(Matteo POV)
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Wolfgang stood in silence, unmoving, nothing coming out of his mouth. He just stared at the photo, his eyes completely shrouded in disbelief. Finally, after his long gaze at the picture, he turned his head to me.
"...Matteo... Can you please tell me...what happened and why...?" he pleaded.
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I looked off to the side, bored with this pointless interrogation.
"Why does it matter to you? Is it just because I was a kid?" I sighed.
"I-It's not just about that...! I simply...refuse to believe you...would have willingly done something so cruel..."
Wolfgang held out the photo intensely.
"I refuse to believe someone who had this close of a connection with another...would do something to hurt them so deeply...! That is...if I'm to believe that the circumstances are as straightforward as they currently appear," he insisted.
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"You're not being very professional...y'know? Someone like you should know that emotions should never be a crutch when it comes to dealing with people's lives in a court of law..."
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Wolfgang froze, his face stiffening with a pained expression. However, he quickly composed himself, ready to offer a rebuttal.
"Even so...your refusal to divulge the facts from your perspective isn't helping. I...cannot leave this alone in good conscience if there's to be a continuous establishment of trust between our group..."
"Sure... You handled that REALLY well with Eva," I scoffed.
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Wolfgang let out a small sigh of resignation, not breaking eye contact.
"I...realize you may have misunderstood some of my intentions... I also acknowledge my own errors in judgment. From your perspective, you must see my actions as manipulation in some manner."
His hand covered his face, a grim look written over it as he looked off to the side.
"It's because of that...that you don't trust me...correct?" Wolfgang questioned.
...What's he getting at now...?
"At the very least...that's my interpretation... Unless you have a different reason for your...calculated chastisations," he clarified.
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"Pbbbtt...wow... You...really don't have any idea what's going on in my head...huh?" I blew a raspberry in boredom.
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Wolfgang stared at me in bewilderment.
"Sorry, but...I don't crack very easily... Especially when I'm bored...AND tired... The only thing worthwhile I got from this is that you have my blackmail letter, so you've got another 45 seconds to make it interesting or I'm gonna have to kick you out."
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"Very well... Let me ask this...what brought you into robotics of all things...?" Wolfgang changed the subject.
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Hm... Shifting gears... The lawyer shows his tactics at last.
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Genius of the Generations (A Project: Eden's Garden x OC Story)
FanfictionReceiving and invitation from the prestigious Eden's Garden Academy, Matteo Sparke, a 13 year-old student in college, takes interest in finding out what the academy has to offer in regarding to its representation as the true face of Ultimate talent...
