Natalie shook off Tobias' hand and said in a trembling voice, "You knew everything, didn't you? You knew that Matthew wouldn't be able to let go, and Selina was making the wrong decision, am I right?!"
Tobias said nothing.
His silence indicated the truth.
Natalie cried, "Why? Why are you doing this? Why are you helping Selina keep the truth from him? How can you be as muddled as her?"
He did not answer.
Right then, she grabbed his arm as she ordered, "Speak! Say something!"
Hearing her words, he pulled her into his arms, saying, "Natalie, calm down!"
She took a deep breath and said, "Well, I'll calm now. Tell me, why did you do this?"
"Natalie, I know that Matthew wouldn't behave as Selina thought he would." Tobias' hoarse voice rang in Natalie's ear. "It's the same for me too if something similar happens to us. If you lied to me, I also wouldn't be able to forget about you and live my life happily with some other woman."
She was even stunned now. "Then why didn't you tell this to Selina?" she asked.
"Natalie, she's at her life's end, and we should do whatever she wishes. I hope she'll be able to pass on with peace of mind. She's my sister. I can't save her, so all I hope for is this. Even if we did tell Matthew, the ending would be the same."
If they kept it from Mathew, he would live a life in pain and sorrow.
And it would remain the same if they told him.
Nothing would change.
In this case, he wanted to do as Selina wished. This way, she could rest in peace.
Tobias's words rang in Natalie's mind and she shuddered at the thought of it.
In the middle of the night, Selina woke up.
A thunderstorm was going on outside.
She put on a coat and walked towards the door. From the door, she stared into the rain.
There was a slight movement in her eyes.
She hadn't seen such heavy rain for a long time.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed through the air as if it wanted to split the sky in half.
Her long eyelashes were trembling slightly.
For some reason, she felt very uneasy at this sight.
After that, she went back to her bedroom and lay on the bed.
She placed her hand on her chest.
That uneasy feeling was still there.
Then, she patted her chest gently.
In fact, there was nothing for her worry about.
She had already accepted the fact that her life was ending soon, and she had made all the arrangements she needed. What was there left for her to worry about?
With that, she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
The next day, Matthew was discharged from the hospital.
The doctor was against it, but he was discharged regardless.
Even Tobias and Natalie couldn't stop him at all.
Because Matthew was very clear on what he was doing.
With that, he made a decision.
He would sell off Perry Group.
And he would leave Agaphen City.
When Tobias heard about it, he objected. "Matthew, you can't just sell your entire hard work to someone else. You know how much you had to sacrifice to bring Perry Group to where it is today. Are you sure you'll be able to live with it?!"
After the heavy rain from the night before, Matthew seemed to see things differently. He said, "Tobias, I won't do business anymore. I can't put my everything in this. The Perry family will be ruined in my hands. If that's the case, I might as well sell it off now."
"The Perry family will only be getting better and better in your hands. There's no way you'll ruin it!" Tobias opposed Matthew's words.
"That was before. When I had the heart and ability to do so. I lost the will now."
He tried to focus on his work after Selina left him.
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