Hamilton gritted his teeth, waving his hand dejectedly before dispersing the residents and guiding Matthew and Breck to the meeting room.

The meeting room, a makeshift space on the construction site, awaited them.

Ignoring the shabby surroundings, Matthew got straight to the point.

“Hamilton, I’ve entrusted you with a hefty project in North city.

You’ve made a good amount of money from it.

Why the Lingering greed?”

Hamilton, visibly frightened, bowed his head.

Matthew remained silent, waiting for his response.

Unable to withstand the eerie silence any longer, Hamilton whispered, “It’s Carl Olson.

With that breakthrough in the dialogue, the rest of his words flowed more easily.

“Mr.

Clark, I had no choice.

Carl’s the local villain.

I had no choice.

” Hamilton tried to justify himself.

“I didn’t want to, but they kept sending troublemakers to the construction site every couple of days.

The project couldn’t progress, so I had to do something.

Matthew nodded in understanding.

“Well, I’ll have to have a word with Carl.

Before Hamilton could process this, the door burst open, and Killian barged in.

a fearful glance at Matthew, Killian whispered urgently to Hamilton, “Something’s

Will he…”

before he

me?” Killian

gritted his teeth, waving his hand dejectedly before dispersing the residents

space on the construction site,

Matthew got

entrusted you with a hefty project in

good amount of

Why the Lingering greed?”

frightened, bowed his

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waiting for his

silence any longer,

that breakthrough in the dialogue, the rest of his

“Mr.

had no

Carl’s the local villain.

I had no choice.

Hamilton tried

kept sending troublemakers to the construction site every couple of

couldn’t progress, so I had

Matthew nodded in understanding.

have a word with

process this, the door burst

Matthew, Killian whispered urgently

Will he…”

him before he could say anything

kick me?” Killian

Hamilton seethed with anger.

just tried hard to distance himself from Carl in front of Matthew, and

as his assistant more than

Matthew stood up.

not in the mood to watch the play

“Carl had

You can talk now.

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