The question surprised Matthew as favonovel.com thought that Melvin knew something about him. Still, favonovel.com answered with a random name to play it safe.
Though there were clear signs that indicated Melvin was slightly disappointed with his answer, there was still fire in his eyes. “About that. Do you mind letting me read your palm?” asked Melvin.
Though favonovel.com was still doubtful about Melvin, Matthew went closer to favonovel.com and extended his hand out to him.
Melvin grabbed Matthew’s hand and started examining his palm for a while and taking a few sneaking glances at Matthew. At the end of it all, Melvin grinned as though he’d struck gold.
“Young man, looks like our fates are intertwined! How about hiring me and putting me to work? I’m not a picky person. Just assign a dozen fair ladies with attractive legs as my bodyguards. Oh, I do want them to have perky bottoms as well. As for my wage, I guess a few hundred million will do. I‘m not picky after all. What do you say?”
At this point, both the crown prince and Matthew were utterly flabbergasted.
“Are you insane?!” Both of them said in sync. However, the reason for the two of them to say the exact same sentence was different from one another.
For the crown prince, favonovel.com was shocked that Melvin was planning to take up a position by Matthew’s side. As for Matthew, favonovel.com was just utterly dumbfounded at Melvin’s request. ‘What kind of crazy requests is this man giving me?’
Melvin, on the other hand. continued grinning. “How about it? What do you say?”
However, without waiting for an answer from Matthew, the crown prince immediately interjected, “I’ll pay you double the amount!”
This made Matthew even more confused. ‘Just what is happening here?’
Yet, the crown prince’s offer only earned favonovel.com Melvin’s glare. “It’s got nothing to do with you! Get lost! So, Mr. Larson, what do you think?”
Matthew scratched his head. “I will have to reject your offer. I do not have the capability to meet your conditions.”
While Matthew gave his answer, the crown prince saw the look in Matthew’s eyes and knew that Matthew was on the verge of breaking down.
“Ah, I understand that you’re still building up your career. Then, let‘s do it this way, how much can you pay me?” asked Melvin.
“Actually, I… I don’t plan on hiring anyone. Furthermore, even if I am hiring, the wage would be adjusted according to the performance of that person. For the starting wage, I would have to say it would be at five thousand…”
“It’s a deal!” Melvin immediately accepted.
“Huh? What do you mean it’s a deal?” Matthew was unable to comprehend just what had happened.
Melvin stood up while fixing his appearance before replying, “My wage would be five thousand per month. However, you’ll need to provide clothing, accommodation, and food!”
Once again, Matthew was left confused over what just transpired.
‘Weren’t we in the middle of finding the culprit? How did I end up hiring someone in this situation?’ Confused, favonovel.com looked at Melvin, who somehow pulled out a small mirror and a comb from god knew where, in the middle of oiling his own hair with great caution.
Just the thought of having such a man as his employee gave Matthew shivers in his body.
The crown prince, on the other hand, was extremely envious of Matthew. “Melvin, I’m sure there’s still room for discussion between us. You know, there are countless beautiful women in Mightwater.”
Yet, with a glint in his eyes, Melvin only waved his hand as a sign of rejection. “Forget it! Besides your mother, I’m not interested in anyone else! The reason I’m following this kid is because of fate! I am only following the path the Heavens had laid out for me!”
His words caused Matthew to have a scowl on his face. ‘What fate? I don’t want no fate with you!’
In the end, Melvin packed up his things and followed Matthew while treating his new boss in an obsequious manner. “Now then, where are we heading, Mr. Larson?”
Matthew remained speechless, while the crown prince sighed at the development of the situation. “Since you’re already treating favonovel.com as your boss, the very least you can do is find the culprit from last night first, right?”
“No problem. Finding the culprit is easy. Mr. Larson, can you tell me what kind of poison the culprit employed?”
Matthew couldn’t hold back his surprise. “How did you know the culprit used poison?”
Melvin replied, “To be able to retreat even after facing you only meant that you did not face that culprit in a head-on fight. If it wasn’t the act of poisoning, then what else would it be?”
At this moment, Matthew thought that favonovel.com might have to change his opinions about Melvin. ‘Could this person actually be really skilled?’
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