569 I Can Protect You, Too
Late at night, all of them returned to Peace and Karl's house after their adventure. Except for Matthew, the kids were all tired and quickly went to bed. At the same time, the adults gathered to talk about their experiences over the past few days
Isabella told them about what she saw while following Maria earlier In brief, "Anyways, Maria met a strange Azul Group employee at the construction site and later collaborated with him to frame Matthew
Tammy and | happened to witness it.”
Peace couldn't hold back her rage any longer after hearing the story
She slapped the table hard and asked, "Why would Maria do such a thing? Matthew trusted her so much! How could she be so shameless and become a traitor?!"
Then, they turned to look at Matthew, who had remained silent the entire time. Matthew was only sixteen years old, but he possessed the maturity of an adult. At the moment, he was sitting on the sofa with a frown, and he was seemingly lost in thought
Anna's heart broke when she saw Matthew being like this. She thought, Matthew, you’ve taken on too much responsibility for your age
Right now, your peers are stillin high school. And yet, you have to manage a huge group while youre supposed to be partying with kids at your age
Do you know that that | often wonder why your father would ask you to manage such a large group? Yeah... Sometimes, | even want to scold him for being "an irresponsible father’ But, he’s not the only one to be blamed
for it After all, |’m not a good mother, either
Heaving a long sigh, Anna walked to Matthew's side, took his hand,
568 | Can Protect You, Too and said, "I'm sorry, Matthew. It's entirely my fault."
"No, mom. This is not your fault," Matthew said softly
"But you wouldn't have believed Maria if | hadn't arranged for her to be your secretary."
"It is not your fault, Mom. | should have known she was that type of person. And | should’ve dealt with her a long time ago," Shaking his head, Matthew said helplessly
Then, Peace, who was crossing her arms, chipped in with a pout, "Why are you both blaming yourselves? Stop arguing! It's all Maria's fault! You should blame her for it!"
"Yes! Stop blaming yourselves. Well, actually, | should be blamed for that too. | should have told you about what | found out earlier instead of telling Tammy," Isabella said
Wayne, who had been silent for a long time, finally asked, "What are you going to do about this, Matthew?"
Matthew looked at Anna and looked as if he was hesitating. From his eyes and expression, Anna could tell what Matthew was thinking. She then stroked his hair and said, "Don't worry about my feelings, Matthew. You're my son. | care about you. So, | will never forgive her for what she did, regardless of why she did it."
"| know," Matthew replied with a nod
"You don't have to be worried about Selina or Joe either."
"Okay. I’ll let my lawyer handle this."
"Let me help you in gathering evidence," Ryan, who sat in the corner, said
"| appreciate it, Uncle Ryan," said Matthew
"So, it’s all set, then. Good night, Matthew. You need a good night's
568 | Can Protect You, Too sleep," Anna said
"All right. Goodnight, Mom." With that, Matthew took the elevator to the third floor
Awhile later, Matthew returned to his room. He noticed Tammy dozing on the couch as soon as he pushed open the door. Tammy was swaying because she wasn't sitting still. And she was even talking in her sleep
Afraid that she'd fall to the ground, Matthew then approached her and shook her arm. As soon as he got close to Tammy, she opened her eyes, saying, "You're finally here, Matthew! What did you guys talk about? I've been waiting for you for ages!"
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