In order to prove how serious he was about what he had said, Boswell paid full attention as he learned from his father.
Whenever he couldn't understand about something, Matthew would patiently explain it to him until he got it.
Meanwhile, many of the company's employees grew fond of the boy and began to address him as Matthew the Third since he was Carlos’ grandson.
Later in the evening, Erica was with her children at home when she unexpectedly received a call from Matthew.
"I got an emergency in the company, and I can't go home now. Could you bring me two documents I have in my safe in the study as soon as possible?"
“Sure!" Noticing the unusual urgency in Matthew's tone, Erica quickly got off the bed and told the maid to keep an eye on the three children playing in her room. Then she ran to the study.
They were still on the phone as Erica followed Matthew's instructions to open the safe.
If Matthew hadn't told her, Erica would never have known that there was a safe in that room. Putting her phone on the table, she said, “I'm done with the first lock, now what?"
“Turn right once and then turn left three times."
Crack! Erica heaved a sigh of relief and told the man on the other end of the Line, "It's unlocked."
“Take out all the files on the top layer," Matthew instructed her.
The moment Erica squatted down to get the documents, several items at the bottom of the safe inadvertently caught her eye.
ALL of a sudden, the phone went silent.
Matthew waited a long time, but Erica didn't say anything else. So he called, "Rika?"
There was no response from the other end of the Line.
Matthew raised his voice.
"Rika!"
He called her three times in a row before he finally got a response from her. Yet it didn't get past him how faint her voice sounded.
"I'm listening."
“What's wrong?"
With reddened eyes, Erica held a stack of files in her hands and shook her head.
"Nothing. What do I do next?"
“Find an envelope with the number 19 and bring it to me in person. Ask the servant to look after the children until you're back. Don't let anyone else touch this file."
A single tear rolled down Erica's cheek as she nodded.
"Okay."