy didn’t recognize Martin.
She thought anyone who could wear a suit and still look like a jerk couldn’t be anything good.
So she rolled her eyes at Martin.
Martin didn’t care at all. “Ma’am, I like the necklace around your neck. Which brand’s limited edition is it?”
Kathy was so angry that she couldn’t catch her breath.
“Who are you, you brat? Didn’t your parents teach you how to speak properly?”
Anyone who wasn’t blind could see that the marks on her neck were bruises, not a necklace.
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Brandon couldn’t bear it any longer. “Mr. Curtis, my mother is an elder, so you should speak with some respect.”
“Who are you?” Martin looked at Brandon in confusion.
Brandon’s face, already bruised, darkened.
A police officer whispered to Martin, “This is Mr. Grimes, the CEO of Crossen Technology.”
Martin found it amusing. “Mr. Grimes? How did you get so fat?”
Brandon’s face darkened even more!
Zack snapped, “Mr. Curtis, have we offended you? What are you trying to do by kicking us when we’re down?”
Larry’s eyes also showed some hostility.
Martin’s face revealed a cynical look. “Would you believe me if I said I came here for fun?”
The others fell silent.
Horton Group was a group with both orthodox and unorthodox sides.
The heads of the group throughout the generations had never been exposed to the camera because they would be assassinated.
Apart from the head of the group, Martin was one of the core figures of Horton Group.
He loved money and talent.
He must have come for Matilda and Allen.
Saints International Hospital, like Maple Heights, was owned by Horton Group.
Right then, the police chief, Kashton Hunter, came over in plain clothes.
On the way, Kashton had already heard a report on the whole matter.
To put it bluntly, it was just jealousy between men.
He had to satisfy Martin from Horton Group first.
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As for the Grimes family, he could appease them afterward.
Kashton invited Martin to his office for coffee.
Holding Lola, Shelby looked at Martin’s back and asked Brandon, “Is that person powerful?”
She thought the Grimes family was already a top-tier wealthy family.
But Kashton only shook hands with Brandon, but he invited Horton Group’s assistant inside for coffee.
Because of his injury, Brandon’s voice was low and deep, as if it were coming from his chest.
“It’s not that he’s powerful. It’s Horton Group.”
Horton Group was just doing business on the surface.
There was also a gray side, like that street in Foghide Alley.
In short, they operated on both sides of the law.
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When Matilda was upset or anxious, she wanted to smoke a cigarette to calm down.
But there were no cigarettes there.
She couldn’t find comfort, and she felt so bad that she scratched the table.
Allen also looked anxious.
He raised his hand and looked at his wristwatch.
He thought, ‘He should have been here!’
He wanted to distract Matilda.
He reached out and gently rubbed her head.
Matilda was slightly stunned and turned to look at him.
Allen’s lips curved into a faint smile, his eyes filled with a delicate, warm light.
‘Do you know a place in Itera City where you’ll feel happy as long as you stay there for twenty minutes?”
Matilda knew Allen was teasing her.
She wanted to play along, shake her head, and say she didn’t know, then wait for him to reveal the answer with anticipation.
But she found she couldn’t do it.
They didn’t have their cell phones with them and couldn’t contact the outside world.
What about Allen’s work? And Jolene?’
Matilda’s eyes were filled with confusion.
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Allen answered his own question, “I know that place, and I also know you’ve been there.”
Matilda’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
Allen added. “At the time, you were wearing white on top and black on the bottom.”
Matilda couldn’t help but follow Allen’s words and think. She had many clothes that were white on top and black on the
bottom.
He added, “You wore a star necklace.”
She wondered, ‘What does that star necklace look like? Do I have this necklace?’
Allen continued, “You also wore two candy-shaped earrings.”
Hearing that, Matilda couldn’t help but object, “That’s nonsense. I don’t have pierced ears.”
Allen insisted, “It’s true.”
Matilda asked, “What kind of candy shape?”
“It’s… like this.” Like a magician, Allen conjured two chewing gums from his pocket.
Matilda’s eyes lit up.
On closer inspection, they turned out to be two free chewing gum from the hotel receptionist.
She wondered, ‘When did he take those?’
A wry smile appeared on Matilda’s face.
Because the smile came from the heart, her mood unconsciously relaxed a lot.
Matilda unwrapped the chewing gum and put it in her mouth.
Then she heard Allen say, “I didn’t lie to you. There really is such a place. When we get out, let’s go together.”
Matilda asked, “When will that be?”
Allen replied firmly, “Soon.”
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps came.
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