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?"

than accept that Matthew could be with

On top of that, she was the president of

was convinced that

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

anything wrong, did I? Why did you guys tell me to provoke Matthew for no reason? Now I'm

sure? You saw this yourself? Could

almost exploded with frustration. He snapped, "I got fired, along with the head of security and two guards. How could I have made a

and Randall were stunned into

when he didn't 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 gone, and Evergreen Group won't

that worthless scoundrel manage to rise

darkened as he glanced at Tessa,

be risky for Randall to marry Tessa. He couldn't afford to antagonize Matthew; the Young family couldn't handle

with an idea. "What if Matthew is deceiving Ms. Carter? Otherwise, there's no way he could be connected with the

eyes widened in realization, and he

he's pretending to be a wealthy heir or a political elite!" Tessa nodded eagerly. "Yes, let's go expose him to

"Let's go now. We

...

at a restaurant

Rachel calling.

the food, he asked, mindful of his role as her

to invite you to lunch. We had a misunderstanding

to know him better. If he turned out to be a good match, she might as well follow Fred's wishes. Matthew felt it wasn't the right moment. "Sorry, I'm eating right

was taken aback by the rejection. She was beyond

"How 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

before, and this was her first time making the first

for a while, she struggled to find the