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

arms, chipped in with a pout, "Why are you both blaming yourselves? Stop arguing! It's all Maria's fault! You

blaming yourselves. Well, actually, | should be blamed for that too. | should have told you about what | found out earlier

time, finally asked,

Anna and looked as if he was hesitating. From his eyes and expression, Anna could tell what Matthew was thinking. She then stroked his hair and said, "Don't worry about my feelings, Matthew. You're

know," Matthew replied

to be worried about Selina

I’ll let my lawyer handle

evidence," Ryan, who

Uncle Ryan," said

night, Matthew. You need a good

Protect You, Too

that, Matthew

pushed open the door. Tammy was swaying because she wasn't

to the ground, Matthew then approached her and shook her arm. As soon as he got close to Tammy, she opened her eyes, saying, "You're finally here, Matthew! What did

"Why are you waiting for

quick question for you. What really happened at the race that day?" With her eyes filled with excitement and

Matthew turned to face Tammy. He had the impression that she had changed a little after this

minutes later than me, but | always feel that you’re much younger than me. As a lively and talkative person, you frequently get yourself into trouble. Still, as your big brother, | enjoy cleaning the messes you made. And as your big brother, / love 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 to protect you all the time, | can’t possibly stay with you all the time. But now, I’m more relieved than before, because

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

words brought Matthew back to the

a warm surge occurring in the softest part of her heart, bringing him

leaned on his shoulder, Matthew answered, "That day, someone hit my car, and | blacked out. When | awoke, | was in that town's hospital. And Maria visited me there. | fell asleep again later and awoke in an empty

later. | really don't know how | can

you’re crying nonstop?" Matthew asked in a teasing tone, trying to lighten

overheard your conversation

Maria be so cruel to you?" Tammy

but |