The Great Medical Saint (Matthew)

Chapter 3

Although Stanley thought it was all a bit rushed, he went along with Fred's arrangements anyway.

After chatting with Stanely and Lillian a bit more and confirming the arrangements, Fred took his leave with Rachel.

...

Meanwhile, Matthew had arrived at Sagewood Residences. As he gazed at the familiar front gate of the villa, he was overcome with a wave of complex emotions.

After striking it rich for the first time, he had purchased a villa in this prestigious neighborhood. It had been the allure of this very villa that had sparked Tessa's interest and led her to pursue him. Alas, years later, things had completely changed.

As Matthew walked toward the front gate, his gaze was fixed on the courtyard, where three people were standing.

At that moment, two of them stood with their backs to him. Based on their builds, he surmised they were his mother-in-law, Jennifer Baker, and brother-in-law, Xavier.

Meanwhile, a little girl stood before the two, facing him directly.

She looked to be about five or six years old. She was extremely beautiful, with a round, chubby face and a pair of large, sparkling eyes. She was as charming as a little fairy.

With just a single glance, his heart skipped a beat.

That little girl was none other than his daughter, Lorraine.

It appeared Lorraine had done something wrong, and Jennifer and Xavier were reprimanding her for it.

Matthew restrained himself from stepping in. After all, felt that it was important for children to learn from their mistakes, and he didn't want to interfere prematurely without a clear understanding of the situation.

As he recalled the saying, "indulging a child is the same as harming them," Matthew suppressed his urge to intervene and quietly observed the situation.

At that moment, Jennifer reached out and twisted Lorraine's ear. "Are you deaf or something? I've told you countless times that your mother is the only one who truly cares about you. Those two good-for-nothing grandparents of yours must have deliberately badmouthed your mother."

Lorraine's ear hurt so much that she stood on her tiptoes to relieve the pain. With tears streaming down her face, she retorted, "Granny! Grandpa and Grandma didn't say anything nasty about Mom!"

Jennifer chided harshly, "If they hadn't spoken ill of your mother, how would you have gotten the idea that she doesn't love you?"

kindergarten, but Mom never picks me up. All the other moms help their kids to sleep, but Mom has never put me

cry for Mom because I miss her so much, she never comes to see me! She doesn't love me!

she heard that, Jennifer was momentarily stunned. After that, she quickly retorted, "Your mother loves you very much! And you're not without a mother;

even bother to visit you these past three years? Your

Lorraine wiped away her tears and timidly argued, "You're wrong. I know Dad loves me a lot!

Your father is nothing but a criminal-an ex-convict! And the police even arrested him and took him away!" Lorraine wailed, saying, "Dad isn't a bad man! Dad went to jail for Mom! I heard everything when Grandma and Mom were arguing. I

he had been absent from her life for three years,

you talk back to me? It seems like you'll be a handful in the future if you

bracing for the impact

hand suddenly reached out and intercepted

Jennifer realized the hand belonged to Matthew, she stumbled back in fright. Her voice trembled as

and gathered Lorraine up in his arms. He said, "If I hadn't shown

this instant. You're not leaving with her until you sign the divorce agreement!" When the divorce agreement was brought up, Matthew

at him intently, asking,

he replied, "Yes, sweetheart, I'm your father. I'm so sorry I haven't been there for you these past three years. But I'm here now, and I won't let anyone hurt you, not ever again." Lorraine wrapped her arms around Matthew's neck. "Please take me home.

figure tightly. He could feel her tiny frame tremble. At that moment, his heart couldn't help

made myself clear. You're not leaving with Lorraine until you sign the

Lorraine was still hugging him, so he swallowed his fury and said, "I've already signed

that gullible? If you'd actually signed the divorce agreement, Tessa would've already

us now that Tessa is worth nearly hundreds of millions of dollars and is now a successful

I'm telling you, this divorce is happening whether you like it or not! You're not leaving with Lorraine until

could barely contain his fury. After all, Tessa was the one who had forcefully

at that moment, these people dared to accuse him of being the clingy one. As he

Grant! You've been avoiding Tessa for three years and stalling

But I'm getting sick of it! If

to Xavier. The veins on his forehead throbbed as he recalled

destroyed furniture, the disarray in the courtyard, Stanley's hair that had turned completely white, and Lillian's gaunt face etched with

bubbled within him, and he coldly declared, "You're not the only one

on Xavier's lips. "I'm a trained boxer. You wouldn't want to mess with me, alright? If you're really itching for a fight, I'll be happy to give

his right

menacing glint flashed in