"Coconut water," Selina answered.
"Sure." Matthew smiled at her, then strode away.
After a short while, he came back.
Besides bringing back a bottle of coconut water that Selina had requested, he'd bought Hayden a bottle of coke too. He'd also bought Peter a cup of warm milk.
As Hayden received his coke, he purposely turned his head over to Selina and said, "Uncle Perry, Aunt Selina just threatened me that she would tell my parents if I drink any more coke."
Matthew patted his head and responded gently, "Don't worry, it's okay for you to indulge yourself once in a while."
Upon hearing that, Hayden immediately took a big gulp of coke. He shot Selina a triumphant look. "Did you hear that? Uncle Perry has my back!"
Selina didn't say a single word
She ranted in her heart that children nowadays behaved really badly.
The coconut water was refreshingly sweet, and it made her feel much better after drinking it.
After the short break, Hayden went onto another ride, and Matthew accompanied him once again.
Seeing that they were gone, Selina quickly went back online and edited her post by adding another sentence.
"My boyfriend doesn't seem angry at all, is it because he has no idea about it?"
Soon, a wave of replies came rushing in.
Some agreed that her boyfriend wasn't aware of it, but others thought that he was secretly planning a nasty scheme as revenge, and would probably reduce her to tears in the end.
Reading the comments made her feel unsettled.
However...
The time passed slowly but steadily.
Unknowingly, a few hours had already gone by.
Selina had yet to experience Matthew's revenge.
That wasn't all.
She even felt that Matthew seemed to be treating her much better than usual, and his gentle tone was even more soft and warm.
Selina couldn't understand it.
What was Matthew actually trying to do? She pondered.
Right before they were about to leave the amusement park, Hayden decided to go on one last ride that Peter could join as well.
It was a miniature train ride.
Riders would sit in a miniature train model, travelling along a track at a very slow speed. It was possible for elders like Peter to be able to enjoy the ride too.
It was Peter's turn to accompany Hayden, while Selina and Matthew waited outside.
They sat at a resting area.
"Do you still want some coconut water? I'll go get it for you," Matthew asked.
His tone was unusually tender.
It made Selina's heart skip a beat.
If Matthew was acting like he usually would, she could perhaps convince herself that he knew nothing about the story at the amusement park.
But his attitude was gentler and warmer than it usually was. She really couldn't understand what was going on.
Could it be that the netizens' prediction was correct? Was Matthew waiting for the right moment to take revenge on her?
"I... I don't want coconut water anymore." Selina replied with mixed emotions in her heart.
"What do you want to drink then? I'll go buy it for you," Matthew asked again.
Selina nibbled on her lips.
Did he know the secret or not?
What on earth was in his mind?
Looking at the dazed expression on Selina's face, a hint of strange emotions flashed across Matthew's deep-set eyes.
His voice became even more tender. "Selina, are you daydreaming?"
After hearing that, Selina came back to her senses.
She then looked at Matthew. The man in his thirties had a mature, attractive look. He looked just like a bottle of aged, flavorful, fine wine.
Selina answered in a low voice, "I don't want to drink anything."
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