But it shouldn’t have been. Even she couldn’t tell the difference between the real and fake Dolores, how could he spot it in a day?
Impossible!
Maria couldn’t believe that Matthew figured out the truth so quickly.
She grimaced with a mouth full of blood, “Don’t try to frame me.”
She firmly believed that it was impossible for Matthew to discover the truth.
At least, not this fast.
Matthew was very silent. Maria couldn’t help but tremble with every foot step that he took towards her. He looked like a demon walking against the light causing her to tremble with fear and chill.
Maria wanted to move away from him, but when she tried to move every call in her body screamed in pain.
She shivered.
“What do you want?”
Matthew squatted in front of her on one knee and swept the hair that was blocking her eyes away with his fingers, “Tell me truthfully about Dolores whereabouts and maybe you can still live.”
Maria didn’t want to admit that he had already found out that the one they rescued was not Dolores, but his words showed clearly that he knew the one that was next to him was not the real Dolores.
She whimpered with tears and was still unwilling to reveal the truth, “What is so good about Dolores? Why do you care so much about her? Is it because she gave you two children? But without her, even I, even the fake Dolores besides you, can give birth to your child.”
Matthew frowned, extremely impatient as his voice became even colder, “Tell me, where is she?”
Maria looked at him for a long time and then suddenly smiled.
“Since you already know, I won’t hide it from you anymore. Yes, the one besides you is Annabelle, not Dolores. It is true that Dolores has left this place with my brother.”
She laughed more and more manically, her face looking hideous, “I know, this time you will definitely not let me go. There is no harm in dying, if it means that I can make you never find Dolores. It will be worth it… ha ha …”
Matthew choked her neck, making her wild laughter immediately getting stuck in her throat and turning into a painful sob.
His gaze was fierce, “I think I am being too kind to you.”
Maria panicked.
Her fragile neck looked like a young bamboo shoot in Matthew’s hand that could be snapped with just light force.
The power of his fingers was amazing. She had heard it before from Boyce that Matthew had practiced his skills in the past and that he was stronger than him. He hadn’t been able to stay because he inherited the Nelson enterprise, but if he had stayed his accomplishments would not have been low.
Leaning against the cold hard wall, she could clearly see the murderous look in Matthew’s eyes. It was bone chilling and the pain already made her want to die.
Did he love Dolores that much?
Maria felt heartache and she squeezed out two words from her throat with difficulty, “I… talk…”
The strength in Matthew’s hand loosened and he let her go.
Being able to breathe freely, she laid on the ground and gasped. Her dry throat made her cough and spit out blood. Her fingers clenched on the ground to make fists.
“Even if you know it, it’s already too late. According to our plan, by the time you find the fake Dolores, the real Dolores would have already been injected with a drug that disturbs people’s nerves and causes memory loss and would have been taken away by my brother away from City B.” She raised her head, looking at Matthew through the messy hair blocking her view, “Our purpose behind inducing amnesia is to make her forget everything that happened to her, her giving birth to her children, meeting you in this world. They can go to a quiet place and live a peaceful life, like ordinary couples. Maybe by now, she is already under my brother, making love to him with all her being…”
Before she could finish her words, Matthew stunned her with a punch.
His eyes looked blood thirsty and every word that Maria said provoked him.
There was blood on his hands but he didn’t know it. He couldn’t stop shaking.
He returned to his senses after a while. Then he got up and left the room.
Nick greeted him immediately, “Captain Shawn is in his office.”
Matthew’s face was gloomy, “Don’t allow anyone to meet that woman. Keep an eye on her, check if she doesn’t have any huge injuries. Just keep her alive.”
“Yes.” Nick is very thorough because he had been following Boyce for a very long time, he was very discerning, “You can be rest assured, Mr. Nelson. I will handle it well without leaving a trace.”
Matthew nodded and left.
In the office.
No matter how Boyce teased or coaxed Samuel, he never laughed. He stood beside the table and fiddled with the small five-starred red flag. He stretched out his hand and continued to play with it.
Boyce sat on the sofa and searched the internet about how to make children happy. The answers he got were all about buying them toys, food or taking them to amusement parks.
But looking at Samuel, he looked more mature than the average five-year-old.
Those things obviously couldn’t be used to coax him.
“Samuel, don’t worry! We will definitely be able to find your Mommy.”
Samuel’s hands stopped fiddling the flag, tears filled his eyes and the tears that he had been holding back all this time finally couldn’t help but stream down his face.
His mommy was gone. He was worried and scared.
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