Being in a tough position, the servant said, "Mr. Matthew really isn't here. There's nothing I can do about it..."
"Please help me. It's really urgent for me," pleaded Lothar.
The servant glanced at the thick stack of dollar bills in her hand and finally said, "Okay, wait here. I'll ask Brine to come over. She's closer to Mr. Matthew. Maybe she knows a thing or two about his whereabouts."
With that, she went looking for Prine.
When Brine saw him, she waved her hand and said, "I think you should leave. Mr. Matthew won't be back anytime soon."
After all, she had spoken to Matthew over the phone a while ago.
Over the phone, he told her he wouldn't be coming back.
Since he sounded fine, she was not worried about him.
"When will he be back?" Lothar asked anxiously.
She was somewhat in a trance when she answered, "I'm not sure too. It might be some time
from now."
On the phone, she could tell from Matthew's words that he wouldn't ever be coming back.
However, when she thought about it, she found it impossible.
How could he never come back? He would come back for sure.
Lothar's expression changed.
Matthew was never coming back!
If that was the case, how was he supposed to save Selina?
"Please help me. I have something urgent to talk to him about, very, very urgent. If he knows I am looking for him, he will definitely come back. Please give him a call. I'll talk to him. When he hears me, he'll definitely come back," he pleaded again.
If this did not work well for him, he would go to the Whitlock family and find a way to meet Selina's brother and sister-in-law.
If it was a stranger asking her for such a favor, Erine would definitely not comply and actually make a phone call to Matthew.
However, she hadn't seen Matthew in a long time too.
She also wanted Matthew to come back.
Now that the person in front of her had said such a thing, she was tempted.
"Give me a minute. I'll go give him a call." She finally agreed.
However, no one answered after multiple phone calls. Lothar was like a cat on hot bricks, and so Erine comforted him. "Hey, you don't have to panic. The last time I phoned him, it was the same too. How about you stay and wait a bit longer? I'm sure he will pick up sooner or later."
The days by the sea were quiet and pleasant.
Overcoming the initial shock and anger, Selina gradually came back to her senses.
Things had already gotten where they were now.
And it happened because she got greedier. She wanted to spend the last moments in her life by Matthew's side.
It got to the point she figured that it would be less scary to be able to leave this world hand-in-hand with him.
Both of them seemed to have aged a little over this period.
His hair was already graying.
As for her, wrinkles had started appearing at the corners of her eyes.
Fortunately, both of them were quite resistant to aging. Therefore, neither of them looked very aged by then.
Especially Matthew. He was just like his usual graceful and handsome self.
Selina had expected it as she was certain a man like him would still be attractive even up to age seventy.
And this was a great chance to prove her thoughts. It was in due time.
They had just gotten the photos they took last time. She hung them up around the room.
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