“Do you have a crush on Tammy?” Matthew asked directly.
“It seems you are as straightforward as your sister,” Dominic laughed as he said this.
“Answer my question.” Matthew tried to keep his tone as gentle as possible. However, the thought of a man being attracted to Tammy made him uncomfortable.
“Whoa, whoa. Easy, dude.” Dominic was uncomfortable about the conversation, but he soon calmed down. Then he added, “Yes, I think she’s cute. She’s unique, and I’ve never met a more beautiful or sweeter girl than Tammy. I became even more interested in her after learning that she was Amber.”
“She’s only seventeen. She is still considered a minor.” Matthew quickly got to the point.
“I understand, which is why I didn’t want to do anything to her. I swear I’ll only be her friend until she’s an adult.”
“I hope you’ll keep your promise,” said Matthew. Despite what he said, he was still worried. He was afraid Dominic would hurt Tammy, but he also feared she would miss out on happiness because of his intervention.
“Sure. I guarantee it.”
“If you hurt her, I’ll…”
“You’re only 16, so don’t act like you’re in your forties. I really like her, so I’ll only do things to make her happy. You’re the same age as her, but why are you acting like her dad?” Dominic asked.
“My parents aren’t here, so I’m responsible for taking care of her as her brother.” Matthew’s face was expressionless. He then turned and entered the private room.
What a bizarre couple of twins! Tammy is naive and innocent, whereas Matthew is mature and dependable. Until this day, I still feel surprised whenever I think of the fact that they are the same age. Matthew is smart and mature. Most importantly, he became a well-known businessman at a young age. At the same time, taking on too many responsibilities makes his life difficult. Am I a little too selfish in comparison to him? Should I also take on the responsibility just as my parents expected? Dominic thought to himself.
***
The next morning, Matthew arrived at his office on time. He hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before because he had a dream where Dominic was a wanted fugitive.
And his dream made him even more interested in learning more about Dominic. I have to keep Tammy away from him if he’s a bad guy. Matthew thought.
Last month, Matthew wanted to hire some bodyguards to protect Tammy, but she refused, telling Matthew that it wasn’t necessary.
Matthew then called Gabe, who arrived at the company on his first day back from Australia. He used to be Wayne’s assistant, so he was delighted to be back at work.
Soon, Gabe entered Matthew’s office.
“Hello there, Mr. Wright. How can I help you?” He asked politely. He appeared to treat Matthew as an adult rather than a child.
“You can just call me by my first name,” Matthew said. Gabe used to look after Matthew when he was younger, so they were close.
“It’s fine. I’ll call you ‘Matthew’ in private.”
Matthew then continued to pace in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He said, “OK. I’d like you to look into someone for me.”
“Who?”
“Dominic. Actually, I don’t believe this is his real name. He’s a well-known e-sports player, and he’s quite young. I want to know everything about him, so I’m hoping you can find out as much as possible.”
“All right, I’ll do it right now.”
“Please tell me as soon as you learn anything about him.”
“Sure. I’m on it.”
Gabe was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Matthew’s desk.
Then Matthew started reading it carefully.
Dominic Deleon was Dominic’s full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was 20 years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high government position, and his grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well-known.
Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an e-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.
Before moving to Birmingham, Dominic attended a university in London. However, after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Birmingham because several of his teammates were from this city.
Dominic was actually in his junior year of college and would not graduate until the following year. When he was a junior, he stopped asking his parents for money because he was not only paid but also had ad contracts. He wouldn’t be short on cash if his friends weren’t constantly borrowing money from him.
After reading Dominic’s profile, Matthew felt relieved because he knew he wasn’t a bad guy. He was just a carefree rich young man. Although his family was not the wealthiest in the city, he was well-educated. On the other hand, Matthew knew Dominic would return to London after college.
Matthew hoped Tammy hadn’t fallen in love with Dominic. That way, she wouldn’t run away with him out of love.
Matthew was just as worried about Tammy as Wayne was. He thought, If Dad knew Dominic liked Tammy, he might get on a plane and come back immediately to beat him up. As he imagined Wayne chasing Dominic with a long face, Matthew couldn’t help but laugh.
***
At 7 pm, when Matthew finally got off work and arrived at Tammy’s apartment, Alicia was in the kitchen cooking. She didn’t get much better at her job, but her cooking skills had greatly improved recently. As a result, Tammy rarely ate out at restaurants after that. Whenever Tammy told Alicia what she wanted to eat, Alicia would learn to cook it for her.
Tammy was in the study at the time, playing games. She was wearing earplugs and focused on the game, so she didn’t hear Matthew enter the room.
Standing behind Tammy, Matthew watched her play the game, but he couldn’t understand what she was doing. Matthew hardly ever played video games and had no idea how to play them.
While playing the game, Tammy was chatting with her teammates, but Matthew could only hear her voice because she was wearing headphones.
“Don’t do that! Let me do it!” Tammy quickly tapped her keyboard while shouting, “No! I want to kill him!”
“I know. I had someone behind me to protect me. It’s fine. Just let me do it. Wait! “
“Ugh! I know you want to, but these guys can’t compete with you! Don’t move!”
“I can handle them on my own, but I can do better with your help. I understand. I see reinforcements on the way. It’s okay. I’m not panicking!”
“Why are you nagging as much as my brother?”
Hearing that, Matthew wanted to flick Tammy’s forehead as a punishment. However, he didn’t do it because he was afraid he would disturb her.
A few moments later, Tammy killed her enemy’s entire team herself. Her character finally stood calmly on the hill, facing the wind. Tammy did this on purpose to make her character look cool.
“That was far too simple. Should I go pro, Dominic? I’ll talk about it with my brother. Okay.”
“Time for dinner! I’ll see you at this time tomorrow. Bye!”
Tammy then removed her headphones and switched off her computer. When she turned around, she noticed Matthew standing behind her. Startled, Tammy shouted, “When did you get here, Matthew? You scared the hell out of me!”
Without saying a word, Matthew pointed at her headphones.
“Oh. I didn’t hear you. Sorry,” Tammy laughed a bit awkwardly as she said.
“It’s okay,” Smiling, Matthew answered briefly.
“You came back early than usual today. I thought you had tons of work to do today,” Tammy expressed her surprise.
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