Chapter 95


    Chapter 95


    Matthew thought. Using a vase to hit someone was bad enough, but she even held a kettleter.


    She did sessfully force those men to hack away, but if the kettle was filled with boiling water, she


    would inevitably get hurt too. If I had been there, at least she wouldn’t have been in danger alone”


    Valerie was so intimidated by his oppressive presence that she could not even speak coherently.


    After faltering in speech for a moment, she said. I’m sorry, Mr. Grant. I forgot at that moment.


    Actually, it was not that she had forgotten. It was just that she had grown ustomed to handling


    everything on her own since childhood


    One particrly memorable incident was when Valerie was in elementary school. A ssmate lost


    her pocket money, and she falsely used Valerie of stealing it. Valerie went home and told her


    mother, hoping that her mother would stand up for her. In the end, her mother asked her to reflect


    on whether she had behaved poorly and offended someone.


    Back then, her mother said, “With so many ssmates in the ss, why would she falsely urse


    only you? Nothing happens without a reason. It must be because you behave poorly!”


    She still remembered there was a child trafficking case in her town that caused quite a stir when


    she was in sixth grade. Subsequently, every time school ended, the school gate would be crowded


    with parents picking up their children…


    She was


    also afraid and wanted her father to pick her up.


    She waited till it was dark and all her ssmates, including the teachers, had left, yet her father did


    note to pick her up. She had no choice but to walk home in the rain under the cover of night.


    When she arrived home, she found her parents gathered around the firece watching TV. They


    even mocked her for looking like a drowned rat


    However, despite her parents‘ck of affection, Valerie did not feel sorry for herself. After all, her


    elder brother was very kind to her.


    But her elder brother, live years her senior, had gone to study in another city at an early age,


    making it difficult for them to meet. She also knew that even if her brother were by her side, she


    couldn’t rely on him for everything.


    So, she had long understood that the only person she could truly rely on was herself.


    when her mother forced her in drop out of school and work, it reinforced this realization for her. She


    forced herself to be tough, to work part–time and study, and to study diligently. Once she entered


    the workforce, she worked hard to earn money. Even when faced with workce harassment, she


    never considered seeking help from anyone. This was because she knew she had no fallback or


    backer. She had to be her own


    hacker.


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    Gradually, she got used to relying on herself for everything


    So, when she saw Katherine being pinned down on the floor and bullied, there was only one


    thought in her mind at that moment. She had to quickly take Katherine away. She did not have time


    to think about anything else.


    Matthew put two sterile patches on her and sighed imperceptibly.


    “If someone got aggressive under the influence of alcohol and wanted to take revenge on you, that


    person could snatch the kettle away or even grab the cleaning tools from the corner to deal with


    you,” he said. “Didn’t you think about how you would handle things if this were to happen?”


    Valerie answered honestly, saying, “I didn’t think of that.”


    Matthew finally realized that although this woman appeared intelligent andposed, once faced


    with someone or something that she worried about, she would be impulsive in her actions


    He was rarely papient.


    “Even if you don’t think for your own sake, you have to think for Katherine’s sake.” he said. “If


    something happens to you in your impulsivenes, she will feel very guilty. Also, your brother and


    your nephew will be heartbroken. And… your hamster. Let me make this clear, I can allow you to


    keep the hamster, but I absolutely won’t help you feed it. If something happens to you and you


    can’t take care of the hamster, I’ll throw it out right away.” He then added with a sinister


    expression, “Don’t me me for not reminding you. There seem to be a few stray cats living in the


    bushes downstairs.


    Valerie could not help butugh. She said, “Mr. Grant, are you threatening me?


    She thought, “He’s actually using Peanut as a hostage. Howe 1 didn’t notice before? Turns out


    he can joke around with people too!


    Matthew did not deny it. He leaned against the sofa, casually loosening his tie with his index


    finger, and said coldly. “Valerie, if something like this happens again, be sure to notify me right


    away. I will help you.”


    Thest four words were resolute and firm.


    Valerie felt a sense of warmth. Eventually, she nodded and said, “Sure.”