“Why? Can’t I go with you?” Crystal immediately questioned. “Can you not look down on me? I’m really familiar with Woodside as I’ve been there several times with my grandfather!”

Matthew scratched his head. “That’s not what I meant. I agreed to go with your grandfather; did he ask you to pick me up?”

Crystal nodded and said, “Yes. My grandfather asked me to pick you up and take you to Woodside! He has some business to attend to so he asked me to replace him.”

Eyes widened, Matthew shouted, “Are you joking? Mr. Harrison would never do something like that! Give me a moment; I’ll call Mr. Harrison right now.”

Matthew pulled out his phone and hurriedly made a call to Joseph. However, nobody answered the phone even after he called multiple times and by then, the car had entered the highway.

With a smile, Crystal suddenly commented, “Stop wasting your time. I’ve set my grandfather’s phone to forward all your calls to me. You won’t be able to contact him.”

Hearing this, Matthew was dumbfounded. “Miss Harrison, what… what are you trying to do? Your grandfather and I have some serious matters to attend to in Woodside. What will you do when you get there? Stop fooling around because we’re not going there to play.”

that I’m fooling around? I have some serious matters to do too. Don’t forget that I have to help that man

you that I’ll

yelled back at him, “I want

 

to Woodside with me. Seeing that he wasn’t talking anymore, Crystal smiled slyly. “What’s wrong, Matthew? Are you afraid that I might eat you alive? Ha! We’re already on the highway so it’s too late for you to be afraid now! You know what they say—if you can’t resist it,

as he thought to himself, Once Crystal starts acting strange, nobody can stop her. It was after the car drove onto the highway and they went further and further from Eastcliff only did

had drinks and food in the car, as if they

interior, Matthew felt confused so he asked, “Why are

Crystal pursed her lips and replied, “That’s the old me. Now, I’m ready to

to start with life with only the basic necessities. Furthermore, there’s a reason I chose to drive this car. Woodside is a complicated place and there are many different kinds of people. If you’re heading there to shop, you must not drive a luxury car. Otherwise, once people think you’re rich, they’ll swindle and trick you. However, that’s not the most scary scenario. The scariest scenario is if you’re not capable enough you

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