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?"

the sun rose at night than accept that Matthew could be with Rachel. The difference in their social standing

Tessa had seen before, was breathtakingly beautiful, like an angelic presence. On top of that, she was the president of a

Rachel made Tessa feel utterly insignificant. She was convinced that

anger. "I saw it all with

you guys tell me to provoke

in disbelief, asked, "Are you absolutely sure? You saw this yourself? Could

with frustration. He snapped, "I got fired, along with the head

Randall were stunned into

He

Matthew is really dating Ms. Carter, our deal

that worthless scoundrel manage

darkened as he glanced at

Rachel now, it would be risky for Randall to marry Tessa. He couldn't

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

widened in realization, and he slammed

previous marriage. He must've come up with a false identity. Maybe he's pretending to be a wealthy

stood up decisively. "Let's go now. We

...

was dining at a restaurant

calling. "Where are

asked, mindful of his role as her driver, "Do you

to invite you to lunch. We had a misunderstanding the first time we met. Let's start

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

was beyond frustrated. What

"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 afraid I don't have time

She had never been turned down before, and this

processing it for a while, she struggled to find the right

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