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 Rachel.

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

convinced that a woman of Rachel's

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 out of a job.

you absolutely sure? You saw this yourself?

"I got fired, along with the

were stunned

didn't get a response. He raised his voice

dating Ms.

this happen? How did that worthless scoundrel manage to rise so

darkened as he glanced at Tessa, with uncertainty

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

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

he slammed

as an ex-convict and his previous marriage. He must've come up with a false identity. Maybe he's pretending to be a wealthy heir

up decisively. "Let's go now. We

...

Matthew was dining at a restaurant

calling. "Where are

the food, he asked, mindful of his role as

hesitated. "I want to invite you to lunch. We had a

match, she might as well follow Fred's wishes. Matthew felt it wasn't the right moment. "Sorry, I'm eating

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

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

had never been turned down before, and this was

it for a while, she