Lucinda's breath stopped.
"Matheo, what did you just say?!"
Matheo gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, let me be honest and tell you everything. Rainee found herself a boyfriend, and she got pregnant by accident. Rainee was afraid that she would be scolded by you and dad, so she deliberately dragged Matthew into this mess. That's what happened. The child in Rainee's belly has nothing to do with Matthew!"
Lucinda's rage was thundering.
She stared at Rainee and growled, "Is Matthew the father of the child in your belly?"
Rainee persisted in her answer and said, "Mom, the child in my belly really belongs to Matthew!"
"Do a blood test and verify who the father is then!"
"No, mom, I don't want to. I'm afraid of pain. I'll faint when I see blood!"
Lucinda had managed to more or less calm herself down a little, at this moment.
She took Rainee's hand and said, "You, go back home. My reputation is going to suffer because of you."
Lucinda dragged Rainee, who was crying and howling, out of the Perry family house.
Several of Lucinda's friends slowly slipped out of the house.
"Matthew, Mr. Ludwik, sorry to bring you trouble." Matheo was the one who stayed at last, to deal with the other problems.
He bowed and apologized to both Matthew and Ludwik.
He then apologized to Selina, "Miss Whitlock, I'm sorry we've troubled you."
Selina snorted and said nothing.
Matthew patted Matheo's shoulder and said, "Your family is probably now in chaos. Head back and deal with it."
After Matheo left, Ludwik sighed. "What's going on? I remember meeting Rainee few years ago, and she was still a demure, meek, good girl. But, now, she seems to have gone wild and crazy."
Matthew pursed his lips.
Ludwik's gaze swept across Selina. "Last time, she clearly came over as Dylan's girlfriend, and now it's all changed."
Ludwick voice was soft as if he was talking to himself, but at the same time, it was audible to the people around him.
Selina finally opened her mouth to speak, "Mr. Ludwik, I was indeed originally Dylan's girlfriend but now I've broken up with Dylan. Everything with Dylan is now in the past. I hope you can understand."
Ludwik's eyes darkened.
Matthew looked straight at Ludwik. "Dad, Selina is talking to you. You have to understand, even if you don't want to."
Ludwik was at a loss of words.
He helplessly glanced at Matthew and said, "Well, well, I can't do anything with you, my son. I understand everything, what else can I do if I don't understand?! Anyways, it's getting late, you should go to bed early."
Saying that, Ludwik headed upstairs.
Matthew and Selina exchanged a glance.
Selina shook her head and said, "What a scene."
"It's fine. It's now all in the past."
Selina nodded. "Why didn't you say at the beginning that you had a friend who could do the DNA test? Why spend so much time rambling on with Rainee?"
Matthew's black eyes shone with wisdom. "All things takes time and planning, Selina. Things won't be successful if you attempt to just break it through at once. My conversation with Rainee was to plant suspicion in everyone's minds, so then when Rainee refused to do the DNA test that I asked for, people would have known and understood the answer."
Realization dawned on Selina.
She sighed with amazement at Matthew's wisdom and wit.
"Let's rest," Selina suggested.
They entered the bedroom, but Matthew did not change his clothes.
"Why don't you sleep?" Selina was already lying on the bed.
"I'll talk to my father. If I don't, he will probably have a sleepless night tonight," Matthew said.
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