Chapter 276 Don’t Make Me Block Nolan Again
Eliza mulled it over. Nathaniel was being way too wary of his godson, wasn’t he?
“I’ve called you three times–are you coming out to eat or not?”
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Halbert had been shouting from the living room for a while, but Eliza had been too deep in thought about Matteo to hear him.
“Oh, yeah, I’m coming.”
Eliza stepped out of her room.
Halbert had already asked the staff to prepare a late–night meal. After all, they had barely touched their forks under Nathaniel’s watchful eye. The hotel’s business dinners were passable at best–nothing remotely exciting.
In short, Halbert didn’t care for the food, and neither did Eliza.
“Didn’t the doctor say you’re not supposed to eat anything spicy?”
Eliza walked over and snatched the spicy crawfish right from in front of Halbert.
Halbert never used to like spicy crawfish. It was only because Eliza loved it that they always had two portions during late–night meals. Lately, he’d started thinking maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.
“I don’t have much of an appetite tonight–what’s the harm in a couple bites? What, you think you’re my little sister now?”
Halbert grabbed the crawfish back.
Eliza rolled her eyes. This is what they call a top overseas scholar? Now that we’re close, he’s worse than a grade schooler
“Halbert, can I ask you a favor?”
“Go ahead”
“I want to look into Matteo.”
The hand holding the crawfish froze mid–air.
Eliza tugged on his arm. “Halbert? Come on, this is small stuff for you. You can dig into someone’s background easily, right?”
Eliza knew exactly what Halbert was capable of
Looking into someone wasn’t a big deal for him. As she looked up at him with those wide, starry eyes, Halbert suddenly asked, seriously. “Why do you want to investigate Matteo?”
He had heard of Matteo in passing.
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xuy kept a low profile. Though he was Nathaniel’s son, he didn’t carry that usual underworld air about
In fact, barely anyone in the industry even knew lux name. Nathaniel had never once brought his
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There had been rumors that Nathaniel was always on guard around his godson, never planning to hand over the family business to him. Supposedly, that was why he was so cautious–he didn’t even let Matteo touch any Hartwell family affairs.
Whether those rumors were true or not, no one really knew.
Since Westbrook had little to do with their overseas operations. Halbert hadn’t given Matteo much thought. —just someone he’d heard of but never had a reason to dig into.
When Halbert pressed her, Eliza already had her answer ready. “I just feel like Matteo is… dangerous. That’s why I want to look into him.”
“That’s it?
“That’s it.”
At least for now. Eliza didn’t tell Halbert everything she was thinking.
She couldn’t exactly say she had been reborn and knew Matteo was going to stir up a storm in Westbrook next year, could she?
“Fine. I’ll help you investigate.
Before Eliza could thank him, Halbert added. “But I have a condition.”
“What condition? Lagree to anything!”
“I want you to stay away from Nolan and the Hartwell family. Don’t go near Matteo.
Halbert looked dead serious. “There are a lot of dangerous people in Westbrook. The Hartwell family is one of them. Nolan’s even more dangerous than they are. If he keeps coming to you, don’t blame me for going after him.
Since Halbert had drawn a hard line, Eliza agreed. “Don’t worry. I’m not about to fall head over heels for some guy who already has a fiancée.”
“As long as you know what you’re doing.”
Halbert suddenly reached a hand out to her.
“Eliza frowned. “What are you doing?”
“Hand over your phone.”
She didn’t really get what he was up to, but obediently placed her phone in his hand.
Halbert unlocked it and opened her contacts.
The moment he saw the name “Nolan,” he tapped and blocked it without a second thought.
Seeing that, Eliza quickly snatched the phone back. “Why are you blocking people without asking?”
“I can tell you’re still hung up on him.”
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When Eliza didn’t say anything, Halbert warned. “Anyway, you already promised me. If you go back on your word, just wait and see what I’ll do to Nolan.
“Even if you go after him, you couldn’t beat him… So what’s the point of all this?”
Eliza mumbled under her breath.
Halbert heard every word.
“What did you say?”
Nothing. I was just rambling,” she replied. “Anyway, you already said you’d look into Matteo for me. I need. all the into as soon as possible, so I’m counting on you, Halbert.”
Halbert liked the way she called him that. Nodding, he said, “I’ll take care of it. Give me a day, I’ll have something for you.”
Late that night, at the Hartwell residence, it was eerily quiet. After confirming that Naomi had gone to sleep. Nathaniel headed to his study.
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