Chapter 101
Chapter 101 Matthew Isn’t Who He Appears To Be
The atmosphere at the poker table was lively. After checking his cards, Chrisughed and remarked,
“Mikael, you’re going to lose big this time!”
Mikael raised his eyebrows and responded, “I don’t think so. In fact, how about we raise the stakes?”
“How much?” Chris narrowed his gaze, wondering whether Mikael might have a good hand tonight.
Amidst theughter, the door to the private room was pushed open forcefully.
Startled, everyone in the room turned to look.
Matthew stood at the door, staring at them grimly.
Chris recognized Matthew and clicked his tongue before throwing his cards onto the table.
At the same time, Mikael stood up and walked over with a light smile. “What brings you here, Mr.
Hood?”
Matthew’s expression remained grim. “I’m looking for Radley.”
As he spoke, he tried to enter the room.
Immediately, Chris stood up and blocked Matthew’s path. “Who let you in?”
Matthew narrowed his eyes and pushed Chris aside.
“Hey!” Caught off guard, Chris took two steps back. He cursed and rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight.
“Chris, don’t!” A deep voice came from a dark corner.
Chris had a fiery temper and wouldn’t listen to anyone when he was mad. He raised his fist and was
about to strike.
Seeing that, Mikael grabbed Chris by circling thetter’s neck from behind.
“Mikael!”
On the other hand, Matthew ignored Chris’ murderous re and walked straight toward Radley, who
was sitting on the sofa.
As he approached, he noticed the female escort sitting next to Radley. A hint of disdain shed across
his
eyes.
“Radley, I never knew you would y foul and use the Hood Group to threaten Freya to break
me.”
Radley’s expression remained indifferent, though his deep gaze was fixed on Matthew.
up with
If it hadn’t been for not wanting to anger Freya, Radley would have kicked Matthew out of Caltun long
ago.
“We’re all businessmen, Mr. Hood. If you were honest and upright, you wouldn’t get the deal from the
Portersst month,” Radley said.
His voice filled with detachment.
Matthew Isn’t Who He Appears To Be
When Matthew heard that, his gaze flickered. The business with the Porters had been kept strictly
confidential. It hadn’t been announced yet, and yet Radley knew.
Radley put down his ss. His cold voice carried a warring tone as he said, “Matthew, I’ll only say this
once. Freya is mine If you don’t wanna watch the Hood Group going out of business, stay away from
her
Sneering. Matthew replied. “Tll say this too today. I won’t give up on Freya. If you wanted the Hood
Group to go out of business, you’d better think twice about whether you can do it!
The men who yed poker with Chris and Mikael earlier stood up upon hearing Matthew’s words,
“Mr. Hood, you’re too full of yourself. You can try and go against Radley. See what you get.”
Someone also taunted, “If your younger brother hadn’t died, you would have just been a tool in the
Hood family’s marriage arrangement. Now that you’ve just gained power, you start to be
arrogant!”
Matthew’s look turned icy, and he shot the speaker a chilling look.
“Say that again.”
“Everyone in Caltun knows about the situation in your family. You weren’t supposed to take over the
Hood Group. Who knows, maybe your younger brother was- The man screamed in pain before he
could finish.
No one had expected that Matthew would beat someone up here.
The young men in the private room were all taken aback. Nobody in Caltun would dare to fight in front
of Radley except for Chris and Mikael.
Even when they were hanging out like usual, they would joke carefully around Radley.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room dropped. Chris spat on the ground. Mikael continued to circle his
arm around Chris’ neck, making it difficult for Chris to move.
“Mikael, let go of me.”
Just then, Radley stood up. “Mikael, see Mr. Hood out.”
This was Chris’ territory. Soon, the bodyguards rushed in. One of them reached their hand to Matthew
but thetter pped his hand away. There was a fierce and dark look in Matthew’s upturned eyes.
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He nced at Radley onest time.
“Radley, you can’t control everything. You had lost her once, and you’ll lose her again.”
Then, Matthew left.
The young men in the room tried to calm Chris down, but no one dared to approach Radley.
Radley was sitting in a dimly lit corner, so it was difficult to see his expression.
However, after hearing the conversation between Matthew and Radley, the others were aware of what
was going on.
“That dude is really ignorant of the situation. How dare hepete with Radley for a woman? He’s
looking for trouble!”
Matthew Isn’t Who He Appears To Be
*Exactly, even though the Hoods are doing well in terms of finance, they still can’tpare to the
Monaghan Group.”
Meanwhile, Radley gave no response, so someone tried to attract his attention by saying. “And that
woman, Freya. Is she blind? Radley and Matthew are not evenparable!“
“Yeah, I can’t believe she’s the daughter of the Kaufmanns. She has no taste when ites to men!”
Chris frowned. Despite his bad temper, he was still sensitive to the situation. Immediately, he realized
that the two’s words might have offended Radley.
“Shut up, all of you!”
Those young men were taken aback and exchanged nces.
At the same time, Mikael saw Radley get up from the sofa and walk toward the table. Somehow, Mikael
couldn’t help but shiver.
Radley walked up to the two who imed that Freya had no taste.
“Do you know Freya?”
“N-No, I don’t. Even though she’s a Kaufmann, she hasn’t appeared at any social events in recent
years.” answered one of them, trying to please Radley.
“So, why did you say she has no taste in men?”
Startled, the man who answered felt like he was being stared at by a fierce beast.
“I-I just felt that she failed to recognize a great man.”
Radley sneered.
The man was sweating profusely. His legs were shaky. Eventually, he couldn’t sit still anymore and
stood up to bow respectfully. “Radley, I’m sorry! I was wrong”
“You weren’t talking about me. Why should you apologize to me?” Leaning against the wall, Radley
stared at the man with a meaningful look on his handsome face.
The man trembled and stuttered, “I-I shouldn’t have said that! In fact, I’m the one with poor taste!”
Mikael had been friends with Radley for years, so he could tell that something was wrong with Radley’s
expression.
Hurriedly, Mikael stepped forward and said to the two men whomented on Freya earlier, “You two,
get lost now!”
As if they were pardoned, the two quickly apologized and bowed repeatedly while retreating to the
door. They left.
The others saw that things were not right and dispersed too. Chris also asked the female escorts to
leave. Soon, only Radley, Chris, and Mikael were left in the private room.
Chris yed with the cards on the table, leisurely shuffling them in his hands. “Radley, do you want me
to deal with that guy, Matthew?”
Matthew Isn’t Who He Appears To Be
Radley closed his eyes and took a while to suppress the urge to kill.
“No need.” He promised Freya that he wouldn’t do anything to Matthew. If he did, she would be very
angry.
“That guy has got bills, Chrismented with a scoff and a fierce look in his eyes.
Leaning back in his chair, Radley responded, “He’s not who he appears to be. Last month, he got a
deal from the Porters. If it goes well, the power of the Hood Group will rise to a new level.”
“Really?” Mikael looked up at him and joked, “With such praise from you, he must be formidable
indeed.”
Something shed through Radley’s gaze.
Meanwhile, Chris poured a ss of wine and said, “Alright. Let’s stop talking about those things. Wine,
anyone?”
Radley stared at the red wine ss and suddenly remembered something very unpleasant. His brows
furrowed, and he scolded, “Take it away!”