7. Can't trace my savior

MATTHEW

It’s been a week since that stupid Kuznetsov tried to kill me. My whole body still hurts, but I can already walk around inside the mansion. I no longer need the IV fluid stuck in my vein.

Ugh, I’m still annoyed that I didn’t manage to kill that bastard Kuznetsov. The moment I find his hiding place, I’ll skin him alive.

I leaned back against the sofa’s backrest out of pure frustration. But whenever I think about that day, the face of the man who saved me always pops into my mind. That damn face that always smiled whenever he looked at me. Those eyes that seemed to smile along with his lips. I can’t erase it from my head, this is the first time in my life I’ve seen a face like that. His features were so gentle, as if he was incapable of hurting anyone. But on the other hand, no matter how gentle his face looked, he was also unbelievably shameless. He’s like an angel with horns on his head.

I wonder how he’s doing now. He got stabbed in the shoulder and still refused my suggestion to go to the hospital, so damn stubborn.... But still, he saved my life even though he didn’t even know m—oh, fuck, stop that, Matthew. You paid him. It’s normal for him to do that.

....But who in their right mind would use their own body as a shield to save someone they’ve only seen once? That’s the craziest thing a stranger could ever do for someone.

Is that man still alive? The last time I saw him, blood was already flowing from his shoulder.

Ugh… this is so irritating. I can’t stop myself from thinking about him… Fuck, fine. I’ll visit Dad.

I know he’s been trying to find that man. They even tried to sketch his face, but it never worked out because my descriptions kept changing. Well, they can’t really blame me, it was too dark in that alley, and the man was wearing a cap. I only saw his eyes and half of his face. His whole face? No, because he kept his cap on until the very end.

I immediately stood up and walked out of my room. Theo, who was guarding outside, tried to follow me, but I stopped him. I went straight to Dad’s office.

“Young Master” the two bodyguards guarding Dad’s office greeted me, but I ignored them and walked straight inside.

“Dad” I found him sitting at his desk, watching something on the iPad in his hands.

“Matthew” He immediately put the iPad down when he saw me. “Do you need something?” he asked with a smile. The wrinkles on his face were clearly visible whenever he smiled.

He really is old

“About the man who saved me. Have you found him?” I asked straight to the point.

“Hmm.” He placed his hand under his chin. “I already investigated that man, but strangely, we couldn’t find any information about him.” I frowned at what Dad said.

What? No information? He definitely works in a restaurant, you can tell just by what he was wearing.

“What do you mean, no information?” I asked in confusion.

“Well, I ordered Dan to talk to every restaurant owner in the area you mentioned, but none of them knows who the man who helped you is,” Dad explained as he picked up his iPad and tapped on it. “This is the CCTV footage taken from one of the restaurants. As you can see, aside from you and Kuznetsov’s men, he’s the only one whose face can barely be seen because of his cap.” Dad pointed at the man who was fighting swiftly.

As I watched the CCTV footage, no matter how much he moved and fought, his face really wasn’t visible. That means only I and those damn men of Kuznetsov saw his face.

“That’s impossible. Look at the CCTV footage, he’s wearing an apron, so it’s impossible that he doesn’t work in one of the restaurants,” I insisted.

“The owner said he might be one of the delivery men from their partner companies, which is why they don’t recognize him,” Dad said as he took a sip of his coffee. I let out a deep sigh.

If that’s the case, it will really be hard to find him. If just one restaurant already has various partner companies, what more if there are more than five restaurants?

“It will take a long time if we check their partner companies one by one.”

And then it will also take a long time to know whether that man is still alive or not.

I kept staring at the paused CCTV footage on Dad’s iPad. My eyes wouldn’t leave the image of the man standing in front of me.

There’s really something wrong with me. Since that day, I haven’t been able to get his face out of my mind. That smile…

“Dad… is there any way to find him faster?” I asked absent mindedly.

Dad suddenly fell silent and gave me a suspicious look, as if I had said something wrong.

“W-What?”

He suddenly chuckled and shook his head. “Sorry, son. I was just surprised to see you so interested in someone. Usually, you don’t care about the people you come across.”

W-Well, I just wanted to.... um.... uh...

Then the man’s face suddenly popped into my head. His gentle smile appeared again and again.

Aishh!! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! Why do I want to find him so badly? Am I losing my mind? Yeah, he saved me but I also paid him. So what’s the matter Matthew? What the hell is wrong with you?

Dad suddenly took the iPad from my hands, snapping me back to reality. That was when I realized I had been spacing out while thinking about that man.

The heck!! Really?? In front of Dad???

“Oh well, since you really want to see him, you should be the one to find him yourself.”

“N-No, it’s not like I want to find that guy, it’s ju—”

Dad suddenly interrupted me.

“Son, I also want to find your savior, but I have a lot of things to take care of, and I need manpower for that,” he said seriously.

What kind of reason is that? There are so many people in this house. Does he really need all of them? He could just order even one of them, he won’t run out of people!

“But there are so many people here. Why does it have to be me?” I said irritably. But Dad was dead serious, and when he is, no one can change his mind.

“I’m serious about giving him a reward, so you need to find that guy and bring him in front of me. Do you understand?” He suddenly stood up.

“Dad!”

“Oh, by the way, ask him if he wants to work as our bodyguard. I’ll make Dan reserve a slot for him.” He walked straight to the door without looking back at me.

“DAD!” I tried to follow him, but when I stepped out of the door, I saw him already talking on his phone while walking away.

Ughhh, this is so damn annoying!

But just as I looked away, something suddenly flew straight into my face.

“THIRD YOUNG MASTER!!”