257 Chapter 257: Take A Moment To Relax (1/2)

Khloe looked Matthew in the eye and said, ”As you probably know, Kylie Finch and I do not get along. Some might even go as far as to say we are enemies. I try just to stay away from her, but she is always coming after me. For example, she knew that I was collecting shares of Garcia Entertainment, so she sabotaged them to ensure that I would lose all of my money. She is absolutely diabolical. Now we are looking at bankruptcy, and all the shareholders are blaming me!”

Matthew looked at her skeptically and said, ”Kylie Finch – your sister – did all of this? As far as I know, she and Ethan have always acted ethically. In fact, it was Ethan who uncovered my own financial fraud. He can be diabolical, but he tends to work within the bounds of the law. I even tried to bribe him, but he turned my money down; now, who would do such a thing? I would think twice before I accused one of them. You would have a hard time making it stick, and more likely than not, you would come out holding the shitty end of the stick.

”I'll look into it, though,” Matthew promised. ”Just keep a low profile for now. Your number one priority now is to grow a baby inside of you. It will only be healthy if you are healthy.”

”Oh, thank you,” Khloe exclaimed. ”If you were able to help me save my father's company, it would mean the world to me.”

”It's no big deal,” Matthew laughed. He called a waiter and shouted, ”Get us the best dessert you have.” Then he turned to Khloe and said, ”I need to use the restroom. You can help yourself with the dessert when it arrives.”

Once Matthew was out of sight, Khloe called Duncan. He didn't answer so she left him a message: ”Keep buying stock. Things are going to change in our favor. I can feel it!”

***

Matthew was dialing Dora's phone number from a cubicle in the men's restroom. His allowance had steadily decreased since Ethan had taken over the Century Group. What's worse, since his own investments had failed, he was almost broke.

Although Matthew was still the eldest son of the Parker Family and the VP of Century Group, he barely had enough money to keep himself afloat, let alone help Alice and Khloe.

When Dora answered, he went right into it: ”What a great decision you've made to cooperate with Director Miller! It must be super profitable!”

”Matthew,” Dora laughed, ”you don't need to flatter me. Just tell me what can I do for you?”

”That's the reason why we get along so well,” he said. ”We don't need to waste our time exchanging pleasantries! I need money now. Consider it a loan. I'll repay you with interest by the end of the month.”

”Sure,” Dora replied. ”But, I need an IOU.”

”No problem,” Matthew replied confidently. ”I promise to pay you back with 30% interest.”

Dora said, ”Great. I'll let my manager come to you. You can borrow as much as you need or want.”

By the time that Matthew returned to the table, dessert had arrived. Khloe was eating already and, what the server had brought looked delicious. He sat down, took a bite, and said, ”This is delicious.”

”Indeed it is,” Khloe replied.