Chapter 646

Five minutes later, the two of them arrived at Ambrose’s market. This market was an open-air venue surrounded by fences which was pretty crude but at that moment, it was already filled with people.

There were lone travelers who looked sneaky, couples, friends, and even some rich businessmen with big bellies who were surrounded by glamorous women and several muscular bodyguards.

“Other than buyers and sellers, most of them here are tourists,” Crystal explained. Hearing this, Matthew asked in surprise, “There are tourists here?”

Crystal nodded. “Of course there are. As I mentioned earlier, after Ambrose established rules for this place, many people come here to bet on dog races and boxing matches. Nowadays, the rich like excitement. With these competitions going on, the market naturally attracts many tourists. Otherwise, how are the people here going to make money?”

Matthew frowned; he wasn’t interested in dog races and boxing matches at all. Judging from his expression, Crystal knew that something was wrong so she didn’t continue to elaborate. In fact, she had been here several times before, two of which were not with her grandfather. Back then, she came in search of excitement. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so familiar with this place.

The two of them continued walking forward and Matthew constantly paid attention to the people around him. Even though the market started the next day, many sellers had already started to put their goods on display, in hopes that their goods would be sold more quickly tomorrow. Along the way, Matthew saw many good items and he made a mental note of those stalls, planning to buy those items once the market opened the next day. On their way back to the hotel, they passed by a group of people when one of the girls let out a cry. Turning around, she asked in amusement, “Matthew?”

Matthew stopped in his tracks and turned to glance at her. Looking at him, the girl repeated, “You’re Matthew, right?”

Matthew nodded in reply; he recognized the girl too. Her name was Zanya Simmons and she was Sasha’s classmate in university. When Sasha was in university, she was roommates with Zanya.

Matthew then recalled that Zanya’s family was pretty wealthy, not to mention she was Francis’ cousin!

The reason Sasha and Francis met each other was because of Zanya’s attempt at matchmaking. Back when Sasha was about to get married to Matthew, Zanya repeatedly tried to persuade Sasha to break up with Matthew and marry Francis.

However, Zanya’s plan didn’t succeed. Even though she attended their wedding, she never looked at Matthew kindly since the beginning. In the past few years, Zanya even started most of the teasing and mocking of Matthew in Sasha’s friend group. It was said that Zanya moved to Eastshire after she got married and since then, Matthew never saw her again. Who would’ve thought that I would meet her here?

There were three men and another woman who stood next to Zanya and they couldn’t hide their surprise when they saw Crystal. One of the men immediately leaned closer and asked, “Zanya, are these two friends of yours?”

Zanya chuckled coldly in response. “Friends? I’m not qualified to be friends with Matthew! Come; let me introduce you to him. This is the man that I told you about. He is the man who married the most beautiful woman in Eastshire, Sasha Cunningham, without spending any money—his name is Matthew.”

After hearing this, realization dawned on Zanya’s friends and they looked at Matthew with disdain. It was obvious that even though Zanya moved to Eastshire, she never stopped talking about Matthew behind his back.

Then, Zanya glanced at Crystal and said contemptuously, “Matthew, what are you doing? Did you find another target? Tsk, did Sasha break up with you?”

Matthew frowned and chose not to reply because he was too lazy to be bothered. Crystal, on the other hand, was furious. Glaring at Zanya, she shouted, “Watch your mouth! Mr. Larson is a good friend of my grandfather’s and I’m here as his guide!”