Mr. Neal, Mrs. Neal’s Gone With The Money

Chapter 538

“Cyn, it’s normal for a man to have an ego, especially Captain. When he invites you over for dinner, just accept. It might make him feel better about himself,” Mitchell insisted.

“Are you serious?” Cynthia found this hard to believe. To her knowledge, Captain was not such a man. However, Mitchell’s words did seem to hold some logic.

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Linus and the others. Just don’t mention it’s about Captain,” Mitchell suggested, further advancing his ploy.

Cynthia nodded, and they chatted a bit more before ending the video call. She sat in contemplation, recalling past events, and eventually concluded that Captain did indeed have a strong ego. She did not delve into this thought further, though.

Considering Captain’s earlier mention of a group message, she accessed their eight–member chat group, where Captain was also a member. She typed a reply, “I’m free recently. Anytime for a meetup is fine.”

responsibilities she took over from Yoel at Neal Group had

Mitchell quickly agreed. The others, including Jimmy, also indicated their availability. Only Matthew did

tried to grab his attention in the group chat but

Captain

“Hm?”

phone has a virus.”

to let him in. She recalled that Captain’s phone was a new purchase after his retirement,

it on,” Matthew warned her as he saw her pressing the power button.

came too late. As soon as she pressed the button, the

from the phone, a catchy and slightly irritating time. It chanted over and over, “I’m Matthew. My mom hasn’t hit me for three days!” The words scrolled

sporting his short, neat haircut that added to

answered without hesitation. She took the phone

the problem but also strengthened the security of his phone system. Once she was done, she handed the phone back to Matthew, curiosity getting the