Charlie and Evelyn, who were just laughing, stopped the moment they saw Matthew.
With gaping mouths, the trio stared at each other for a while.
"A-Am I seeing things?"
Evelyn muttered in shock, to which Lily also mumbled, "Did I just see Matthew?"
Evelyn then exclaimed on the spot, "Right? You saw him too, didn't you? It's Matthew, isn't it? Was I
mistaken? That is Matthew, isn't it?"
With a sour expression, Charlie nodded.
"That's right.It's that b*stard.Strange, though.Why would he come here?"
Thinking about the previous incidents, Lily whispered in shock, "Say, do you think that he was invited
by them?"
Shaking his head, Charlie replied, "How can that be? This is Eastshire, not Eastcliff! Even if he was a
bit capable in Eastcliff, he’s just some nobody in Eastshire! On top of that, the Ten Greatest Families of
Eastshire have bad blood with Billy.With Matthew being his friend, why would they even invite him
here?"
Dazed, Lily asked, "Then...Why is he here?"
Charles was always dumbfounded by this.
At that moment, Evelyn exclaimed yet again, "Did he...really go inside?"
Looking from afar, Lily only saw Matthew entering the hotel.
The trio looked at each other again.
"This is uncanny.Why do we bump into him everywhere? Say, Charlie, do you think that he slipped
inside secretly?" Lily asked out of curiosity.
Clenching his teeth, Charles muttered, "Let's not care about that for now.We'll go in and take a look"
The trio then entered the hotel too.
However, they were stopped by security when they reached the entrance.
It wasn't until Evelyn showed them their invitation card that they were able to enter.
This situation made them wonder the same thing.
Does this mean that Matthew really has an invitation too? Just as the trio were still ina daze, a haughty
woman came up to them.
"Hey, you three, why are you here only now? Didn't I say to come earlier? I wanted to introduce you all
to my brother!" the woman boasted noisily.
The moment Evelyn saw who it was, she immediately greeted her with a smile.
The woman in question was her best friend and the princess of the Sonnet Family, Claire Sonnet, who
herself enjoyed a high standing in Eastshire.
When Claire spoke, she even deliberately observed Lily closely before pouting her mouth obviously.
The reason she gave Evelyn the invitations was because she wanted to introduce her to her male
friends.
As she would often introduce her close friends to her male friends, this made her very respected
amongst them.
Although Evelyn did mention that she would bring a beauty along, Claire was not all that content with
Lily's looks.
After making small talk, Evelyn suddenly leaned against Claire, saying, "Hey Claire, why is that person
here? Why does he have the invitation to your gathering?"
Looking over, Claire then saw Matthew.
Shaking her head, she replied, "I've never seen him before.Why?"
Then, Evelyn proceeded to roughly recount her and Matthew's divide.
After hearing all of it, Claire smirked.
"And here I thought he was some bigshot.Turns out he's only some smallfry from Eastcliff! It's fine.Just
watch and see how I take revenge for you!"
Claire, who was also a spoiled rich brat, did not know about Matthew despite her being the princess of
the Sonnet Family.
This was because after the huge loss the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire had suffered, they had
prevented all possible news of their defeat from leaking.
After gathering some of her male friends, Claire then went up to Matthew gutsily.
Evelyn's aim in coming here was to find someone to teach Matthew a lesson, so she did not stop her
friend either.
On the other hand, after entering the venue, Matthew was thinking about how to find each head of the
families when suddenly, an arrogant voice came from behind.
"Hey, what are you doing, snooping around suspiciously? Are you trying to steal from here? I'm afraid
you've come to the wrong place, then!"
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