Matthew Nelson could probably guess what he did. His eyes turned colder as he stared at Declan
Bailey, “Really?”
“Is this still not a good example? John Kinney? Boyce Shawn?” Declan mockingly laughed, “You still
have a chance right now. Just beg me. Beg me. Then maybe I would show some mercy and spare him.
What do you think?”
He became more and more shameless. He also laughed wildly, “Just say, I was wrong, Mr. Bailey. I
was too blind to go against you. Please have mercy. Then maybe I would just let Boyce go.”
Matthew narrowed his eyes and stared at him. Extreme anger poured out of his eyes. However, it was
quickly hidden in his poker face, “I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you, Mr. Bailey.”
Declan suddenly stood straight, “Can’t you still see what’s happening?”
“Mr. Bailey, you’ve taught very well. I just haven’t learned it yet. Perhaps, you can teach me again?”
Matthew was very calm. He didn’t pay attention to his mockery at all.
Declan was furious, “What do you have to be so arrogant about, Matthew? Isn’t it just that you’re richer
than me? But when it comes to connections and power, you’re not better than me.”
Matthew laughed, “How do you know that I’m not better than you?”
There was always some sort of secretive and deceitful calculation in his laugh. This made Declan’s
skin crawl.
However, after thinking carefully, the most competent person he had was Boyce. He never talked to the
Harris family. Besides, how could Jeffery Harris help him when his own reputation was already broken?
And what use could that Armand Bernie have?
His father and the husbands of his so many sisters were all not ordinary people. He had connections
everywhere, so it would be easy for him to do what he wanted.
With that thought, Declan immediately gained confidence.
“Don’t try to fool me!”
Matthew was still calm, “Do you know what the difference is between us?”
Declan asked, “What?”
“You do have connections and a lot of ways, but you forgot that it’s easier to deal with those on the
plain sight, just like how you framed Boyce. However, you don’t know what connections I have and how
powerful I am.”
Declan felt nervous from Matthew’s strategic confidence, “What, what do you mean?”
There was a saying that says it would be easy to dodge a spear in the open, but it would be hard to
avoid a hidden arrow. It was obvious that what Matthew said meant that he has a power nobody else
knew.
“Mr. Bailey, don’t you have any comprehensive ability?” He mockingly said.
Declan had always been an impatient person and never a poised man. So he was provoked by just a
few words from Matthew.
“You just meant that you have connections,” Declan didn’t believe him, but he didn’t completely doubt
him.
It was very contradicting. He didn’t know if what he said was real or he was just lying to him.
“Even if you have connections, you won’t necessarily be able to win against me,” Declan wasn’t as
confident as before, but he still threatened him as usual, “Let’s wait and see.”
He angrily walked out just when Armand brought Boyce over, so they bumped into each other at the
door.
“Hey, isn’t this Mr. Bailey?” Armand glanced at him from top to bottom and sneered, “What’s with that
long face? Did you dad die?”
Declan grabbed Armand by the collar and ruthlessly said, “Do you want to die?”
Armand wasn’t afraid at all. He smiled and said, “What would you do to me if I want to die? Look clearly
where this place is.”
Declan came alone. If he really fought with Armand, he wouldn’t be at the advantage. So, although he
was feeling extremely angry inside, he still let go.
“I won’t let you get away with this!”
Armand dusted the non-existent dust away from his body, “I’ll wait for you. Bring it on!”
They stared at each other. If eyes could become weapons, then they were definitely killing each other
at this moment.
“Boyce,” Declan sneered and strode out.
Armand was dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly call out Boyce’s name?
‘Is his brain messed up?’
“Why did he call you?” Armand turned his head to Boyce and asked.
Boyce said, “He’s crazy. Don’t mind him.”
“Really?” Armand didn’t doubt him, but he felt that what Declan said was cryptic. It didn’t seem like he
just casually blurted it out.
Boyce didn’t argue with him. He walked into the office and asked as he looked at Matthew, “What is he
doing here?”
Matthew walked out of his office desk and asked in a gloomy voice, “Why didn’t you tell me that
something happened to you?”
Boyce sat on the sofa and said, “Aren’t you preparing for your wedding? I don’t want to add to your
problems.”
Matthew was a bit annoyed. He snorted coldly, “What do you plan to do?”
Could this kind of matter be kept secretly? What should they do if it turned into an irreversible
consequence?
Did he still want his future?
“What are you guys talking about?” Armand walked over and asked as he looked at Boyce, “What
happened to you?”
Boyce lowered his head and stayed silent.
Matthew tugged his collar, “Do you still not plan on saying it?”
“Officer Miller called me into the police station early in the morning today. I saw the people from the
investigation office as soon as I came to the police station. They said that I was taking bribes, so I’m
suspended right now and under investigation,” Boyce lowered his head as he spoke.
“Bastard!” Armand cursed out loud, “This scumbag Declan is really fucking shameless.”
Matthew had a guess in his mind. He knew that he was using this kind of fatal sin to frame Boyce, but
he was still uneasy.
After all, being investigated for bribery would affect his future as a public official.
Just like what Declan said, if he pulled a trick inside and his bribery became true, then Boyce would be
finished.
“What should we do now?” Armand asked anxiously. This was connected to Boyce’s future. If it wasn’t
handled properly, his reputation would be ruined.
Matthew was afraid that Declan would come out and make trouble when he decided to hold a wedding.
So he already made preparations for it.
Declan was merely relying on Roger Bailey. His brothers-in-law were just giving Declan some respect
out of respect for Roger.
If Roger fell, what else would Declan still have?
In ancient wars, it was known to take down the leader first to destroy the thieves. So why would he
keep on pestering Declan?
"Just go home. I'll take care of this matter," Matthew stood up and prepared to go out as he took his
phone on the table.
“You have a plan already?” Armand looked at him doubtfully.
Boyce was also very shocked.
Both of them looked at him.
However, Matthew didn’t explain what he was going to do. As he looked at their shocked gazes, he
raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why? Don’t you believe me?”
Armand nodded, and then he hurriedly shook his head, “Of course, we believe you, but do you have
any connections to use?”
After all, he was a businessman and not a government official. How would he deal with Declan?
Matthew smiled and gave a riddle, “I don’t have connections, but my wife has.”
Oscar Adams’ cellphone number was saved into Matthew’s phone back when Dolores Flores received
a phone call from Oscar. She told him to find Oscar if there were matters he couldn’t show up in.
Actually, Dolores also didn’t know what kind of person her father was. However, she didn’t want to
know either.
Just like what Jolene Harris said in the letter, it was enough to know that he was a good man.
Armand and Boyce looked at each other. They seemed to have read the answer from each other’s
eyes.
They knew that this doesn’t only refer to Dolores, but to the power left from her parents’ generation.
Armand felt a little relieved after knowing that Matthew already had a counterplan. However, his hatred
toward everything Declan had done had reached its peak.
He just wanted to curse at Declan whenever he thought of him.
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