Chapter 1369


    Hayden rolled his eyes. "I could see that you were unhappy, just like how I was before. So I knew that you must be very sad." Selina''s breathing caught in her throat.


    "You''ve been unhappy before?"


    Hayden nodded. "I was very sad when they told me that my father had passed away. Just like how you''re feeling now."


    Selina felt a heavy blow to her heart.


    She thought of that period of time. Back then, they didn''t know whether Tobias was alive or not.


    Everyone was very sad then, but Natalie and Hayden had been the saddest.


    Selina couldn''t help but give Hayden a hug.


    Hayden was very young at the time. How did he get through it?


    "Aunt, you shouldn''t be hugging me," Hayden suddenly said.


    She looked at him, surprised.


    Hayden broke away from her embrace.


    His eyebrows curved. "I''m a man now, so I should be the one hugging you."


    Selina fell silent.


    She helplessly said, "Then you hug me."


    Hayden hugged her.


    Although his arms were still short, he managed to wrap them around Selina.


    He politely said, "Aunt, you won''t feel sad now that I''m hugging you. You must stay strong. There is nothing that you can''t get through."


    "You say that even though you don''t know why I''m sad." Selina felt even more helpless.


    "Aunt, I know you must be going through something very sad, just like what I went through before. We are both people that have had misfortunes," Hayden said in an adult''s tone.


    Selina was speechless.


    "Where did you learn to speak like this?"


    "I saw it on TV. "


    "All right."


    Cecilia''s fingertips trembled.


    "How did things get to this point?"


    Natalie shook her head. "Mom, it was all very sudden when Matthew saw it on the news. He didn''t tell anyone, and it was already toote when we found out."


    "How could he be so stupid? Doesn''t he know what this means?"


    "Mom, Matthew only wanted to protect Selina."


    "But he can''t use such a radical method. It''s not that he has no power. He could use a different way."


    Natalie had a bitter expression, "Matthew said that this is the best way to protect Selina from potential harm."


    Cecilia was taken aback.


    Although she didn''t agree with Matthew''s behavior.


    But he was right. Him getting his hands dirty instead of Selina was the best way to protect her.


    In the eyes of the public, Selina was no longer the third party that everyone hated, but instead the victim that people sympathized with.


    "But Matthew would destroy himself if he did that," Cecilia murmured after a while.


    Matthew drove to the hospital.


    He drove very fast, almost reaching the speeding limit.


    He had just received a phone call. Ludwik had had a heart attack and had been admitted into the hospital.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.


    Fortunately, it wasn''t severe.


    Matthew sighed with relief.


    The servants who hade with Ludwik told Matthew what had happened.


    Ludwik had taken a ne back to Agaphen City the night before. He heard some rumors about Matthew on the way back. He had never had a good heart and he suddenly had a heart attack.


    Matthew frowned.


    He knew what those rumors were about.


    After waiting for a while, Matthew entered Ludwik''s ward.


    Ludwik had already woken up.


    "Old man, you''re up," Matthew greeted Ludwik.


    He spoke light-heartedly, acting as if nothing had happened.


    Ludwik turned his head to the side.


    Matthew knew that Ludwik was really angry this time.


    He sat down and said sincerely, "Dad, I know you''re angry, but I always know what I''m doing. Don''t worry about me."


    Ludwik angrily red at him. "Do


    you? Matthew, you first brought


    Rainee to Selina, causing Lucinda to


    call me, crying andining.


    tried to reason it out with you but


    you hung up the phone! I''ll let that go, but now, this happened


    Ludwik paused. "If I didn''te back, I wouldn''t have known what had happened. Matthew, what have you done? You got married eight years ago, and you didn''t think of telling your father? What are you doing?"


    At this point, Ludwik''s face had turned red.


    He was out of breath from talking too fast.


    Matthew quickly patted Ludwik''s back. "Dad, calm down."


    "How can I calm down?!" Ludwik said angrily.


    Matthew helplessly said, "If you don''t calm down, I''m afraid you''ll die from anger before you even finish listening to my exnation."


    Ludwik was speechless.


    He was even more furious at what Matthew had said, but at the same time, he had calmed down.


    He red at Matthew. "Go ahead."


    There was a brief pause.


    A littleter, Ludwik fell silent.


    Initially, he had med Matthew. But after hearing his exnation, he didn''t know what to say.


    After all, Matthew''s current situation had something to do with him.


    If it weren''t for him, Matthew wouldn''t have gone to Germany and nothing would have happened. That unexpected marriage wouldn''t have taken ce as well.


    "You lost your memory? Matthew, I really can''t believe it," Ludwik finally said.


    Matthew smiled bitterly.


    "Dad, it''s God''s will."


    "But why did you make those


    statements? Do you know how many people were badmouthing you on the ne? If it weren''t for that, I wouldn''t have had a heart attack. Matthew, you''re killing your father."


    "Nothing would have happened if you didn''te back."


    Ludwik stayed silent.


    "Are you still answering back?"


    "Dad, I have already made that statement. As for what the public is saying, it is their own business.


    I don''t take any of it to heart, so you shouldn''t either."


    "It''s not just about what the public is saying. You should know that this will greatly affect your career!"


    Matthew softened his tone. "All these are superficial things. All that matters is that Selina isn''t affected by this."


    Ludwik''s eyes lit up. "Matthew, do you really like that girl from the Whitlock family that much?"


    "Yes," Matthew said.


    "What about that Welmert girl?"


    "Saoirse."


    "That''s right, Saoirse."


    "It still gives me a headache." Matthew''s voice became raspy. "I owe her, but I don''t love her. Dad, I must divorce Saoirse. Otherwise, it will eventually


    hurt both Saoirse and I, or even Selina."


    "Didn''t you say that she doesn''t want to?"


    Matthew was silent for a moment before answering. "She wille around."


    That afternoon, Matthew called Selina and told her that he wouldn''t be able to have dinner with her.


    "Don''t expect me for dinner. I''ll be back a littleter tonight."