Chapter 272

Matthew frowned and went forward to stop his mother.

Nancy grabbed his hand. "Look at this, Matthew. Look how abominable this woman is! She actually has the audacity to humiliate your mother in public. You need to show her..."

I grew irritable. Although I did not know who was right and who was wrong, Nancy looked no different from a clown at the moment. She had failed to respect everyone’s boundaries and was uneducated. It made m y jaw drop.

I looked at Matthew and said, "Mr. Zimmer, you're a clever man. If you don't want everyone here to keep staring at you like you're a joke, then please let us leave."

Matthew looked at me with a loaded gaze, but I did not evade and stared back at him.

After a very long time, he blandly replied, "Be my guest!"

The bystanders looked excited, clearly interested in the drama. Not wanting to be treated and stared at like a clown, I pulled Quinn aside and got ready to leave.

The four of us were standing in the already narrow path, and although Matthew had stepped aside, Nancy was still stood in the center, unmoving. We could only leave by tilting our bodies to the side.

Who could have guessed that just as I walked past her side, she would suddenly extend her right leg out to trip me?

guard, I lost my balance and found myself falling forward. I was shocked and

'It’s all

force pulled me upright again. Immediately after that, my waist was

startled. She reached out to hold me. "You scared me

started seeping down my forehead and I spent a lot of time trying to calm myself down, shaking my head to try to clear my lingering fear.

calmed down, I finally realized that the hand o n my waist

at Matthew,

his hand and

little, saying dully, "You're

gaze and looked at his mother, his voice a little

about to leave, immediately lost i t. She went

look on her face."

said no more and raised her hand to

slap came down quick and hard. Though we were standing beside them, neither Matthew nor I had come

disbelief. She touched her face, and after a very long time, she said, "H-how

expression fell, and

Thankfully, he was a gentleman. He must have taken his identity into account, and thus did

have been arrogant and domineering for all these years, happily ruining my reputation in public whenever you get the chance to. For Marcus' and Matthew’s sake, I tolerated you and endured the pain. Not because I'm afraid of you, nor because I'm sorry, but because as women, I feel sorry for you. You're selfish and jealous, and you've never once reflected on why

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