Chapter 38

“Matthew?” Demarion was just about to go downstairs for some water when he found a suspicious man sneaking around in the corridor outside the study. With a frown, he said, “It’s so late already, what are you doing here?” Matthew froze momentarily. Taken aback, he hastily shushed the little fellow and pointed at the study. “Don’t make a sound! Your daddy is inside with your new mommy.” Demarion’s frown deepened and he quickly caught on after some thought.

The little guy pursed his lips and tugged at Matthew’s sleeve. “Since I can’t bother them, you can’t either.”

“Let’s go, I’ll treat you to some plain water!” 3

Matthew fumbled for a reply.

He stopped in his tracks and said, “You can go ahead.” “Your cousin brother Matthew has an important task to complete.” Demarion blinked in confusion and echoed, “Task? What task?” “Of course it’s to…” Matthew pulled out a pen recorder with an evil cackle. “Grandpa has always been doubting Uncle Beau’s sexual orientation… If I were to secure a recording, I would be able to ask him for an allowance…” Before the man could finish speaking, a large hand with slender knuckles swiped the pen recorder from him. At the same time, a low and indifferent masculine voice drifted into his ears, “Well, then, I’m sorry for disappointing you.”

stiff on the spot and

the study and his gaze on him was elegant yet lazy. He held the pen recorder between two pinched fingers as he said, “Matthew, it appears to me that you no longer need Eliza’s help.” The

It was in fact to record Aunt Eliza’s

crisp female voice sounded

still donning the bold nightgown, except that

coat was huge and it dangled off her shoulders all the way to

for a movie lately…” As he spoke, he quickly picked up the script from one side and shoved it into

moment later, she turned toward Beau. “When you said… you were going to occupy me for the whole night…” “It’s for this idiot’s

bullet and stride back into the study with the script in hand. “I’ll take a look for you.” Beau looked at her sullen figure and smiled. “Does that mean that mommy will have to work overtime tonight?” Demarion stared at Eliza with wide eyes. “That’s right.” “That’s too hard on her.” The little boy sighed and said, “I’ll ask Braint to make her some milk tea.” ‘Milk tea?‘ Matthew’s eyes lit up.

hence it only took Eliza a little less than two hours to finish reviewing it. She was on the sofa with pen and paper as she drafted out an analytic figure of the relationship between

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