2024-01-10 21:00:59Matthew showed up at the university, expecting Abner to be there.
“Hello, Young Master Sterling.” Dean Meirelles greeted him respectfully, “Did you come to talk to your grandfather? Today he is here, you were lucky.”
“I don’t know if that was luck or if he knew I needed to talk to him urgently.” Matthew smiles gently, “Can I pass?”
“For sure.” Meirelles accompanies him.
Abner was typing something on the computer. Meirelles enters first.
“Mr. Sterling, your grandson wants to talk to you.”
“I imagined.” Abner keeps his gaze fixed on the monitor, typing, “Let him pass.”
Meirelles gestures for Matthew to pass.
“Grandpa, Evan informed me what happened to the Rocha family.”
“Where’s your girlfriend?” Abner continues to stare at the monitor and type.
Matthew swallows hard. Should he tell his
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