Chapter 1488


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    Being in a tough position, the servant said, "Mr. Matthew really isn''t here. There''s nothing I can do about it..."


    "Please help me. It''s really urgent for me," pleaded Lothar.


    The servant nced at the thick stack of dor bills in her hand and finally said, "Okay, wait here. I''ll ask Brine toe over. She''s closer to Mr. Matthew. Maybe she knows a thing or two about his whereabouts."


    With that, she went looking for Prine.


    When Brine saw him, she waved her hand and said, "I think you should leave. Mr. Matthew won''t be back anytime soon."


    After all, she had spoken to Matthew over the phone a while ago.


    Over the phone, he told her he wouldn''t being back.


    Since he sounded fine, she was not worried about him.


    "When will he be back?" Lothar asked anxiously.


    She was somewhat in a trance when she answered, "I''m not sure too. It might be some time


    from now."


    On the phone, she could tell from Matthew''s words that he wouldn''t ever being back.


    However, when she thought about it, she found it impossible.


    How could he nevere back? He woulde back for sure.


    Lothar''s expression changed.


    Matthew was nevering back!


    If that was the case, how was he supposed to save Selina?


    "Please help me. I have something urgent to talk to him about, very, very urgent. If he knows I am looking for him, he will definitelye back. Please give him a call. I''ll talk to him. When he hears me, he''ll definitelye back," he pleaded again.


    If this did not work well for him, he would go to the Whitlock family and find a way to meet Selina''s brother and sister-inw.


    If it was a stranger asking her for such a favor, Erine would definitely notply and actually make a phone call to Matthew.


    However, she hadn''t seen Matthew in a long time too.


    She also wanted Matthew toe back.


    Now that the person in front of her had said such a thing, she was tempted.


    "Give me a minute. I''ll go give him a call." She finally agreed.


    However, no one answered after multiple phone calls. Lothar was like a cat on hot bricks, and so Erineforted him. "Hey, you don''t have to panic. Thest time I phoned him, it was the same too. How about you stay and wait a bit longer? I''m sure he will pick up sooner orter."


    The days by the sea were quiet and pleasant.


    Oveing the initial shock and anger, Selina gradually came back to her senses.


    Things had already gotten where they were now.


    And it happened because she got greedier. She wanted to spend thest moments in her life by Matthew''s side.


    It got to the point she figured that it would be less scary to be able to leave this world hand-in-hand with him.


    Both of them seemed to have aged a little over this period.


    His hair was already graying.


    As for her, wrinkles had started appearing at the corners of her eyes.


    Fortunately, both of them were quite resistant to aging. Therefore, neither of them looked very aged by then.


    Especially Matthew. He was just like his usual graceful and handsome self.


    Selina had expected it as she was certain a man like him would still be attractive even up to age seventy.


    And this was a great chance to prove her thoughts. It was in due time.


    They had just gotten the photos they tookst time. She hung them up around the room.


    When she looked at them, she would sigh. "It would be great if we could stop time at this moment forever. It would be great if we didn''t age so quickly."


    However, Matthew said in a gentle


    tone, "Silly girl, this is the circle of life. Everyone has to pass through all these stages, and no one can skip through either one of the stages Love might seem sweeter when we''re young, but true love is the one when you grow old together. Plus, dying together is not something bad either."


    She smiled when she heard his words.


    She realized his unique ability to bring peace to her.


    For example, she had gotten so angry when she found out he had imnted something into his body. However, he was able to calm her down and make her ept the fact.


    He told her that death was


    something everyone must go


    through, and it was just a matter of


    time to when they would die. Since it


    was bound to happen, he did not want to give up such a romantic idea to leave this world with his lover.


    She felt like he was filled with bullsh*t.


    But she believed in his nonsense.


    On this day, Natalie and Tobias came to visit them.


    They woulde by every day.


    Afraid of disturbing Matthew and Selina''s alone time, they would onlye by lunch and dinner time. It was fun and lively to have a four-person meal. Every time Natalie and Tobias came by, they would not mention the sad things. Times together were peaceful and filled withughter. It was as if everyone was happy to be able to spend time together.


    This day, Natalie and Tobias did not leave right away after lunch as per usual.


    Natalie went to have a chat with Selina.


    On the other hand, Tobias dragged Matthew somewhere else.


    Matthew knew he must be doing so because he had something he must say to himself.


    As expected, Tobias spoke.


    He looked at Matthew''s graying sideburns and asked, "Matthew, do you regret it?"


    Matthew smiled. "I don''t."


    Right then, Tobias still had some control over his emotions. He asked again, "Are you sure? You''re still so young."


    Matthew sighed. "Tobias, do you think I''m in a good mood now?"


    Tobias was stunned.


    "Yes, that''s what I think," he replied bluntly.


    Ever since Matthew found out the truth and decided to stay with Selina, his mood had been much better. He was not as sad and dispirited as before.


    "You know very well how I was


    before," Matthew said in a low voice.


    "Life is not about living. I can''t just give up the good things in life just to live a longer life. Life gets its meaning from happiness. My life


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    might be shorter now, but at least I am happy. I am no longer a walking corpse. So please don''t ask me if I regret it. Because you know I don''t. I don''t regret it now, and I won''t regret it in the future. I hope you''ll understand me as my friend."


    Tobias was stunned by Matthew''s words.


    After a while, he patted Matthew''s shoulder. "I understand. I won''t mention it again."N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    "Please bury Selina and I together after we''re gone," Matthew said.


    Tobias was sad to hearthose words. "Okay."


    Then, he went home with Natalie.


    As soon as Natalie got in the car, she couldn''t wait to ask, "What did Matthew say?"


    "He said he doesn''t regret it. It seems that there''s no turning back." Tobias'' eyes darkened.


    She bit her lip.


    In fact, she had already known the answer. Only then did she believed in it after confirming. However, there were still some unspeakable feelings in


    her heart.


    "Should we persuade Matthew again?" After all, she couldn''t bear such an excellent man like Matthew to leave the world just like this.


    "Natalie, we can''t." Tobias said directly, "I can''t persuade him, and I think I understand why he is doing this."


    When Matthew and Selina returned to their bedroom to take an afternoon nap, he discovered many missed calls on his phone.


    They were all from Erine.


    He thought that there must be something that happened for her to call.