Chapter 231

Several cars parked near the Grant residence quietly. Each of them had black-tinted windows, making it impossible to see what was inside. It gave off a mysterious and unsettling vibe.

...

After breakfast, Matthew took Lorraine and Tracy out of the village. On their way out, Lorraine seemed curious about Tracy.

"Are you Dad's girlfriend, miss?"

Tracy was amused by the question. "Why did you say that?"

Lorraine smiled and replied, "There's this kid in my class, and his dad used to bring a pretty lady home. That pretty lady eventually became his stepmom. Will you become my stepmom too?"

Tracy glanced at Matthew's back with a complicated mood. "Of course not. Matthew and I are just coworkers."

Lorraine patted her chest. "You scared me. If you became my stepmom, Ms. Carter will be upset."

Tracy looked at Lorraine in surprise. "Are you worried about Rachel? Do you like her?"

The two chatted along the way until they dropped Lorraine at her kindergarten Then, Matthew drove Tracy to Wealthwave Group and parked in the basement parking lot. They got out of the car and went up together. As soon as they were out of sight in the elevator, the door of a black sedan car swung open.

Rachel stepped out of the car. With a darkened expression, she fixed her gaze in the direction where Tracy and Matthew left.

Rachel had spent a long time together with Matthew, but he'd never picked her up for work in the morning. She couldn't believe he actually gave Tracy a ride to work today. That was crossing the line.

Rachel just slept with Matthew yesterday, and now he was already flirting with Tracy. The thought made her clench her teeth in frustration.

busy was only part of the reason Rachel hadn't been dating. The main reason was that she didn't

she was super cautious about choosing a partner. She'd been keeping a close eye on Matthew ever since

was so let down by Matthew

the office and found out that Rachel wasn't there yet. He

an unknown caller. He hesitated for a moment before

phone. "I have your parents, Matthew.

had his parents! Had they been

care who you are or what you want, but don't harm my parents. As long as they're safe, I'll give you whatever you want." The man reiterated. "I have your parents. Come pick them up. Head down, and someone will pick you up. You have three minutes, or I'm

panic. If the elevator was on the first floor, he wouldn't have

elevator. Just as he got there, he saw an elevator coming

inside and frantically smashed the close button. Seeing Matthew step into the elevator without saying a word, Rachel clenched her teeth

shut in her face. Rachel blankly stared at the closed elevator

Were they

get on. If anybody did, it'd take at least 30 seconds. Then, it would take more than three minutes to reach the first floor. With his parents being held hostage, he couldn't bear to think about what might happen. Luckily, no one else used the elevator. As soon as the

front door, he saw a black sedan parked

got in. Before he could say a word, the

...

in front of the charred remains of a building, William stared at the ruins and muttered to himself, "I'm going to kill Matthew and his entire family today, Sheldon. I will avenge you." Beside him, Curtis asked, "Those idiots only brought

his daughter? William flew into a rage. "I'm going to kill Matthew's entire family, and I

look, Curtis replied, "Matthew sent

this morning. If we take

Let's finish off

hearing that, William snapped, "Fine. She gets to live

the yard, Stanley and Lillian were tightly bound, lying unconsciously on the

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