Chapter 570

Matthew glanced at Joshua sitting silently on the couch and said to Cynthia, “There’s something I need your help with.”

“What is it?” Cynthia responded calmly.

“I want you to come back with me for the New Year and pretend to be my girlfriend,” Matthew said.

Cynthia was surprised. “Me? Why not ask Gaby and Riley instead? I’m not very good at it.”

She gave a similar response the last time, never considering that Matthew had feelings for her.

After all, meeting parents and making a good first impression was important. Cynthia was slow to warm up, and her personality was somewhat reserved. When she married Joshua, it was only after gradually getting to know his family that she became close with them,

“It’s not good to be too good at this kind of thing,” Shirley, who had been eavesdropping, chimed in. She really wanted Matthew to be with Cynthia, “You have to be not good at it.”

“You don’t need to stay overnight, and it won’t be long. You just need to meet them,” Matthew said casually.

Cynthia was still hesitating as she felt that meeting someone’s parents was not something to be taken lightly.

“Are you scared?” Matthew teased.

Cynthia remained silent.

She was not.

I won’t force you. At most, I’ll get scolded when I go back, but it’s not a big

and replied, “I can only accompany you for lunch. I have to be back

were

had been kind to them. Hence, it did not seem right for him to be scolded on New Year’s Eve. Moreover, it was just a play–acting and not a

was pleasantly surprised.

“Yes.” Cynthia nodded.

eyes lit up. “Thank

saw them laughing and joking. Summoning his courage, he stood

wrong?” Cynthia looked at

his stomach and began to pretend, “My stomach

went to check on him. Not finding anything abnormal, she thought it might be a problem with his internal organs. “Is it very

face crumpled.

the hospital,” Cynthia blurted out.

a beat. If he went to the hospital, Cynthia would find out he

should he do?

the hospital.” Matthew stood up and walked over. “It’s probably just indigestion from overeating. Just rest

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