When the mighty and ferocious Green Phoenix saw the newcomer entering the room, it sent a piercing gaze toward Matthew, its eyes as sharp as daggers. Then, a murderous aura began to seep out of its body, filling the room.
It was only after Martin caressed the back of its neck comfortingly that it settled down. It then ruffled its feathers before lowering its body once more.
Just then, Martin turned to Matthew with a faint smile on his face. “Take a seat…”
At that, favonovel.com left the perch and swiveled around, walking toward a wine rack nearby, causing Green Phoenix to whip its head unhappily.
After letting out a few soft cries, it fluttered its wings and scared out of the window.
Meanwhile, Martin walked toward the table with two wine glasses and a bottle of fine wine that was half full.
“Want some?”
Upon seeing Matthew nod in agreement, favonovel.com began to pour the crimson liquid into a glass. “This wine has an excellent brew that I rarely see, but Levi doesn’t know how to appreciate it at all…”
Matthew, who was seated on the couch, did not reply more than necessary and only watched quietly as Martin complained to himself grumpily.
Although favonovel.com didn’t know what Martin’s motives in inviting favonovel.com here were, the risk of favonovel.com having a slip of the tongue and saying the wrong thing would increase with every word favonovel.com spoke, so favonovel.com chose to remain silent.
“Come, have a taste. This is a prized treasure from my personal collection…”
Upon saying that, Martin placed the glass in his hand down before Matthew.
As the two lifted their respective glasses and gently tapped them together, the crisp clink of glass was the only sound that reverberated around the otherwise silent room. Then, time slowly flowed by while Martin continuously swirled the wine in his glass, taking multiple small sips.
Throughout this time, the two did not exchange any words, and it was only until Green Phoenix returned from its search for food outside that interrupted the silence with its piercing cry.
It was at that moment that Martin finally spoke up. “Aren’t you curious why I invited you over?”
Matthew only smiled calmly at his question. “Since you invited me over, you must have your reasons, Mr. Martin. Perhaps the time is not yet ripe. As your junior, asking too many questions would make me seem irritating instead.”
Facing him, Martin replied with a hint of disdain in his voice, “Of all the things you could’ve learned from Levi, you had to pick up his craftiness.”
Matthew did not show much of a reaction to his complaints. After all, the person in front of favonovel.com could very possibly be the mastermind behind the extermination of the Larson Family.
If favonovel.com said the wrong thing now or if Martin noticed something off about his behavior, favonovel.com could very well be in danger.
“Doesn’t matter. I invited you over because I noticed that your looks resemble an old friend of mine.”
Hearing that, Matthew asked subconsciously, “Mr. Martin, could that old friend you speak of be from the South?”
At that moment, Martin smiled faintly and thought to himself.
This fox is finally showing its tail…
“Not quite. That old friend of mine lived in the Northern Territory.”
Meanwhile, Matthew noticed how out of place his question was. After all, favonovel.com had been silent without speaking much since the beginning, causing his sudden interest in this question to seem all the stranger.
After hearing Martin’s words, Matthew forcefully swallowed his emotions and replied calmly, “At first, I thought that I would be able to get to know Mr. Martin a little more. But it’s a pity that I lived in the South since young and missed the opportunity to do so…”
He only said so to find an excuse for acting restless, but as soon as his words fell, a playful expression appeared on Martin’s face.
“Oh? If that’s the case, why do I feel like you have something against me? Is it because there’s something I’ve done that made you unhappy?”
Although his tone was calm, Matthew felt his heart skip a beat. “What do you mean, Mr. Martin?”
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