However, Matthew disagreed with her, and he carried her inside the suite. Cynthia's entire body stiffened, feeling a bit apprehensive."Why do you look like I'm going to devour you? Even if you wanted to do something with me, you'd still have to ask if I agree," Matthew teased her, a playful glint in his attractive eyes.Cynthia remained silent, unsure of how to respond to that. It was not as if she really wanted to sleep with him."Finish freshening up and go to sleep early." Matthew stopped teasing her, aware of her shyness. "We'll go out together tomorrow.""I have something to do tomorrow.""The day after then.""I'm busy the day after too.""Little Cyn.""Yeah?""Don't you think you've been neglecting me a bit?" Matthew came closer to her, whispering, "I come to see you, and you kick me out. I ask you to go out with me, and you're saying you're too busy." Cynthia remained quiet, thinking about how to respond. "Or is it that you're planning something behind my back?"
"This is to prevent you from running away and causing trouble for us. We might need you to suffer a little for things to go somewhat smoothly," the stubbled man explained.Someone brought over a rope to tie her up as he said this. Cynthia did not resist, thinking that it was likely that these people would take her to their headquarters. However, she soon noticed how they were tying the knots was somewhat familiar."Rest assured, we won't actually harm you. Just think of it as a real-life escape room game. You'll sleep for a while and wake up when it's over," the stubbled man added."Who are you?" "We can't tell you yet." "Why did you kidnap me?""Just to meet Matthew." Cynthia's gaze turned cold.The stubbled man exchanged a glance with someone beside him, and the person handed her a drink."This will make you fall asleep. When you wake up, everything will be back to normal. You'll be fine, and so will Matthew," the stubbled man explained.Cynthia did not drink it. No
"Mr. Laird... didn't you say not to lay a finger on that girl?" One of the henchmen was confused and asked, "You even said if anyone made her cry or harmed her, they'd face consequences. Why are we planning to interrogate her now?"Matthew would surely make them pay if anything bad happened during the interrogation."It's not a real interrogation, just curiosity," the stubbled man explained, knowing the consequences well.The henchmen hesitated, clearly uncertain. The stubbled man pulled a long face, saying, "What's with those looks? It's like you guys think I'm afraid of him.""We don't think you're afraid. You just lost to him in the special organization's competition.""And lost three times in a row.""Matthew has only participated three times.""The previous champion became a runner-up when Matthew joined. Nothing to fear indeed."The two henchmen exchanged comments back and forth, gradually getting the stubbled man more irritated. Then, he snorted and said, "I'll show yo
So? Charles certainly would not tap her with it. If he did, Matthew might just go all out against him."I don't know why you've tied me up here, and I don't want to know your purpose, but if you don't release me, I won't hold back." Cynthia gave them one last chance.Charles and his two henchmen exchanged glances, baffled by her response. What could someone being tied up do?Charles was genuinely curious and replied, "Let's give it a go. I want to know what you can do."By now, Cynthia had managed to untie herself. However, she had not quite figured out their intentions. Initially, she thought they might just be joking with Matthew. Yet, now that they were getting into interrogation tools, it was clear that this was no joke.Cynthia could not help if something went wrong between the higher-ups, causing the once trusty ally against each other. Regardless, she could not let Matthew take the direct risk.Charles was not underestimating her. Despite his seemingly casual demeanor,
Up until now, Charles had only lost to Matthew in global solo combat. While Cynthia's skills, marksmanship, and abilities were formidable within the team, she was still a step behind compared to Matthew. Against this man, she would still be at a disadvantage, even with her impressive abilities.Now that Cynthia had caught him off guard, she must not lose the advantage she had fought hard to gain due to his words. "Mr. Laird, you said she's K.""The K who partnered with Matthew to defeat you and Aicker?" The two henchmen were shocked. After all, 'K' had never revealed herself to anyone before. Whenever something happened, Matthew mentioned that 'K' was not entirely an official member of the organization and needed to maintain a low profile in their daily life.Yet, 'K' turned out to be this beautiful lady!"Get lost, both of you. If it weren't for Aicker not performing well back then, I might not have lost either." Charles thought they were embarrassing him."Yeah, you're right
Charles was disgusted by Matthew's display of affection. My beloved?Yuck!Charles scanned the area, not seeing his men. "What have you done to them?""I just knocked them out and locked them up. If I didn't want them to inform you, your base would be left with no one," Matthew explained seriously, his gaze confirming Cynthia's safety before relaxing."Did you have to go to such extremes?""You started it."Charles immediately felt guilty, and he sincerely apologized to Cynthia, "I'm at fault here. I intended to frighten Matthew to see his reaction when his girlfriend was captured. I didn't expect it to escalate to this situation."Cynthia glanced at Matthew. It was not a big deal for her, but she could not say the same for Matthew. "If you really want to apologize, bring out your newly developed weapons for us. Verbal apologies are rather meaningless." Matthew walked over gracefully.Charles was annoyed at how infuriating Matthew could be. "If you're not going to show u
Their country had many elites, and he was just one of them. Matthew had faith in their capabilities. However, Charles felt a bit emotional, hoping to meet him on the field."Do you believe they can dominate me?""Do you believe I can dominate you? Their skills are no less than mine," Matthew replied calmly, his attractive eyes radiating confidence."You really won't go?""I won't.""Why?""My country has more than just me who can participate," Matthew said, making his stance clear. Their country was powerful, and they would not lose in the competition. However, he would return to the organization without hesitation if his homeland needed him back on the battlefield."Are you not willing to leave your little girlfriend? Afraid she'd be upset if you go?" Charles guessed, glancing at Cynthia.Matthew's responses were always perfectly timed, sounding serious as he replied, "I'm afraid you'll cry from being dominated by me. I wonder who it is that loses every year and still comes
However, since Cynthia rarely came here, joining Matthew and having a good time together would be better. After getting her approval, Matthew gave her a day to prepare. He knew Cynthia had her own private matters to attend to while she was here. Since she would be accompanying him later, he wanted to give her this day for herself.With the newfound freedom, Cynthia immediately went about her own business. Even though her main purpose for coming here was the rings, she would still accompany Matthew when needed.Matthew dropped her off at the hotel, and, moments later, another person appeared in the car. It was the sniper from earlier."Mr. Quier.""Yes?""Was that person really K just now?" Red Leaf asked curiously, radiating with excitement. Night Wolf was also slightly intrigued.They were not usually the nosy type, but when they encountered something or someone interesting, they could not help but be curious.Matthew smiled and replied, "Yes.""Your girlfriend?""Yes."