Chapter 448


    Chapter 447


    However, when she saw the man standing behind her, her mind nked for a few seconds, a string of


    question marks shing in her head. Captain?


    “You, young man. I thought you weren’ting. “Old Man Tanz broke her stupor


    “I always keep my promises.” Matthew’s deep voice was quite pleasing to the ear,plementing his


    tall and handsome


    “Alright, stop with the formalities. I’ll go check if the meal is ready. You two chat.” Old Man Tanz did not


    intend to y gooseberry here.


    Matthew nodded slightly, an air of nobility surrounding him. “Alright.”


    Once Old Man Tanz left, silence fell over the area. Cynthia was not usually one to shy away. She had


    been perfectly calm when she met Joshua’s parents However, this time, she genuinely felt timid


    “Do you always get this nervous seeing me?” Matthew observed her state, his tone teasing.


    Cynthia stayed silent. How could she not be nervous?


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    Matthew gestured to the seat Old Man Tanz had just vacated. “Sit.”


    Cynthiaplied obediently. Up until that moment, she was still wondering. Was he not supposed to


    return on the 7th? It was still the 6th, was it not?


    “Do you want to start with a 5,000–meter weighted run to warm up?” Matthew poured her a cup of tea,


    his tone casual yet a tad indifferent. “Might help you rx?”


    Cynthia could only stare nkly. No, that would not be necessary!


    “Cynthia,” Matthew called her.


    Cynthia responded instinctively to this address. “Yes?”


    “Let’s y a round.”


    we’re about to rat”


    “Old Man Tanz didn’t say so.”


    She was usually calm and collected. However, she was bothered by something. The Captain had said


    he wanted to have a talk


    with her


    The feeling of unease hung over her like a de suspended precariously above her neck. Seeking her


    distracted state, Matthew, with a steady hand, arranged the pieces on the chessboard and asked,


    “Would you prefer to discuss the issue of using me as an “antidote Last time or y chess?”


    “Chess,” Cynthia answered without hesitation.


    Matthew looked at her, his ink–ck eyes narrowing. “Did getting married take away all your courage?”


    “Weren’t you bolder before?


    “No bolder than you are, Cyutl said, skillfully diverting the tuple. Her gaze rose to meet his, “Didn’t


    Mitchell say you wouldn’t be back until the yth? Why are you here already?”


    Matthew’s lips thinned, his short hair lending him an appearance of ragged handsomeness that was


    both refined and majestic. His white shirt added a touch of schrly air to him. As she took in his


    visage, Cynthia was momentarily stunned. A thought surfaced in her mind, “The Captain didn’t look too


    bal‘ If Jammy, Kendrick, and the others were to hear of this thought, they would surely berate her for


    being blind. What do you mean not too bad? He’s drop–dead gorgeous!


    “That was just a smokescreen, Matthew replied nonchntly.


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    Cynthia struggled to keep up. “What?”


    “To prevent you from slipping away. If I am not mistaken, ording to your original n, you intended


    to leave Nexuria by ne right after your talk with Old Man Tanz, didn’t you?” Matthew’s eyes seemed


    to see right through her.


    Cynthia held her forehead. He was a little too smart for her liking


    “Afraid I’d hold you ountable for what happenedst time?” Matthew asked casually, although it was


    also a probe.


    “No,” Cynthia spoke the truth, as she did not believe that the iron–blooded, cold Captain could harbor


    something as gentle as affection. “I just don’t want to be punished with running and push–ups.”


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