Five minutes later, the two of them arrived at Ambrose’s market. This market was an open-air venue
surrounded by fences which was pretty crude but at that moment, it was already filled with people. There
were lone travelers who looked sneaky, couples, friends, and even some rich businessmen with big
bellies who were surrounded by glamorous women and several muscular bodyguards.
“Other than buyers and sellers, most of them here are tourists,” Crystal explained. Hearing this, Matthew
asked in surprise, “There are tourists here?”
Crystal nodded. “Of course there are. As I mentioned earlier, after Ambrose established rules for this
place, many people come here to bet on dog races and boxing matches. Nowadays, the rich like
excitement. With these competitions going on, the market naturally attracts many tourists. Otherwise,
how are the people here going to make money?”
Matthew frowned; he wasn’t interested in dog races and boxing matches at all. Judging from his
expression, Crystal knew that something was wrong so she didn’t continue to elaborate. In fact, she had
been here several times before, two of which were not with her grandfather. Back then, she came in
search of excitement. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so familiar with this place.
The two of them continued walking forward and Matthew constantly paid attention to the people around
him. Even though the market started the next day, many sellers had already started to put their goods
on display, in hopes that their goods would be sold more quickly tomorrow. Along the way, Matthew
saw many good items and he made a mental note of those stalls, planning to buy those items once the
market opened the next day. On their way back to the hotel, they passed by a group of people when
one of the girls let out a cry. Turning around, she asked in amusement, “Matthew?”
Matthew stopped in his tracks and turned to glance at her. Looking at him, the girl repeated, “You’re
Matthew, right?”
Matthew nodded in reply; he recognized the girl too. Her name was Zanya Simmons and she was
Sasha’s classmate in university. When Sasha was in university, she was roommates with Zanya.
Matthew then recalled that Zanya’s family was pretty wealthy, not to mention she was Francis’ cousin!
The reason Sasha and Francis met each other was because of Zanya’s attempt at matchmaking. Back
when Sasha was about to get married to Matthew, Zanya repeatedly tried to persuade Sasha to break up
with Matthew and marry Francis.
However, Zanya’s plan didn’t succeed. Even though she attended their wedding, she never looked at
Matthew kindly since the beginning. In the past few years, Zanya even started most of the teasing and
mocking of Matthew in Sasha’s friend group. It was said that Zanya moved to Eastshire after she got
married and since then, Matthew never saw her again. Who would’ve thought that I would meet her
here?
There were three men and another woman who stood next to Zanya and they couldn’t hide their surprise
when they saw Crystal. One of the men immediately leaned closer and asked, “Zanya, are these two
friends of yours?”
Zanya chuckled coldly in response. “Friends? I’m not qualified to be friends with Matthew! Come; let me
introduce you to him. This is the man that I told you about. He is the man who married the most beautiful
woman in Eastshire, Sasha Cunningham, without spending any money—his name is Matthew.”
After hearing this, realization dawned on Zanya’s friends and they looked at Matthew with disdain. It was
obvious that even though Zanya moved to Eastshire, she never stopped talking about Matthew behind
his back.
Then, Zanya glanced at Crystal and said contemptuously, “Matthew, what are you doing? Did you find
another target? Tsk, did Sasha break up with you?”
Matthew frowned and chose not to reply because he was too lazy to be bothered. Crystal, on the other
hand, was furious. Glaring at Zanya, she shouted, “Watch your mouth! Mr. Larson is a good friend of my
grandfather’s and I’m here as his guide!”
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