Chapter Ten

"This will be your office." Jose smiled proud walking into the large room with Matthew behind him. "If there's anything that isn't to your liking, do not hesitate to let me know." 

"How could it not be to my liking?" Matthew marvelled, taking a look around, "I'm afraid I would have to decline though." He suddenly turned to Jose, serious.

The old man was disappointed to hear that, "why son?"

"I would like to build back my company from the scratch, you see Diana made all my workers quit overnight."

"You can just hire new workers."

"Do you support it?" Matthew's head turned taken by surprise and Jose  laughed. "While I was reading through Diana's many atrocities, I stumbled upon some information about your company, your ideas are very fresh and unique I must say. If it wasn't for that witch you would have gone global by now, it's a good investment and I'm here to support you with all that you need." He wasn't lying, the man was indeed smart, any of his creations could easily be a success. Diana and her daughter were idiots for not maximising his potential to the fullest when they had the chance, he didn't plan on making the same mistake. 

Matthew, who was glad to hear this, rushed his father in a hug and Jose happily embraced him. "Before that I will need you to do some inspection for me, we've been receiving some complaints lately. I want you to go and check how the hotel is being run."

Two bodyguards were assigned to protect him and together they departed for winston hotel in a black car. Matthew told them to stop a few buildings from the hotel so he could get down, they complied without any questions. He walked into the hotel on foot, dripping in sweat. 

"You again." The woman frowned the second she set eyes on Matthew recognising him instantly as the same loser from many nights ago. "What are you doing here? Looks like you have not learned your lesson yet, maybe I should call security." 

Matthew threw her a black card which she did not bother to glance at. It will probably decline just like the last time. "Security!" She yelled at the top of her voice.

"Secu-"

"My friend, will you shut up!" David the hotel manager shouted in horror on walking into the scene, he immediately recognised Matthew from the pictures that was sent to him this morning, informing him of his visit. He quickly ran to Matthew's side looking very apologetic, "I'm so sorry sir, pardon my employee she was not aware of your identity."

"Is this how you run your business?" Matthew faced him with a glare, "no wonder we've been receiving complaints lately. With a rude woman like her on the front desk how do you expect to thrive?"

"Pardon me sir." The woman immediately fell to her knees, David reminded her this morning that someone would be sent from above to run inspections, she didn't think it would be him. Judging from the way even the manager trembled at his presence he must be of unique identity.

"It's only because I was having a bad day, I'm not usually like this." She tried to defend but only made matters worse.

"I trust you know what to do?" Matthew said to the manager who immediately nodded his head.

"She is fired already."

The security she desperately called for appeared, trailing in her direction and her sobs increased, "Please sir, I'm the first child, my mother is dead I have to care for my siblings I also have to pay their tuition, forgive me." She wept profusely as two men dragged her out of the premises.

"I did not picture you to be the wicked type." Diana said coming out of the elevator with a man young enough to be her son glued to her arms. 

Matthew was not shocked at the sight, the old woman liked them young. "I see you have decided to sit back and do nothing, money does not last forever I must warn Diana."

"Why do I have to worry about money when I have a rich son in law?" Diana said, causing Matthew's brows to rise.

"Oh? Have you found another poor guy to torment." It surely couldn't be Zane she was talking about, with all the lawsuits lining up against him, he was good as broke.

"It is you my dear, you are my rich son in law Matthew, have you forgotten the day you exchanged vows with my daughter? You can't suddenly forget us now that you are rich, for better or worse remember." She said in a sly tone. 

Matthew was enraged and unwilling to listen further. "You need to wake up from your delusions before it gets worse, I am not married to you-"

"Erica tore the divorce agreement to shreds, do you know what that means?" 

He froze, "what are you talking about?" 

"It means you are still bound to each other as husband and wife." Diana clapped excitedly, "my daughter says she will never agree to a divorce and I stand by her. You will be forced to remain in this marriage whether or not you like it, just like you refused to let go of us then, it is our turn to hold on to you now."

"You are only wasting your time, I will never go back to your daughter, not even if she was the last woman left on the planet." 

"Really? Well don't you want to know what she's up to right now?"

The vibration of his phone snatched his attention away from the insane woman, a notification from Irene popped up.

Watch this 

Below was a link, Matthew clicked on it  and seconds later Erica appeared on the screen, wearing a bonnet with her eyes bleeding red. She opened her mouth to speak and somehow Matthew knew to prepare himself for the worst.