Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

569 I Can Protect You, Too

Late at night, all of them returned to Peace and Karl's house after their adventure. Except for Matthew, the kids were all tired and quickly went to bed. At the same time, the adults gathered to talk about their experiences over the past few days

Isabella told them about what she saw while following Maria earlier In brief, "Anyways, Maria met a strange Azul Group employee at the construction site and later collaborated with him to frame Matthew

Tammy and | happened to witness it.”

Peace couldn't hold back her rage any longer after hearing the story

She slapped the table hard and asked, "Why would Maria do such a thing? Matthew trusted her so much! How could she be so shameless and become a traitor?!"

Then, they turned to look at Matthew, who had remained silent the entire time. Matthew was only sixteen years old, but he possessed the maturity of an adult. At the moment, he was sitting on the sofa with a frown, and he was seemingly lost in thought

Anna's heart broke when she saw Matthew being like this. She thought, Matthew, you’ve taken on too much responsibility for your age

Right now, your peers are stillin high school. And yet, you have to manage a huge group while youre supposed to be partying with kids at your age

Do you know that that | often wonder why your father would ask you to manage such a large group? Yeah... Sometimes, | even want to scold him for being "an irresponsible father’ But, he’s not the only one to be blamed

for it After all, |’m not a good mother, either

Heaving a long sigh, Anna walked to Matthew's side, took his hand,

568 | Can Protect You, Too and said, "I'm sorry, Matthew. It's entirely my fault."

"No, mom. This is not your fault," Matthew said softly

"But you wouldn't have believed Maria if | hadn't arranged for her to be your secretary."

"It is not your fault, Mom. | should have known she was that type of person. And | should’ve dealt with her a long time ago," Shaking his head, Matthew said helplessly

a pout, "Why are you both blaming yourselves? Stop arguing! It's all Maria's fault! You should blame her for

| should have told you about

silent for a long time, finally asked, "What are

Anna could tell what Matthew was thinking. She then stroked his hair and said, "Don't worry about my feelings, Matthew. You're my son. | care about you. So, | will never forgive

Matthew replied with

have to be worried about

my

gathering evidence," Ryan, who sat in the

appreciate it, Uncle Ryan,"

set, then. Good night, Matthew. You need

You,

With that, Matthew

returned to his room. He noticed Tammy dozing on the couch as soon as he pushed open

her and shook her arm. As soon as he got close to Tammy, she opened her eyes, saying, "You're finally

are you waiting for me? Don't you think you should

What really happened at the race that day?" With her eyes filled with excitement and curiosity,

to know that?" Matthew turned to face Tammy. He had the

and care about you very much, Tammy. In the past, | always wonder who is going to back you up when you grow up. | mean, even though | want

adult, but we're actually the same age. Mommy also said you took on too much responsibility. | will never do anything so risky again. Thank you for protecting me, Matthew. | want to tell you that | can also protect

brought Matthew

part of her heart, bringing him comfort and warmth. And to him, this

that town's hospital. And Maria visited me there. | fell asleep again later and awoke in an empty room. That's also where the three of you went to save

| really don't know how | can survive otherwise!" As Tammy said this, tears streamed

crying. Does your broken ankle still bother you? Is that why you’re

overheard your conversation when you were

Maria be so cruel to you?" Tammy asked as she

about her before, but | wasn't