Chapter 5

Sasha's house was situated in Eastbury, a rather dilapidated and old area of Eastcliff. In Eastcliff, the Cunninghams were considered a small family with a net worth of not more than a billion.

Sasha's father, James Cunningham, was once the most powerful competitor in the Cunningham Family. However, he only had two daughters and no sons, so he lost the right to fight for the position as head of the family.

Later on, his younger brother, Jason Cunningham, wanted to seize the remaining of the Cunningham's wealth from James' hands. So, when their father, Old Master Cunningham, got severely ill, he came up with the excuse of getting Sasha a live-in son-in-law to ward off bad luck, forcing her to marry as she happened to have reached a marriageable age.

Back then, Sasha was known as the most beautiful woman in Eastcliff and when the news got out, countless men came forward for the spot. In the end, she chose an honest-looking Matthew whose family background she knew nothing about, solely because she never planned to have any physical contact with this man. A modest person who would submit to her was the most suitable choice as compared to other men who were ambitious.

As it turned out, after Matthew got married into the family, Old Master Cunningham's health improved. However, Jason took advantage of the situation and attacked James again, this time claiming that the wealth under James' name would fall into the hands of another family since Sasha was now married.

And so, James and his family took a hard fall when Old Master Cunningham took back the Cunningham's properties under James' name. The big and spacious house which they were living in was then given to Jason's son, who would be the future heir to the Cunningham Family. As a result, James's family had no choice but to move to this old area instead, living in a three-bedroom flat which was a mere hundred square foot, a dramatic difference compared to what they used to have.

Under these circumstances, Matthew became the thorn in their flesh and they blamed him for the state of their family. In addition, Matthew's cowardice made them the laughing stock in the whole of Eastcliff. As Helen always said, "If it wasn't for Matthew that useless scum, Sasha would have been married to a rich family and achieve great heights!"

For the past three years, Matthew had been like a babysitter who humbly took care of the family, but they never once allowed Natalie to step into the house. They even kept all of his salary for the past three years and refused to fork out a single cent when Natalie was sick. Moreover, Sasha had now betrayed him. How could anyone undergo all of this treatment?

When he finally reached the entrance of their community, Matthew tried his best to calm down. Though he was raging mad, he still needed to find out just what Sasha had done and what was on her mind! This old community didn't have wide roads and he couldn't drive the car in, so he parked it outside and went on foot into the area. When he was about to go up the staircase, two figures appeared at the top of the stairway; they were none other than James and Helen.

look on her face and shouted at

relaxed again after a second. Before he could find out exactly what Sasha had done, he didn't want to

she shouted. "Sasha will be disembarking soon. I won't let you off

head; he was used to these remarks after these

you to loan?" she snapped impatiently while

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be more considerate for Sasha's sake? She's a senior management in her company after all, and every time she returns from a business trip, you're always picking her up in a rental car. Did you even give any thought about her reputation? My goodness, Matthew, you're the most worthless wrench I've ever met in my life! Can't you let Sasha appear proper for once? Forget it. It's only a matter of time before I die from the frustration of dealing with you. I've already given your brother-in-law, Liam, a call. He'll be here shortly in his Accord. And don't forget to say something nice to Liam when you see him later. Aren't you ashamed of troubling him like this all the time?"

they reached the entrance to their community and saw a Honda Accord driving toward them. Helen immediately waved at it, gesturing for the car to drive over, but

he see us?" Helen

to them, Joseph's car was parked right there and James said softly as he stared at it, "It wasn't because he didn't see us, but he was only driving past this car!" "He's driving past the car? Why?" Helen asked,

three million. Besides, this vehicle is obviously modified. Taking all these into account, it wouldn't cost any less than five million. With just a light scratch, he will not be able to pay for

Cunningham's car was also a Maybach, yet there was a significant difference compared to this one here! Even Helen had a startled look on her face. "I didn't think that someone could afford this luxurious automobile

here. It could be one of their acquaintances." James paused for a second before saying in a hushed voice, "But,

the Accord; he was the brother-in-law of Matthew, Liam Hayes. Helen immediately flashed him a smile, saying, “Liam, I'm so sorry to trouble you again!" Throwing an envious look at the Maybach, Liam turned to look at them with a proud face; even if he couldn't afford such an expensive car, he was

about? We're a family, so there's no reason to be so courteous!" Liam then shot a bantering look at Matthew and continued, "Matthew, you

his head low and didn't say a word. Liam was a thug-turned-businessman after he started working with a

had much more insults for Matthew as compared to other people. Every time when there

was exasperated as though he was a huge disappointment. “Why are you quiet

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