Novels by Mattimeo

After the introductions, Samuel sat at the table, and beside him sat his old school friend Jude."You’re a big boss now, Samuel. You even invited the CEO of Cocharis Pharmaceutical Industry. Damn, Samuel, I didn’t realize you were this cool."Samuel smiled but didn’t reply.He took a sip of wine and set his cup down."Have you gotten any admission yet?" he asked."Admission?" Jude scoffed. "I don’t need it. I’ve been learning how to develop games all my life, and after school I opened my own studio."My father supported me with eight hundred thousand dollars, but all we’ve managed to develop are some small arcade games that only make enough money to pay my team. Right now, we’re three hundred thousand dollars in debt, and we haven’t even been open for more than three months." He grunted."You never tried securing funds for a bigger project?" Samuel asked."I did, but no one wants to invest in an eighteen-year-old who just graduated from high school. Everybody is careful with their mon

It was Samuel’s 18th birthday, and it was being hosted at a huge hotel called Wellington. He sent invitations to Christina, Richard, Majeed, Eric, Tony, and his good friend Jude.Cesar, Willows, Nina, Salo, and even the priestess Thesa were invited. Charlotte came with Molly, Kimberly, Lola, Rowland — the former label boss and now the manager — along with a few of the company executives.There was also a surprising guest: Vicky.She had been Samuel’s second client after Tony. Before he left for the Divine Beast Continent, he had asked her sister to help get her out of the trouble with her company and pay the penalty for the breach of contract. After that, she would sign a new contract with them.Vicky had been extremely grateful. The new contract was fair and allowed her a certain amount of freedom. What she could not understand was something else entirely.Why would a label that had only recently been bought over put itself in a situation where it became enemies with a hegemon like E

“Yes, I did, a long time ago. I told her everything without missing a single detail, and she was also happy that you agreed to help me. She told me never to come back to the family, and she had even been asking about you. She wanted to thank you properly, but you had traveled at the time.”Molly explained.“Oh, that’s nice. I’m glad she truly understood the situation. It shows she’s a real mother. No mother would want her child to suffer because of some stupid family issue,” Samuel said, nodding approvingly.“Anyway, I will be going now. I haven’t rested properly since I came back,” he added as he stood up.“Oh, that’s good. You need to rest properly. We will arrange your birthday party. I will send you the invitation cards tomorrow so you can invite your friends,” Charlotte said enthusiastically.Samuel wondered if he was the one having the birthday or if she was.After that, he left with Cesar, who was already waiting outside in the car. Cesar drove him straight home.“Holy moly!”

Charlotte was greatly amused by her expression. She looked like someone who had just discovered a new planet and was eager to explore it. Charlotte decided to lead her on and see where this would go.In reality, she did not know much about Samuel’s relationships with other women. He had always been a squanderer, gambling and clubbing, but he had never brought a woman home. So how was she supposed to know his preferences?“Oh yes.” She nodded seriously. “Samuel likes women who cook a lot.”“Alright. I think I should help Molly in the kitchen. It must be very tough on her. Also, maybe I should pick up a thing or two about cooking. When you travel in the future, I can cook by myself and not starve to death.” She stood up.“This girl. So sneaky,” Charlotte muttered with a smile.Just then, the doorbell rang. Kimberly had already risen to her feet, while Charlotte had just sat down, so Kimberly went ahead to open the door.“Must be Salo or Cesar,” she thought. It would be even better if it

Majeed and Eric were still in shock even after successfully loading the beasts into the cargo."I have never seen an eagle that large. It was a good thing we brought one of the highest-capacity cargo planes, and a heavily modified one at that," Eric said."Indeed, it was quite forward-thinking of us," Majeed replied with a nod."Now what do we do with this lady and the man? Should we keep them in the storage area with the beasts?" Eric asked.Majeed looked at him in disbelief. "Are you insane?""But there is no more space. The plane has only four seats, and two are already taken by the pilots. The other two will be taken by us," Eric reasoned."Alright, here is what will happen. You will stay with the beasts so you can keep an eye on them," Majeed suggested."You must be dreaming. Me, stay with those two beasts? I would rather commit suicide." He folded his arms firmly to show he meant it."Come on. They are not harmful. You saw that yourself," Majeed pressed."That does not mean I sh

Samuel, Nina and Azarath were already prepared to leave. They did not ride on any beast. Their actual mounts were waiting for them outside in the forest. They did not need to take the normal route. With a simple shortcut, they would arrive directly at the forest.Samuel looked back one more time. He truly longed to see her one last time before leaving the Divine Beast Continent.Maxwell sighed. He had come out to see them off. “It is alright, Sam. It is not your fault, and it is not hers either. It's simply fate doing its own thing, hahaha.” He stepped forward and patted Samuel encouragingly on the shoulder.Samuel felt his heart lighten at Maxwell’s words. It truly had not been his fault. He decided not to think about it any longer.They stepped out of the compound.“Wait!”They had not walked far when Samuel paused and turned slowly. It was indeed her. She wore a flowery pink dress that suited her perfectly.A bright smile rested on her beautiful face, the same warm smile she was al

"Can you leave already?" Mark demanded, his voice cold enough to send a chill down Simon’s spine."Who... who are you?" Simon stuttered."Her boyfriend. Now leave." Mark repeated calmly, but firmly."Boyfriend? So you have a boyfriend, Anna? You followed me on a date and we even kissed. How could you be so vile?" Simon snapped.Anna froze in disbelief. "Wait... did you just say we kissed?" She needed to be sure she heard correctly."Yes, am I lying? We even did more than that."Pah!The slap echoed through the room. Simon’s eyes squeezed shut as pain exploded across his face. He could not believe such a gentle looking girl could strike with that kind of force. For a dizzy moment he thought he saw two of her."Are you satisfied now? Leave." Anna said firmly."You slapped me, you..." he began angrily, but Mark had reached his limit. He grabbed Simon by the shirt and lifted him effortlessly."My girl said you should go. So fuck off." He growled, then threw him to the side.Simon hit the

The ride home was mostly silent. Anna bit her lip, feeling a bit nervous. She was confused about Mark’s stance. He still had not made anything clear.“I am sorry that I left the country without telling you,” he said.“You already apologized on the phone. I forgave you long ago, and you did nothing wrong anyway. It is not as if we are dating,” she replied, studying his face as she emphasized the dating part to watch his reaction.His face remained expressionless, revealing nothing. He calmly pulled over in front of a grocery store.“You want to get groceries?” she asked.“Mmm. Come.”They walked inside the grocery store. They bought rice, sauce, meat, and many other items.“I never imagined someone like you shopping for groceries,” she whispered. He smiled but said nothing.Meanwhile, the other customers saw them as a lovey dovey couple. Many of the women looked excited, since it was rare to see a man buying groceries with his wife or girlfriend.After shopping, he drove straight to he

Mark breathed in deeply. Finally, he was back in York City. He walked calmly down the plane."Boss!" Liam called as he approached.Mark casually handed him his suitcase."How are things going? Are our people ready to receive the shipped stones?" he asked."Rest assured, boss, everything is ready," Liam assured him."Good. How is Sico Technology faring?"Liam knew the question was connected to Warren's videos."I have requested the videos be taken down and warned the media houses. But it seems there is someone else behind this, and I was not able to succeed completely because they keep protecting the media," he explained."They want to bully me?" Mark smirked. "Then they should be ready to be bullied in return."Whoever was instigating this seemed to think they were only fighting Sico Technology and Willstark."Investigate the person thoroughly for me," he said as they entered their car in the parking lot."I have already done some checking. Here is what I found." Liam handed him a doc

Simon returned."It seems you are bored here. Let's go to the bar counter and have a drink," he offered.She thought about it and nodded. Since she was already here she might as well have a drink before going home.Simon brought her to the counter."Bartender, two shots please." He smiled and gave him a wink. The bartender nodded and poured two shots for them. He handed Simon the first shot and Simon passed it to Anna.Anna was about to take it when her phone rang. She looked at the screen and saw it was Mark. For some reason she suddenly felt guilty."Excuse me, I have to take this." She left the bar and walked some distance away while Simon silently cursed whoever had called her."Hello." She answered coolly."Anna, how are you? I heard what happened. Are you alright?" he asked."Yes, thanks for asking, Mark." She tried to sound polite and distant.Mark frowned. "I am coming back tomorrow, Anna. We need to talk.""Oh, is it about business?" she asked."No. When did we even start tal

A military boat loomed into view."What is a military ship doing here? I don't think they patrol this area, huh?" Isabella asked worriedly.Mark remained calm as he watched them block off their boat."What should we do? Should we exchange fire with them?" she asked, still anxious."Not advisable." He shook his head. "They have the height advantage and can just shoot down at us. They might even throw grenades.""Fuck. Well, I think we can convince them that we are not a threat to the Panya government. After all, other boats pass through this route sometimes.""It is not a Panya military boat," Mark replied, lightly shaking his head. "It is likely a Burusia military vessel illegally exploring this area to see if they can locate gold on any of the uninhabited islands. And they will not be happy that we saw them here.""So...?""So they will either kill us or capture us." He replied. "More likely they will capture us because they will not want to open fire and attract attention, so they w

The full advertisement rollout for the Supercell battery was in progress. Many investors heard about the project and became interested, but Anna had to decline their offers since Willstark would be providing all the funding needed.Things were going well, and she had successfully removed the production line at Austra while relocating the Supercell battery lab from York City to Austra.All the necessary materials had been purchased, and only one final component remained, which the Willstark representative claimed was already on the way. They were also working on securing partnerships with phone companies.To that effect, she had found a company called Vovu. They were about to release a new phone, and if production of the Supercell battery began before two months, Vovu would receive the first supply. Sico Technology would then wait four months before releasing sales to the wider market.By then, Vovu’s new phone was expected to sell like hot cake. But to secure that priority position, t