"You guys have just arrived, too?" he asked.
"It had been a while since we've arrived. We're all waiting for you," said Selina.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting," Matthew said.
He had always been polite.
Selina twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "You don't need to apologize. I know that you have to support that celebrity in addition to your work, and that's why you're very busy. I'm grateful that you can even come to have a meal with us."
Matthew was speechless.
He looked uncomfortable.
"Selina, I'm not supporting any celebrity," he replied in a deep tone.
Selina looked at him mockingly.
"Oh. You guys are in a normal relationship, instead of a patron-type of relationship, right?"
"I'm not in a relationship with any celebrity!"
Selina sneered.
She had never known that Matthew was such a hypocrite.
How dare he deny that there was anything between him and Jenna!
Even if Caroline had lied to her about the kiss, she had seen what happened with her own eyes!
Matthew had been the first to arrive in both the incidents involving Jenna!
"Matthew, you are really as hypocritical as always."
Matthew's expression was proud and aloof. "Selina, do I not have any redeeming qualities to you?"
At this moment, Selina was blaming him as her heart was filled with sarcasm. She couldn't bring herself to say anything good. "Redeeming qualities? I only know that you are old, hypocritical, and like to support female celebrities. I really don't know what's good about you except for what I just said."
Matthew pursed his lips.
He looked hurt.
It was just a fleeting expression.
He suddenly smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
Matthew gazed at Selina and said, "I understand. However, there's one more quality that you didn't mention."
Selina was stunned for a moment.
She didn't know if she was wrong, but she thought that she saw a hint of sorrow in Matthew's eyes.
"I'm delusional about relationships. This is my biggest mistake," Matthew said word by word.
Selina's breathing became more rapid.
Matthew turned around and went upstairs.
Selina suddenly came back to her senses behind him.
She must have gone too far.
After all, it was just like what Natalie said. Matthew did not owe the Whitlock family anything, but he'd still come to help out. However, she'd said all those things to him, even though he was pretending in front of Peter.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with Matthew. Even though he was nine years older than her, he was considered mature and charming.
As for hypocrisy...
Selina liked to think that Matthew's politeness was hypocritical.
He was a sugar daddy to a celebrity.
This was also one of the matters that had deeply hurt Selina in the past few days. It was why she always spoke without thinking.
When she thought of what might have happened between Jenna and Matthew, she felt suffocated.
She had to vent her anger.
She wanted to make Matthew unhappy, even though it caused her to regret her actions afterward.
It was just like when a person wanted to lose weight. She knew that she should not eat sweet foods, but was unable to resist.
Their dinner was pleasant.
After dinner, Matthew proposed that he send Peter to the airport.
Peter smiled and stroked his beard. "Why do all of you want to send me to the airport, even Tobias? If it's like that, why don't we all go there together?"
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