Chapter 35

lan? That little bore? Matteo’s eyes widened as the door sprung open after the face recognition

machine blinked a green light. If I remember correctly, he's that meanie’s son. Why do we have the

same face? Does this mean that meanie is my dad too? Matteo's blood boiled in anger as he walked

past the door. It did not take him long before he realized this was not the place he was looking for.

Judging from the decor, it was a tastefully furnished resting lounge.

Hm... A TV, a couch, a bed... Wait... Is this a house? This is probably a resting area. Else there won't be

a glass door outside. Once he confirmed this was not the President's office, Matteo headed back to

the door and continued his search. “Face recognition completed. Welcome, Sebastian.” Just as he

was heading out, the machine rang again. Sh*t, he’s here! What do I do now? Matteo ran back in and

quickly scanned the spacious lounge for a place to hide. He spotted a huge wardrobe and hid in

there. It was true that he came looking for Sebastian, but all he wanted was to spy on that meanie

and get more information about him in case he bullied Mommy again. Getting caught red-handed

was the last thing the boy wanted.

Matteo closed the wardrobe door and tried hard to pace his rapid breathing so Sebastian would not

hear him. What he least expected was that after that meanie got into the room, he came straight to

the wardrobe. “Seriously, I can't believe the medicine tastes this bitter!” Sebastian had been

complaining ever since he was forced to drink the whole bottle of medicinal drink when he was at

his office. He slid the door opened, and to his bewilderment, a small figure stood like a statue

before his array of clothes. The man and the boy stared at each other in blank astonishment the

moment Sebastian opened the door. Dang it! Matteo's face turned as pale as a ghost as he looked

at Sebastian in the eyes. But instead of being angry with the child, Sebastian looked like he was

thrown completely off the balance. “lan, what are you doing here? I thought you were at the office?”

lan again? Is he here too? Matteo soon realized what was happening and went along with the flow.

He shot Sebastian a sweet smile. “I just got here, Daddy.” The man was utterly shocked. What's

wrong with him? Is he really smiling at me right now? Am I seeing things? How did he even get over

here so quickly? I swear I didn't see him earlier. Or did he get here when I was on the phone just now?

Sebastian squinted his eyes and looked hard at the kid. Before he could do anything, his phone rang

and a message notification showed on his screen. “Since you're here already, you might as well just

rest at the lounge. The woman, I mean, the doctor has already left, so Daddy will bring you home

when I'm done with work.” “Huh?” Matteo rolled his eyes around trying to make sense of what he

just heard. The doctor? Is he referring to Mommy? Why did Mommy come? And why did she bring that

little bore here?

The boy had many questions on his mind, but since Sebastian asked him to just stay at the lounge,

he did as he was told. “Alright, I'll stay here. You don't have to worry,” Matteo said with a warm

smile. Although this was already the second time his son smiled at him, it still caught Sebastian off

guard. lan is behaving abnormally. I'm sure the woman must have cast a spell on him or something.

I'd better make sure lan stays away from her. A gloom settled over Sebastian's face as he walked out

of the lounge. Seeing him left, Matteo sneaked out of the place. Since lan was also here, he figured

it would be best if he got out as soon as possible. It would be disastrous if people realized there

were two kids who looked the same. He took the elevator all the way to the ground floor, ready to

head back to the preschool. When he got out of the building, he saw a cab by the entrance.

Beside the car was a middle-aged lady in her forties or fifties, and she was holding a little girl on her

right, and a boy of his own age on her left. Vivi? Mrs. Grint? What on earth are they doing here? Who

is that boy beside them? That little bore? Matteo felt like he was going crazy. He dashed towards the

two dimwits, wanting to tell them that the boy was actually a fake. But before he could do that, a

voice called for him from behind. “lan! What are you doing here? Didn't Mr. Hayes asks you to stay

in the lounge? Why did you come down alone? It's dangerous! Come, I'll bring you back up.” Luke

beckoned him. It so happened that Sebastian’s assistant was there, and he came over to drag

Matteo back in. Matteo had no other choice but to look at the clueless nanny shoving lan into the

car after his sister got in. As for himself, he was pulled right back into the building against his will.

Gosh, you've gotta be kidding me!

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