The Great Medical Saint (Matthew)

Chapter 12

Tessa gave Randall a thumbs-up. "Impressive! You got it done in 20 minutes."

Randall smirked, feeling a hint of pride. "What's a challenge for others is a piece of cake for me."

In reality, he didn't even know Larry personally. He had reached out to Larry through a friend. Being wealthy, Randall had given Larry a lighter worth 4,000 dollars, which had sealed the deal. Placing a finger to his lips, Randall whispered, "Shh, let me talk to Larry. Stay quiet."

Tessa nodded and sipped her coffee quietly.

Randall answered the call and switched to speaker mode so Tessa could hear everything clearly.

"Hello?" Larry's voice came through the phone.

"Hi, did you confirm the meeting time with Ms. Carter?" Randall asked with a smile.

Larry's voice crackled with anger. "I got fired! How the heck am I supposed to arrange a meeting? Randall, you've wrecked my career!"

Randall's expression changed. "What happened? You seemed fine when I left."

Larry shouted furiously, "It was all because of you! You told me to mess with that Matthew guy, and now I've lost my job. Do you have any idea who he is?"

Still clueless, Randall shrugged nonchalantly. "Isn't he just an ex-convict and a divorced loser with a kid?"

Larry's fury intensified. "You're still full of lies! I believed you, and now I'm paying for it. Matthew is our president's boyfriend! I got fired because of your damn schemes. What are you going to do about this?" "What?" Randall and Tessa gasped in disbelief.

Matthew was Rachel's boyfriend? How could that be true? It seemed more absurd than the idea of the sun rising in the west.

Randall coughed, trying to regain composure. "Come on, Mr. Scott, you must be kidding. Matthew just got out of prison. It's hard to imagine him dating anyone, let alone your gorgeous president."

Tessa chimed in, "Yeah! I divorced him because he wasn't good enough. How could someone like Ms. Carter possibly be interested in an ex-convict?"

night than accept that Matthew could be with Rachel. The

On top

feel utterly insignificant. She was convinced that a woman of Rachel's caliber could never be with someone

to vent his anger. "I saw it all with my own eyes! Why

did you guys tell me to

absolutely sure? You saw this

along with the head of security and

were stunned into

get a response. He raised his voice and demanded compensation before hanging up

face had turned ashen by now. "This is disastrous. If Matthew is really dating Ms. Carter, our deal is

did that worthless scoundrel manage

at Tessa, with uncertainty

marry Tessa. He couldn't afford to antagonize Matthew; the Young family

idea. "What if Matthew is deceiving Ms. Carter? Otherwise, there's no way

and he

up with a false identity. Maybe he's pretending to be a

"Let's go now. We can't

...

dining at a restaurant

Rachel calling. "Where

he asked, mindful of his role as her

to lunch. We had a misunderstanding the

turned out to be a good match, she might as well follow Fred's wishes. Matthew felt it wasn't the right moment.

taken aback by the rejection. She was beyond frustrated. What an idiot! Couldn't he lie

about coffee after your meal, then? Or tea, if you like." Concerned about facing rejection again, Rachel offered another option besides coffee. Matthew checked the time. "I'm afraid I don't have time today. Maybe next

felt humiliated. She had never been turned down before, and this was her

a while, she