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The three of them arrived downstairs.
Luke and Luca were at the lobby, waiting for them.
The moment they appeared, Luca nodded before turning around and walking out of the
hotel entrance.
Luke walked toward Marcos and Kastov. He was not surprised to see that only Marcos and
Kastov came. He immediately said, "Let's go. I have a good bottle of red wine waiting for
us at home."
He immediately felt more lax being around Marcos now that Ethan wasn't around.
The two of them no longer had a reserved partnership, they treated each other like friends
instead. They were more at ease with each other now.
They left the hotel together.
Jason, Marcos, and Kastov got into Lliam's car. After all, Marcos were not silly enough to
enter the same car as Luke and Luca. He would just be a third wheel.
He took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, leaving the back seat for the two of
them.
Luke's car was ahead of them, and Lliam followed behind.
An hour later, they arrived at Luke's villa.
When Aunt Neile heard the noises coming from the garden, she brought out the wine and
finger foods she had prepared. Then, she stood at the foyer, waiting for them to come in.
Luke and Luca were the first to come in.
Aunt Neile greeted them politely, "Welcome home, Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw."
"We have two guests," said Luke, reminding Aunt Neile. Jason had left after dropping them
off.
He had some other work to attend to.
"Okay, sir," nodded Aunt Neile, taking out two pairs of disposable men's slippers out of the
shoe cabinet.
While Luca did not mention the gender of her guests, she nevertheless told Aunt Neile to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtprepare wine. Therefore, judging from her past experience, she reckoned that the guests
Luke were bringing home were most likely men.
Sure enough, Aunt Neile was a bit stunned when she saw Marcos and Kastov walk in.
Another foreigner...
She could not understand any foreign language!
"Aunt Neile, you may leave." nodded Luca, noticing Aunt Neile's difficulties.
"Okay. Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, I'll be in the kitchen. Let me know if you need anything."
Aunt Neile bowed to Marcos and Kastov before turning to leave silently as she could not
speak their language.
Luke explained to them, "My maid can't understand foreign languages."
"She's very polite." commented Marcos as he noticed the disposable slippers. He took off
his shoes and put on the slippers.
Kastov followed suit and slid on his slippers.
"Come in," invited Luke.
They walked into the living room.
Marcos caught a whiff of the rich aroma of red wine as soon as he walked in. He had a
playful glint in his eyes, "Mr. Crawford, it looks like you've really prepared some fine wine."
"Hmm, it is good wine. It was a gift from a vineyard in France when I was on a business
trip there a few years ago. I've been saving it until now," smiled Luke. Before leaving to
pick up them from the airport, he had asked what type of wine Luca had chosen.
After making sure it was the right choice, only then did he set off.
Kastov could not help but let out a sigh as he watched the red wine being poured into a
decanter. "It seems like I made the right choice to come to A City this time. This one's
better than all the wine in your vineyard."
Kastov was referring to Marcos.
Marcos chuckled and shook his head helplessly.
It was true that he did not have any bottles of good wine left in his vineyard. None that
could parallel Luke's bottle anyway.
Someone who was well acquainted with wine would've immediately noticed the quality of
the wine just from the aroma alone.
It was not like his vineyard did not have good wine. All the good ones had been taken
away by Matysh.
Matysh justified his actions by saying that Marcos' money was the family's money.
Therefore, the wine Marcos had stored also belonged to them.
Matysh was also a wine connoisseur, which explains his choice to steal all the red wine.
Matysh, who was now being held in the detention center in A City, crossed Marcos' mind.
He could not help but feel satisfied and relieved.
Matysh has not been able to sleep with women, drink alcohol, or smoke cigars for some
time now. He wondered if Matysh was struggling with nicotine and alcohol withdrawals in
prison.
He remembered what had been stated in the document, what he had done to his mother
back then. Marcos felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that if the allegations were true,
Matysh's imprisonment in A City's prison might not be enough of a punishment for him.
"Please, take a seat," Luke gestured towards the leather sofa.
Marcos and Kastov sat.
Luca stood aside. She understood that they were about to discuss important matters. She
did not want to be a hindrance, so she said, "Mr. Marcos, Mr. Kastov, I'm leaving as I have
some matters to attend to. I hope you enjoy your drinks today."
Marcos nodded, not bothering to stop her.
He knew that Luke would want to discuss matters that were related to Luca.
However, everything was still uncertain, and he would not want to reveal too much to her
just yet.
With Marcos' approval, Luca turned around and made her way up the stairs.
Luke kept silent and leaned forward to pour glasses of red wine for Marcos and Kastov
before pouring one for himself.
"Cheers, gentlemen," said Luke as he raised his glass.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs clinking their glasses, they each took a sip of the red wine, savoring its rich flavors.
Luke slowly set down his wine glass, the information he wanted to show Marcos was
already in the drawer of the coffee table.
Luke opened the drawer and took the folder out.
Marcos knew it was something Luke wanted to hand over to him. As Luke reached for it,
he lifted his hand to stop Luke.
Luke halted his movement and watched as Marcos pulled out his phone from his pocket
and shut it off.
Kastov asked, "Do I need to turn off my phone too?"
"It's okay. They won't keep an eye on you," replied Marcos. He did this only to avoid the
risk of his phone being wiretapped.
Marcos was in A City to search for his mother, but he kept it a secret from his family.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to return to A City again.
If his family knew his true intentions, they would definitely disagree and try to stop him.
They did not want their past to be exposed...
Kastov shrugged his shoulders and turned off his phone as well since he was not waiting
for any important phone calls or messages. "It'd be better to stay alert. I don't want to risk
exposing your matters.”
Kastov and Marcos had been friends for many years, but few others knew of their
relationship.
Kastov specialized in dealing with troubles for others. He did not share Marcos's family's
philosophy. Hence, even though they were good friends, they were cautious and went
unnoticed by others.
Kastov did not want to bring trouble to Marcos. He did not want Marcos' family to come
looking for trouble either.
With both their phones off, Luke handed the folder to Marcos.
Knowing that Marcos was being monitored by his family, they had avoided saying too
much online.
They only briefly talked about it when Marcos made sure that it was safe for them to do
so. The details were all in this folder.
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