Alvin and Matt led the way up the stairs. As he walked, Alvin looked at Matt, who seemed much more mature now, and said with a smile, "Why are you guys still doing so badly?
"I thought Elektra was rich. You know, she worked for Kingpin for years, and he's not exactly stingy~"
Matt smiled bitterly and shook his head. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Kingpin came back to New York. He put Elektra in the hospital..."
Alvin paused, then said in a low voice, "Why?"
As he spoke, Alvin saw the awkward look on Matt's face and suddenly shook his head with a rueful laugh. Matt wasn't the kind of guy who would "tell on" someone. He was a man of action!
Judging by his expression, it was obvious that they were in the wrong, at least when it came to Elektra getting beaten up...
Sure enough, when Matt noticed Alvin stop, he gave a bitter smile and tugged him along. "Kingpin came back to New York through Medical Parole. He's cleaning house. Anyone who didn't want to go with him to Los Angeles got 'fired'...
"Elektra... Elektra didn't take good enough care of Richard..."
Now Alvin understood. Elektra had seen that Richard was doing well with him, then gone off to live happily ever after with Matt...
Kingpin wasn't a generous man when it came to that sort of thing...
Alvin had always liked the willful Hot Girl that Elektra was, but if a nanny abandoned her job of looking after a child to go chase romance, then getting beaten by the child's parents was just tough luck...
Alvin chuckled and shook his head. "Maybe it's good for Elektra to suffer a little. It really was irresponsible of her to leave Richard with me.
"But if you