Chapter 1057 - Hosting Matthew Young in Chicago (3) (1/2)
The doorbell rang…
Ian moved toward the door to see who it is… probably one of their people. But, shouldn't the security system warn them when someone accesses the floor?
”Wait…”, Matthew stopped him and got his phone.
Matthew grinned while watching the video feed on his phone which shows that Sarah and Aiden are at the door. He likes that the surveillance system connects to his phone.
”It's the maid-of-honor and the best man.”, Matthew gestured to Ian to let them in. ”We should get a system like this for our home and bases.”
Ian rolled his eyes internally while walking to the door. Why do they need such a system when they have armed people at the gates? And don't they already have video surveillance? Ah, his boss gets easily attracted to gadgets no matter how useful they are.
Ian is not happy. He was planning to go downstairs for his afternoon break. And now that the guests are here, he is not sure if the boss will ask him to stay.
Ian perked up when he came in with Sarah and Aiden and Matthew told him that he can go for his break.
”Are you sure, boss?”, Ian asked reluctantly while his eyes darted toward Sarah and Aiden.
”Yes, yes. Go and rest until dinner time. This place is safer than a fortress and our hosts are here to give me company.”, Matthew ended with a hearty laugh.
”Uhm… Mister Young…”, Sarah cleared her throat awkwardly. ”We came only for few minutes to make sure you are comfortable, and we don't plan to stay long. Definitely not until dinner.”
”No problem, no problem…”, Matthew gestured to Ian to leave.
Ian left and Sarah placed a decorative gift bag on the table before sitting on the sofa next to Aiden.
”We heard that you enjoy exquisite drinks, so we thought that you might appreciate this one.”, she gestured toward the bag.
Matthew's eyebrows shoot up with curiosity when he reached for the bag and his mouth was slightly open while examining the bottle of cognac.
”Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande…” he said under his breath while remembering that one bottle of this exquisite drink goes for about 2 million US dollars each. ”These are almost impossible to get your hands on. And you are giving it to me, just like that?”
Sarah smiled and leaned onto Aiden while thinking what his reaction would be if he knew that they have fifty of them. Correction: forty-nine because they just gave one away. And they got them for free thanks to plundering the storage of Lebedevs.
”It's not 'just like that' .”, Sarah explained. ”We are hoping to coax you into cooperating with us. So, treat this as a token of our good will.”
Matthew looked at them suspiciously. ”Cooperating with you?”
Matthew was not sure what to think about these two youngsters whose eyes are clear and contain a hint of playfulness. Do they want to stage a prank on the newlyweds, and they want his help? He could not think of anything more serious than that.
Sarah made a confirming sound. ”Yes, Boss Young. We believe that we can help each other.”