Chapter 438


    I went to the kitchen to bring out the dishes. When I turned around and saw Matthew’s gloomy face


    right behind me, it gave me a scare. The dish in my hands nearly slipped and fell.


    Seeing that he had given me a scare, he apologized softly. "I''m sorry."


    I tried to smile but the corners of my lips only twitched. "You can just wait for me at the dining table."


    He nodded and walked toward the table.


    I served the dishes onto the dining table and sat across from him. Then, I handed him a pair of


    chopsticks. "Help yourself."


    We ate in utter silence. I discreetly nced at him from time to time and felt the pity in me grow with


    every nce. I could sense that the whole incident had changed him entirely, almost into a


    complete stranger from the man I knew.


    Matthew stopped eating after a few bites. I understood that he did not have much of an appetite


    now, so I refrained frommenting on it.


    After cleaning the tes, I walked out of the kitchen and saw him looking down from the window.


    My


    heart lodged itself in my throat as I quickly asked," Matthew, what are you doing over there?"


    He turned around to meet my eyes, a cold smile stered across his face. "Are you afraid that I''ll


    think of jumping?"


    "Don''t!" My pupils constricted as I ran over to grab his arm. "Don''t hurt yourself. Your mother


    wouldn''t want t o see you like this. Can you pull yourself together, please?"


    He sneered. "Hm? Did you just say that she wouldn''t want to see me like this?"


    I could see where he wasing from. If Nancy had truly wished not to see him like this, why was


    she so determined to kill herself?


    I did not know how I couldfort him, so silence engulfed the room once again.


    Matthew did not say anything either. Finally, I could n o longer bear the silence. I said aloud, "It’s


    gettingte. I should go back, and you should go to bed early too. I’ll bring you breakfast tomorrow.


    If you don’t want to g o anywhere, not even work, then just stay home. Call m e if you need me."


    Right now, he needed some alone time more than anything else. His wounds had to heal and he


    had to ease himself into slowly letting go of the past.


    After driving out of the apartment, I realized that it was already midnight.


    On the way back, it started to rain and I simply felt terrible. I sped up, hoping to hop into a shower


    sooner rather thanter.


    I ran into the vi after parking my car in front of the property.


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    Miss Woods grabbed my jacket from me and asked worriedly, "Young Mistress, it’s already sote!


    The weather podcast predicted that it would be stormy tonight. I would have worried my guts out if


    you still hadn’te home."


    I pursed my lips. "I was a little upied.”


    Just as I turned away from her, I was stunned to see Theo walking down the stairs. Did he mention


    that he wasing back tonight?


    His expression was stern as he walked up to me." Where have you been?"


    "My previous apartment." I did not intend to hide it, so I told him the truth.


    As expected, his face darkened further. He grabbed m y arm and hauled me up the stairs. "It looks


    like you''ve forgotten the lessons I taught you, huh? Are you trying to get on my nerves?"


    He dragged me into the bedroom and pressed my body firmly against the door. He yelled at me


    furiously, "You really do have nostalgic feelings for that ce. Are you just itching to move back


    there?" "Yeah, of course, I want to move back there.” I shrugged nonchntly, trying to piss him off


    on purpose.


    "Wanda Lane!" His wrath grew. "Who’s your husband? Me or him? You''re desperate to eat with him


    and live with him, hm? Are you that eager to spend the rest of your life with him?"