Selina usually wouldn't take too long to come to her senses.
With that in mind, Cecilia postponed their marriage to the end of the month. She hoped that Selina would change her mind by then and wouldn't want to marry Matthew anymore.
A moment later, Peter and Hayden arrived at the dining room.
Hayden was full of excitement as he exclaimed, "Mom, Dad, Great-grandpa just told me that he'll take me to eat my favorite hamburger and fries later!"
Hayden had long started addressing Natalie as his own mother.
Natalie couldn't say anything much about their plan.
Although hamburgers and fries were junk food, she couldn't stop Peter from spoiling the child once in a while.
Tobias, on the other hand, frowned at Hayden. "You shouldn't eat too much junk food."
Hayden then clung to Peter's arm, feeling triumphant. "It's Great-grandpa who's treating me
to it!"
With Peter as his excuse, Hayden was no longer afraid of Tobias.
Seeing that, a hint of helplessness flashed across Tobias' eyes.
Peter guffawed, "It's been a long time since I last spent time with my great-grandson, I must treat him well today!"
He then looked at Selina and said, "You should come with us too."
Selina remained silent.
She was at a loss. Was he kidding? Did she really have to play with Hayden, the little devil who made her uneasy all the time?
She wanted to refuse, but looking at Peter's expectant gaze, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
They then had breakfast.
However, less than a minute later, Hayden was suddenly shocked as she asked, "Aunt Selina, why are your hands trembling?"
Selina didn't answer.
She had just been thinking about how Hayden was constantly making her uncomfortable, and it happened again.
"No, they aren't," she replied calmly.
"They are, I saw it."
She let out a cough as she responded, "You're still a child, your eyesight isn't really good. You must've seen wrongly."
Natalie looked at Hayden and mentioned, "Hayden, don't talk too much when you're eating."
After being told off by Natalie, Hayden stuck his tongue out and kept quiet.
Without Hayden's annoyance, Selina continued eating breakfast in peace. She glanced at Matthew, and noticed that he looked especially at peace.
Selina was at a loss for words.
She could only complain and rant in her heart.
He was indeed a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The others probably didn't know what was going on when Hayden pointed out the problem with her hands, but Matthew surely knew.
The reason her hands were trembling early in the morning was all because of that man.
Selina's face blushed as soon as she thought about everything that had happened the night before.
Matthew was a rascal through and through.
He kept saying that Selina had aroused and excited him, and needed her to satisfy his desire.
In the end, due to his coercion and compulsion, she was forced to use her hands...
After breakfast, Matthew said that he wanted to join them in their outing.
Peter initially refused. "No, your work is more important."
Matthew replied with a gentle smile, "It's the weekend. No matter how busy I am, I have to take some time off to rest. Since I've decided to take a break today, it would be great for me to accompany all of you."
Peter relented after hearing his reply.
When Selina heard that Matthew was going with them, she felt rather happy.
Just as the corners of her lips started to curl up, Cecilia pulled her aside.
Cecilia warned her, "Selina, you have to be extra careful when going out with Matthew today. Don't let your grandfather notice anything."
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