Chapter 4
I stood still in place, with the words I wanted to explain right on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn’t say them.
Selena threw herself into Edward’s arms, crying with tears streaming down her face.
“Mr. Matthews, I just wanted to bring the child to get acquainted with the future mother, but she unexpectedly said that my child is a bastard and not worthy of competing for the family inheritance with her Anthony!”
“I never thought about making my child fight for inheritance. Il Melanie can’t accept him, then I’ll take him away now!”
Edward’s face turned cold as he grabbed my collar and without hesitation, slapped me.
“Melanie, since I adopted Dexter, he became my child, regardless of whether you accept it or not, you must treat him well!”
I covered my face and looked at him with teary eyes.
Before he had a chance to defend himself, Anthony suddenly lunged at Dexter Matthews and wrestled with him.
His mouth kept crying and shouting.
“No, no, don’t bully Mommy, bad person!”
Edward’s face darkened as he suddenly lifted his foot and kicked Anthony away.
roared and pounced, but it was still too late.
Anthony’s head hit the corner of the table, and blood gashed out instantly,
I trembled as I held him, wanting to cover his wound.
The blood, however, flowed more and more
1 helplessly lifted my eyes and cried, pleading with Edward. Please, save our Anthony!”
Edward wanted to go forward and pick up Anthony, but S
Selena screamed and grabbed his hand.
“Mr. Matthews, Dexter’s lace was bleeding, what should we do if he got disfigured?”
Edward turned his head and only then noticed a very faint scratch on Selena’s son’s face.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he chose to pick up Dexter and walked quickly towards the door.
A sharp pain surget through the heart
I endured the pain and stumbled behind thein.
Beurer lance. Edward reaclied out and stopped me
A trace of guil: flashed in his eyes, but has tour w
was unusually firm.
Anthony’s brain was already injured, so even if he was bleeding, it wasn’t that serious. ⠀
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from him and will become their of the Matthews family in the future. It he breaks the image, it will have an impact on the entire Matthews family ”
“You wait a little longer, another mibalance will come soon.”
Beloce I could answer, he escomed Selena adler child onto the ambulance and quickly disappeared
Despair and helplessness made it last impossible for me to stand
Fortunately, there we a guest who was a first aid doctor, so Anthony After condinsing that Anthony
able to be examined and bandaged in time. I changed the light ticket and rushed to the airport with him.
Icalled Edward one last time while I was in the car, wanting to say goodbye to lilin.
As soon as the pione was answered, his angry roar could be
“Melanie, will you ever stop? I already said another ambulance would be here sound”
I paused for a moment and then amiled as I told him
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you that Anthony is fine now. You can go ahead and focus on your work, we won’t bother you anymore!
“I wanted to tell you that Anthony
After hanging up the phone, I sent the divorce agreement that I had prepared long ago to Edward.
And then, he threw away his own phone.
Edward quietly left the ward only after waiting until late at night, when he had put Selena and her child to sleep.
Looking back on my attitude towards myself today, I couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
He waved his hand and called for his assistant
“Go and find out which ward Anthony was assigned to, I want to go see him immediately.”
Ten minutes later, the assistant came back with a panicked expression on his face.
“Mr. Matthews, I checked, Mrs. Matthews and Anthany never got on an ambulance.”
“Five hours ago, she sent you a divorce agreement. She said she knew the whole truth and asked you not to disturb her and Anthony anymore!
