Selina's peacefulness comforted Natalie.
She told Selina about how she met Matthew at the Perry family last night.
When she mentioned Matthew, she could see the ripple in Selina's eyes.
However, the ripple disappeared in a flash.
Selina didn't say anything, but acted as if she was listening.
Natalie deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "I also have good news for you. Erine said that Matthew has stopped drinking and has gone to work. This is a good sign."
A faint smile finally appeared on Selina's pale face. She nodded and said, "Natalie, it is indeed a good sign. I think he will pull himself together and forget about me."
Selina's words made Natalie's heart ache.
Despite knowing that she shouldn't say it since Selina has already made up her mind, she still couldn't suppress the distress in her heart and said, "Selina, I think this is too much of a torture. Is what you're doing really right?"
Selina smiled. "Of course, what's wrong with it?"
"If Matthew knew the truth, he would definitely not want you to hide it from him. He would definitely want to accompany you through the final moments of your life. Selina, why must you do this?"
"Natalie," Selina said in a soft voice. "If you were in my shoes, will you hope that my brother will have a new life or live in the pain of your death after you leave?"
Natalie held her breath.
After a moment, she said bitterly, "Selina, I understand. I will never bring this up again."
There was a light in Selina's eyes. "Natalie, I always thought that love lasted for a long time. Now I understand that it doesn't matter how much you suffer, as long as the person you love can be happy."
Natalie stayed with Selina until the evening.
"Natalie, don't come the next day. You still have a family, so you don't have to stay with me." Selina said when Natalie left.
However, Natalie was determined. "Selina, I need to accompany you everyday till your last days. This is what I have to do."
After a pause, she added, "I know that you don't want others to see you grow older by the day, but I'm your sister-in-law, and I've known you for many years. What else do you have to hide from me?"
Selina smiled. "I don't want you to feel sad for me."
"I will be sad if I don't accompany you in your final days. Don't say that. I will come in the morning." Natalie had the final say.
Looking at Natalie's determined look, Selina didn't say anything else.
She just reminded her. "Natalie, you already know the truth, but you must promise me that you will tell my brother that my mom can't find out about this."
Natalie certainly understood.
She said, "Don't worry, I will."
Selina's voice was a little sour. "You don't know what she looked like when my brother got into trouble. She aged twenty years overnight when my brother's life or death wasn't guaranteed. So she can't know anything about me, or I'm afraid her body can't bear it. I know she misunderstood and hates me now, but it's better than being sad."
"Selina, don't talk nonsense. Mom doesn't hate you, she..."
Natalie wanted to say that Cecilia had mentioned Selina many times, but she decided not to. What was the point of telling Selina about this? It would only make her even more upset.
A new day arrived.
The Perry Group had a meeting in the morning.
Matthew facilitated the meeting.
Everyone could see that Matthew looked bad.
Even the executives told Matthew's assistant to ask Matthew to call off the meeting.
However, Matthew insisted on it.
Halfway through the meeting, Matthew collapsed in front of everyone.
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