Chapter 976 Whip
Matthew pushed the door and went to the living room in broad strides, yelling, "Waylen Elrod!" That
was Crayson's real name.
The living room was empty, but someone appeared when he called. Mateo gazed down from the
corridor upstairs. "Matthew? What are you doing here?"
Ever since Matthew and Veronica were injured, they never returned to Mountainside Gardens. That
was why Mateo was surprised, especially seeing Matthew in such an aggressive state. He guessed
that something had happened to drive Matthew into interrogation mode.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Where's Waylen?" Matthew raised his head.
"He hasn't come back since yesterday. Why?" Mateo's brows knitted.
Mateo was clueless about what happened at One Piece Restaurant. Not wanting to test whether the
man was playing dumb, Matthew merely left. Only then did Lazlo catch up with Matthew at the lawn, all
huffing and puffing. "Boss, is Miss Murphy here?"
The solemn man descended the hill without sparing Lazlo a glance. "Take Mateo away."
"Huh? Okay. On it." Lazlo nodded despite the pressure. Through a phone call, he told Dean to send a
few men over.
At the same time, Matthew was on the phone. "Track Master Crayson down at all costs."
He drove back to One Piece Restaurant to rewind the surveillance footage. No matter how many times
they checked on it, nothing was wrong with it. At long last, he realized that someone had rigged the
footage. The monitor replayed the scenes from the first day, and they were unaware of it this whole
time!
Matthew dialed Crayson's number, but no one picked it up from the other line. Half an hour later, Lazlo
called, "Boss, we have Mateo. He's in the basement."
"Okay. I'm coming." Matthew went to the backroom. Complicated traps were installed along the way to
the room, but he avoided them and entered the room like a breeze.
There stood Mateo with his hands fettered and his mouth taped. Noticing Matthew's entrance, he
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmstruggled and kept muttering something. However, his voice broke into a muffled speech. No one could
hear what he was talking about.
Matthew appeared rather calm as he made a video call with Hayley. When the call went through, her
face appeared on the screen while he directed the camera at Mateo. "Where's Veronica?" He dived
straight into the topic without showing his face.
Even though she did not have his number, she recognized his voice effortlessly. Her brows creased at
the question. "Isn't she with you? Why are you calling me? Why did you tie Mateo up? Just what are
you doing, Matthew Kings?"
The man on the chair crossed his legs. "Tell Waylen I'll show him how his grandson dies if he doesn't
give Veronica back!" His speech was spoken with tranquility, and not a tinge of anxiety seeped into his
voice. Then, he motioned Dean to whip Mateo.