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    "Who are you? Who let you in?"


    Lucy rubbed her eyes to see the person clearly, but the room was too dark for her to make out who had entered. Seeing how alert Lucy was, Matthew was exasperated. It seemed she had mistaken him for an intruder.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Matthew said softly, "Lulu, it''s me. I''m sorry for making you wait so long."


    Like a startled rabbit, Lucy slowly rxed when she heard Matthew''s voice.


    "Oh, it''s you... I thought it was someone else..."


    Lucy''s mind was still foggy as she was barely awake. She slowly opened her eyes and wrapped her arms around Matthew''s neck, nestling herself against his shoulder and closing her eyes again.


    Matthew''s chest was warm, and his body heat made Lucy feel even more at ease.


    "Lulu..."


    Lucy did not respond this time. All Matthew could hear was her steady breathing in his ears.


    Matthew chuckled helplessly.


    "Lulu, you can''t sleep here. You''ll catch a cold and feel miserable tomorrow."


    Not only did she not listen, but she clung to him like a ko.


    Matthew almost could not catch her in time. In an annoyed tone, he said, "Lulu, wake up. You can sleep however you want when we get home."


    Lucy finally got up.


    "You''re finally up."


    "Yeah..."


    Lucy removed her hand from his neck, and he led her downstairs.


    Matthew thought that Samantha was joking when she said his mother wasing. Little did he know that as soon as they went downstairs, the couple ran into the two of them.


    "Mom..."


    Matthew''s voice carried warning as he believed that Gabrie''s arrival was nothing but trouble.


    Matthew thought that his life with Lucy would be quieter after leaving their homnd, but he did not.


    expect Gabrie to follow hime). no


    across the world for fear of losing him.


    Without even sparing them a nce, Matthew pulled Lucy to leave.


    Seeing his indifference, Gabrie grew furious.


    “Matthew, is this how you treat your mother?" Gabrie was enraged, ignoring the people around her.


    “Didn''t Samantha tell you? Why didn''t you wait for me to arrive? Am I still a mother to you? Or is she the only woman you see?"


    Gabrie pointed at Lucy, who looked at her with embarrassment.


    Lucy intended to step in and


    mediate the situation, but Gabrie redirected the focus onto her instead left her unsure how to


    intervene without making the


    situation worse. Perhaps it was best


    if she remained silent...


    Gabrie was undeterred. "Matt, you''d better make a decision today. If you insist on being involved with this woman, I''ll never give up!"


    "Mom! Do you even realize what you''re doing? Do you want all the reporters around us to make a joke out of us?" Matthew growled.


    Gabrie assumed that he was afraid of speaking in front of the cameras, so she pushed further. "So, you''re worried about airing your dirtyundry?!" Matthew chuckled. "Do you really think I''m afraid?"


    He gave a sharp re to the reporter who was discreetly taking photos from afar, causing him to quickly retract his camera.