Thomas, who was standing nearby, immediately noticed what was happening and ran forward. "Young Master Matthew? Young Master Matthew, what happened to you?"
Thomas stood in front of the wheelchair and lifted the hollow, dangling sleeve. "Where's your arm? What's going on?"
"W-Who are you?"
The woman who was pushing Matthew's wheelchair glared at Thomas as she came forward to push him away. He could vaguely hear what she said as she snapped, "What's wrong with you? Are you insane or something?"
Thomas stumbled after being shoved aside. He stared incredulously at the plump, average-looking woman with short hair. "Who are you? What's your relationship with Young Master Matthew? What happened to Young Master Matthew?"
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became. He even grabbed the woman by the collar and snarled at her.
"What the hell are you doing, Thomas?!"
Just then, Skyler darted over and pushed Thomas away. "Stop it!"
Skyler stood between Thomas and the short-haired woman. He turned to her and explained, "Sorry about that, Sadie. This is a friend of mine. We were all his friends, so it's just a little hard for us to accept what's happened to him."
"Oh. I see." Sadie glared at Thomas before crouching down beside Matthew. Her tone instantly became soft and gentle as she asked, "Scotty, they're all old friends of yours. Do you recognize them?"
The man in the wheelchair stared at them blankly before shaking his head.
"Who's Scotty?" Veronica came forward and asked after taking some time to compose herself.
Skyler started explaining right away. "Sadie here saved Matt and she's the one who has been looking after him the past few days. She didn't know his name, so she called him Scotty. Also…"
He paused and pressed his lips together before stammering, "He's… mute… and… he lost his memory too."
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