Chapter 234

Chapter 234 Successful Disguise After the morning meeting, Owen grabbed his phone and headed to the CEO’s Office. He opened the chat interface, edited a text, and deleted it. When he finished the text, he didn’t press the send button.

“There is a rainstorm in Poya today. Travel safely.” The tone was too stiff. It shouldn’t be like this.

He believed that he should add some modal particles and emojis to liven the text. He recalled the bitchy tone of Benson and re-edited it. “Ah, there is a rainstorm in Poya today. Be careful on the road, okay?”

Did he use too many modal particles? He was disgusted by the text. He should continue to modify it.

“Hailey, there is a rainstorm in Poya today. Be careful on the road.”

He finally pressed the send button. He was a little nervous and thought of what Benson had said. “Unaccountably solicitous people are hiding evil intentions, and others are afraid of sudden concern. Your attention is too overt. After expressing your concern, you should add a small request, and then Hailey will not suspect anything.”

He immediately edited another text. “And don’t forget the gold bracelet you promised to give me.”

He thought about it, found a cute emoji from the file shared by Benson, and sent it over. Job done. It took Owen so long to edit a text. Jose saw it but did not know who the recipient was. His boss looked anxious and serious. Owen was that kind of person who often called and rarely texted anyone.

Finally, his boss smiled. Peeping was shameful, but Jose couldn’t restrain his curiosity. He stood on tiptoe and had a peek. He didn’t see the content but only saw an emoji.

That was enough to shock him. Mr. Moore used an emoji? And such a cute one?

What was going on?

Matthew came and ran into Owen at the door of the CEO’s Office.

“Mr. Holland, are you running away from home?” Jose sized Matthew up. He almost failed to recognize the man.

Matthew had always been proud and preening himself like a peacock. He was in the spotlight no matter where he went. Today, however, he was covered in mud. His pants were stained, his shoes were wet, his clothes crumpled, and his hair was disheveled.

His overall image resembled that of a beggar. The security guards at the entrance had almost kept him out. His look made Owen frown.

Matthew’s face clouded over, and he sulked, “Not running away from home. Running for my life. Buy me a set of clothes and a pair of shoes. Make me a cup of coffee too. I think I’m catching a cold… ahchoo!”

He sneezed loudly. Owen and Jose took one step back at the same time. They needed to keep a distance from the man. Matthew rubbed his red nose and looked at Owen sadly. “Man, take me in.”

He took a shower in the lounge, changed his clothes, and came out clean. Content with his condition, he gulped down a jar of coffee and then poured out his grievances. From his look, Owen could tell that he came to this because of women. He was not interested in Matthew’s story until Hailey’s niece was mentioned. He lifted his eyelids.

“You mean, Hailey has a godbrother?” His eyes brows furrowed.

Matthew’s mouth was parched. He glared at Owen and sulked, “Hey, I’ve talked so much. Did you get the point? The point is that Hailey’s godbrother has a daughter named Catherine.

That girl has a crush on me and wants to elope with me. It’s scary.”

Owen pursed his thin lips and mused, “Are you sure Ryan is not her biological brother?”

Matthew was furious. “No! But you’re like brother and sister. Did you hear me?

Catherine wants to elope with me! Elope!”

This man was noisy. Owen frowned in disgust and said blandly, “But you didn’t.”

“You bet! How would I dare?” Matthew’s eyes widened, “No kidding, her dad is Ryan, a doctor and druggist. Even my old man doesn’t dare to mess with him. If his daughter elopes with me, I’ll be dead.”

Owen glanced at him and snorted, “A playboy like you knows fear?”

“This is different. That girl…” Matthew stopped halfway through his speech and chuckled as he remembered a joke from Catherine.

He raised his head, only to meet Owen’s inquisitive eyes. He pressed his fist against his mouth and coughed. “Anyway, I can’t stay in Poya any longer. Not only Ryan, but Hailey’s brothers are also tough.

I don’t want to get beaten up like you. The pain is one thing. It’s embarrassing.”

Owen squinted at him and said, “Go and find a place to stay yourself.”

“Come on, we’re friends. You can’t be so cruel.” Matthew immediately put on a 2/3 66.67%

flattering look and leaned over, “No one has been living in the Moore Mansion for a long time. Can I move in and stay for a couple of days?”

He raised his eyebrows and said, “Are you afraid I’ll pry into the past of Hailey and you? Don’t worry.

It’s all in the past. I don’t mind.”

Owen pulled a long face and said, “But I mind. Sleep in the street tonight.”

“Come on, we’re buddies.”

Hailey flipped through the contract, listened to the attorney’s report, and furrowed her brows.

“Half of the interests? Is there a mistake?”

Across the desk, Mr. Thompson pushed his glasses and said seriously, “No, I’ve asked the old man, and he confirmed that this was his offer to the other party. He let me keep it from you till the money is received.”

“My grandpa is greedy.” Hailey was not surprised by Jason’s craftsmanship and resources. After all, this project was created in his name.

Without his participation, the deal might not have been closed. He deserved more money, but half of the gains… She couldn’t believe that Owen agreed. Had he lost his mind?

“If there are no other questions, let him sign it as he likes.” Hailey handed the contract to the attorney. The latter took the order and left.

She called in Patrick and instructed him to arrange for the old man’s trip to North City. Just then, her phone dinged. She unlocked the screen and saw a text message from Benson. “Hailey, there is a rainstorm in Poya today. Be careful on the road.”

“And don’t forget the gold bracelet you promised to give me.”.

“Okay.” An unsuspecting Hailey texted back. Owen received the message, looked down, and saw a simple word. His smile was quite broad.

Matthew, who was pestering Owen, saw his happy face and frowned. What was going on?