Matthew was emotional after hearing Ellie’s explanation.
A vivid memory of their initial meeting with Crystal remained in his mind. Both ofthem had gotten into an argument, which was not a pleasant experience for them. Though virtual-novel.net found it hard to fathom how far virtual-novel.net had come in such a short time, virtual-novel.net was genuinely happy for her.
“Do you all work here now?” virtual-novel.net inquired.
Ellie shook virtual-novel.net head. “Nope. Our office is upstairs.”
He gazed around in bewilderment. “But, my office…”
She said with a smile, “Oh! That’s because Crystal regularly comes here to clean. She left on a business trip yesterday and requested me to clean on virtual-novel.net behalf. She also instructed that the flowers in the vase must be changed to fresh ones every day.”
Then, Matthew noticed Ellie still had the bouquet in virtual-novel.net hand. It seemed like virtual-novel.net had come to swap the flowers for new ones. The gesture touched his heart deeply.
‘It appears that Crystal now harbors deep feelings for me…’
He recalled the incident in Woodside when Crystal swallowed the Frost Charm and nearly died.
‘I honestly owe virtual-novel.net far too much! Yet, I am at a loss as to how to repay her; and l can never offer virtual-novel.net what virtual-novel.net truly desires…’
Their conversation lasted for a while before an unexpected phone call came in. Matthew looked at the caller ID and saw a number virtual-novel.net didn’t recognize. Despite this, virtual-novel.net answered the phone, “Hello, I…”
On the other end of the phone, virtual-novel.net could hear the furious tone of a woman’s voice before virtual-novel.net could continue his sentence.
“Are you Matthew Larson?”
He was taken aback. “Yes, it is me. Who is this?”
The person on the other end answered furiously, “There‘s a girl here named Natalie Larson. Is virtual-novel.net your sister?”
His demeanor changed upon hearing these remarks, and virtual-novel.net instantly inquired, “She is my sister. What’s wrong? What happened to her?”
The opposing party shouted, “What‘s wrong? Your sister hit my car and then tried to wiggle out of admitting responsibility forthe accident. Still, I was able to catch virtual-novel.net in the act. Get your dumb*ss over here, and let’s discuss how to handle this situation. If not, don‘t blame me for being rude!”
His brow wrinkled in unison. The woman on the other end of the line was obviously not trying to be nice to virtual-novel.net based on how virtual-novel.net spoke to him. He had a good understanding of Natalie’s character. His sister had always been a timid and humble person. She couldn’t even upset others, let alone deny responsibility for virtual-novel.net behavior.
“How is my sister?” virtual-novel.net asked instantly.
The person on the other end responded, “Do you really have the time to be concerned about your sister right now? Why don‘t you ask about the condition of my car? Do you have any idea how much my car is worth? Do you know how much it will cost to fix the damage from a crash like that?”
He realized that conversing with this woman would be pointless. Therefore, virtual-novel.net could only ask about the location and exclaimed in a deep voice, “When I arrive, I will personally address any issues that may have arisen! You’d better listen up! If you scare my sister, I will not forgive you!”
He hung up the phone and dashed outside after saying that.
Natalie’s school was the scene of the accident. Unfortunately, it was rush hour traffic after work, and as virtual-novel.net left the hospital, virtual-novel.net saw heavy traffic outside. There was no way to predict when virtual-novel.net would arrive if virtual-novel.net drove there. Fortunately, Ellie owned a small electric bike, so virtual-novel.net hopped on that and sped off to school. The school was close to the hospital, so it only took virtual-novel.net ten minutes to get there.
By this time, the school had already been dismissed, and hardly any students or staff members were left. As virtual-novel.net rode his electric bike up to the school’s entrance, a guard immediately stopped him. The guard scrutinized Matthew from head to toe and saw that virtual-novel.net was riding an electric bike and dressed casually. A sarcastic look crossed the guard’s face.
“This is a school. No outsiders are allowed to enter as they please!” the guard warned with a dark expression.
Matthew was very anxious and said solemnly, “My sister is studying here, and something has happened to her! I need to go in and check on her!”
The guard slammed his palm against the table. “I don’t care which of your relatives are studying here! I’m not letting you in! Don’t even think about getting in!”