Chapter 12


    Chapter 12 Hey, Why Didn’t You Dodge?


    “The Hood family is very strange. Since Matthew is little, they haven’t liked him much. After his younger


    brother was born, everyone in the family treats his brother as the heir.


    “Maybe it’s because when they were young, the adults always favor his younger brother, Matthew has


    never really liked his brother. And now, their father is sick. There has been a constant argument on the


    topic of the heir.


    “So, Matthew’s younger brother getting into a car ident now is not a good sign.”


    While Braxton was driving the car, Isabe briefly told Freya about the situation in the Hood family.


    When the three arrived at the hospital, the operating theater’s red light sign was lit up, which indicated


    that the surgery was still going on.


    Matthew was sitting outside with his arms crossed on his knees. His face was expressionless.


    “Matthew, what happened? How did your brother get into a car ident?”


    After a few seconds of silence, Matthew responded, “He borrowed my car and went out to have fun.”


    Hearing that, the three froze.


    It was Matthew’s car that his brother drove in the ident.


    The Hood family would make a fuss about this!


    At this time, the operating theater’s red light sign went out. Soon, a doctor came out, took off his mask,


    and shook his head. “We did our best.”


    Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically, especially Matthew, whose face turned pale.


    Freya didn’t know how the Hoods had reacted when they arrivedter because she was called into the


    mortuary.


    More or less, those who died in a car ident needed their appearance restored by morticians.


    This was Freya’s first task after returning to work, and it was Matthew’s younger brother. So, she did


    the job very carefully.


    When the restoring work was done, Matthew’s brother looked almost no different from when he was


    alive.


    Her colleagues who previously looked down on her skills due to her two years of absence from work all


    fell silent.


    …


    When Freya saw Matthew again, it was at the cemetery.


    The Hood family were weeping in grief together, except Matthew.


    He stood on the side in ck with no expression on his face.


    In contrast, his mother cried so much that she almost fainted. “My son… My son!”


    After crying, she threw herself at Matthew and hit him hard with her fists. “He’s your brother!”


    Matthew staggered. But he remained silent, and his gaze was full of bone-chilling coldness and


    disappointment.


    Even his father, who was sick, came. He seemed pale and weak. But when he noticed the


    expressionless Matthew, he grew angry and pped thetter hard in the face. “You wicked child! You


    even schemed against your brother! How ruthless you are!”


    The cause of the car ident waster found to be brake failure.


    Everyone thought it was Matthew’s doing.


    Being hit by his father, Matthew didn’t move. He stubbornly endured the attack and stared at his father


    icily before saying word by word, “I’ll repeat it again. It has nothing to do with me.”


    That didn’t stop his father from giving him another punch.


    He staggered. Then, he wiped off the blood from his lips.


    Finally, Freya couldn’t bear to watch it anymore. Besides, Matthew had previously helped her to rify


    her innocence.


    Hence, she went forward and pulled Matthew away before warning thetter’s father coldly, “Sir, please


    watch yourself. We’re in a cemetery.”


    After that, she pulled Matthew to leave.


    Braxton originally wanted to stop his sister, but she was too fast.


    So, he could only go to Matthew’s father, Tripp Hood, and say calmly, “My sister has been spoiled since


    she was a child. Please forgive her rudeness.”


    Because of how Matthew was treated, Braxton didn’t have a good impression of the Hoods either.


    Tripp’s face turned red with anger, and his chest was heaving. But due to Freya’s background, he just


    waved his hand and said nothing.


    On the other hand, Freya took Matthew to a tree nearby. Noticing his slightly swollen cheeks, she


    frowned and asked, “Hey, why didn’t you dodge when your father hit you?”


    Matthew remained quiet.


    Freya tiptoed and carefully examined his wound.


    Somehow, she sensed that someone was watching her.


    She looked around and found Radley, who was wearing a ck suit, not far away.


    He was gazing at them with an icy-cold expression.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .