Chapter 493
Matthias came to the office early in the morning to have a discussion with Nikolai regarding their next
move against the Hart Group; it seemed that Tony was totally unbothered by Matthias’ act of
provocation toward him.
“Is Tony not planning to return to the Hart Group and call the shots?” In Matthias’ hand was a bunch of
photos of Tony and Myra—they were currently on vacation overseas.
Tony was bearing a grin in most of the photos. From the looks of it, he wasn’t worried about what was
going on in his home country at all. Following that, Matthias’s gaze shifted toward Myra. The two of
them looked like a match made in heaven; even Myra’s smile was exceptionally radiant. At that
moment, it made Matthias recall the first time that she’d smiled at him many years ago.
It was precisely her healing smile that had penetrated his heart like a beam of sunlight. Many moons
later, her smile was still as tender and irresistible as before.
Matthias let out a wistful sigh at the thought of that. He had seen Myra a few times in Bradfort City, but
she was always on her guard in front of him; it seemed like she could only be her true self whenever
she was around Tony.
If Matthias really took Myra away from Tony, he was sure that she would never be happy with him—
some things were just as clear as day without the need to explain. However, part of Matthias was still
stubborn and unwilling to let go; he tried to control his persistent inner callings many times, stopping
himself from doing anything that might hurt Myra.
All these years, Matthias hadn’t once given her contentment in life—that point alone caused him a lot of
unbearable pain. Thus, he didn’t want to be the one to shatter her very source of happiness either, so
the only thing he could do was to control himself.
“There’s no way he’d rush back in the middle of his honeymoon. After all, he’s such a proud and
strong-willed person.” Nikolai’s reasoning was logical; if he were in Tony’s shoes, he wouldn’t have
chosen to return either.
Without a doubt, it was Tony’s once-in-a-lifetime marriage with the one and only person he loved
dearly. Besides, the honeymoon period was a special and irreplaceable experience in itself—nobody
would want it to be interrupted.
“Perhaps Tony has underestimated our abilities,” said Matthias with a deep, meaningful smile.
Tony had always been a successful businessman; he was also gifted in managing and directing a
business. He probably had a rational reason behind his decision, for he’d never abandon the Hart
Group entirely due to his personal commitments.
Nikolai cast a doubtful look at Matthias. Indeed, he hadn’t considered that possibility since he was
mainly looking at things from an emotional point of view. Nikolai was quite a sentimental person to
begin with; even though Matthias greatly admired that quality of his, more often than not, he hoped that
Nikolai would mature from it and have a more professional mindset. After all, emotions were a
businessman’s greatest weakness.
“Tony cares a lot about the Hart Group; there’s always time to have another honeymoon, but the Hart
Group is irreplaceable.” Matthias placed the photos face-down on the table. He didn’t want to look at
them anymore, for it would only add to his sadness.
“Sir, are you saying that Tony is wholeheartedly enjoying his honeymoon overseas because he thinks
that the Locke Group isn’t able to threaten the Hart Group?” Nikolai finally caught on. After giving it
some thought, he felt that Matthias’ explanation was more reasonable than his.
“Yes.” Matthias nodded. Nikolai was able to think on his feet and he understood things quickly. Other
than that, he was pretty intelligent as well—Matthias thought that he was a promising young lad to train.
“We’ve been looked down on,” Nikolai muttered sarcastically. After Matthias’ kind reminder, Nikolai
immediately figured that the Hart Group was incredibly powerful and well-prepared in all aspects
possible. More accurately speaking, there was a huge gap between the Locke Group and the Hart
Group in terms of their capabilities, especially since they were in Bradfort City.
“Exactly.” The look on Nikolai’s face was precisely what Matthias wanted to see. Right now, Matthias’
eyes were clouded with secrets of his own; it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Nonetheless, Nikolai didn’t really understand Matthias’ plan. Even though the latter had made it clear
that he wanted to make a move against the Hart Group, he only gave a vague idea of what he wanted
to do. Aside from the man himself, no one knew what he had in mind.
“We’ll take it one step at a time; the Hart Group isn’t an easy opponent, so this might not be our best
chance.” Matthias gave Nikolai an ambiguous statement, for he didn’t feel the need to thoroughly
explain certain things. Moreover, it wasn’t a bad idea to keep it mysterious for now.
Since Matthias was cryptic with his words, Nikolai had no idea what he was keeping under wraps—
after all, Matthias was giving away very few hints. Therefore, Nikolai stared into Matthias’ eyes for a
few moments in search of an answer. He couldn’t ask his boss directly, and Matthias wouldn’t tell him
the truth even if he asked either.
“You already have plans, right?” In the end, Nikolai could only afford to inquire this much, though he
couldn’t be sure of what Matthias was actually planning.
“Just follow my instructions,” Matthias replied in a playful manner, keeping his turbulent thoughts of
planning to himself.
Nikolai nodded. He had a hundred percent trust in Matthias, so he was already used to carrying out his
orders dutifully. Nikolai had always believed in Matthias’ judgement; throughout his time under
Matthias, the man had never made any huge errors in terms of decision-making.
When Nikolai was heading out, a question escaped his lips without a second thought. “Matthias, are
you and Miss Langston…”
Before he could finish, Matthias cut him off. “Let’s not discuss private matters at work.” Back then,
Heather had said the same sentence to him countless times; now, it was time for him to shut others up
using the same exact words.
Nikolai stared at Matthias helplessly; since his cousin had put it like that, it wasn’t a good time to
continue pressing on. Even so, he noticed that Matthias had been acting strange ever since he
returned from Myra and Tony’s wedding. Nikolai knew a thing or two about his cousin’s past with Myra,
but he didn’t expect her to have such a huge influence on his well being.
Nikolai even considered the possibility that Matthias would go easy on the Hart Group just because of
Myra. After all, Matthias didn’t come to Bradfort City primarily to go against the Hart Group; he was only
doing so because they were coincidentally in the way of the Locke Group. Matthias never liked being
pushed around by others, so it was no surprise that he would want to surpass the Hart Group.