Chapter 650

“I’ve already checked. Don’t worry, everything is well–prepared.”

At that moment, Matthew had already brought Cynthia to his room.

He seldom returned home. However, the room was still impeccably clean, reflecting the constant care of the housekeepers.

“I didn’t expect them to be so welcoming. They must be really excited to meet you.” Matthew poured her a cup of hot tea, his tone steady and unhurried,

“What do we do next time? Cynthia asked directly.

It took Matthew a moment to respond. “What do you mean by ‘next time‘?”

pretend once, but we can’t pretend twice. What if they ask about you during the holidays, how

indeed a problem, one that Matthew had not fully considered.

for this visit and then proceed with his strategy, hopefully turning

their current progress, it was clear that apart from Cynthia was no longer avoiding him as before. There was virtually no advancement in their emotional connection. Indeed, it

wait until next time then,” Matthew decided after some careful

refrained from asking. For this visit, she had intentionally not brought any gifts. She was only pretending to be a guest at Captain’s house; if she were to bring a gift that the elders happened to like, it might make things uncomfortable for any future girlfriend of

are you thinking?” Matthew asked, lightly

finally voiced her concern. “I was thinking that it would be better if you didn’t have people pretend to be your girlfriend to deceive your uncle and auntie. If one of these pretend–girlfriends performs too well, it might create problems for your actual significant other.”

it under control. You don’t need to

to be thoughtful in his actions; even if such a situation were to arise in the future, she trusted him

ten minutes passed.

such situations, she was capable of handling them. Responding to Tracy’s questions with just the right words,

cleared her throat, sharing a look with Hank. “Cynthia, Matthew told us that he eats your food, stays at your place, and even secured a job at your company. What is your view on his

was taken aback.

slight pursing of his lips, Matthew said gently, “You can say what you think, no

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