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Matthew was astonished. I immediately stood up from the chair, buried my head in my hands, and hid in a corner.
“Sorry. Sorry… I will eat it. Don’t beat me!”
Everyone was shocked. Danielle cried again. She walked over and hugged me. “Did those people abuse you? Skylar, tell me.”
With a worried face, Yannick brought Matthew over.
Matthew frowned without saying a word. His face was gloomy.
What happened? The kidnappers threatened the Harrington. family that if the ransom was not paid, they would abuse me.
Why did Danielle ask me whether I was abused? They should all
know that!
Eating rotten food wasn’t abuse for me, cuz I had to eat garbage just to stay alive days ago.
But what really scared the living daylights out of me was that my destiny was in the hands of Matthew.
The bad guys were negotiating with him, but he coldly abandoned me. He held nothing but disdain for me.
Maybe that’s why I felt sick to my stomach.
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After dinner, Yannick called me into his study.
Yannick, who usually had a serious demeanor at work, asked me softly, “Skylar, you’ve had a crush on Matthew since you were kids. Do you still like him now?”
I vigorously shook my head, wincing as the wound on my face. throbbed.
I had been infatuated with Matthew for seven years, always putting myself down, but I never learned my lesson. That’s why I ended up suffering through hellish revenge and torture.
I couldn’t dare to like Matthew anymore.
After I gave my answer, Yannick pondered for a moment. He said with pity, “Ah well, forget it. Even if you can’t be our daughter–in–law, you’ll always be our daughter. You’re a kind and beautiful girl. Matthew isn’t good enough for you.”
He took out a bank card from the drawer. “This is what your parents left for you. There are four million dollars in it. They wanted me to keep it safe for you and give it to you as a wedding gift when you grow up.”
The ransom was also four million dollars.
During my days of being kidnapped, I had complained about my parents for leaving me alone in the world and allowing me to
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But it turned out they left me with a fortune that would let me live comfortably. They loved me so much.
I bit my thumb and chewed on it to hold back my tears.
“Thank you, Yannick.”
It was already eight o’clock in the evening when I left the study. On my way to my room, I bumped into Matthew.
He knew I was going back to my room, and his tone was incredibly gentle. “Alyssa will be staying in your room tonight. You can take the room next to mine.”
So it turned out he came for Alyssa.
I nodded and went in the opposite direction. When I first moved in with the Harrington family, Matthew despised me and moved to the room farthest from mine.
But my room was decorated by a top luxury designer hired by the Harringtons, and it was much nicer than the guest room.
I couldn’t refuse Matthew. After all, it was the Harringtons‘
house.
After taking a few steps, Matthew stopped me. “Skylar, why are you suddenly so obedient?”
I turned around and saw a mocking expression on his face,
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“I… I’m sorry…” I stammered. Besides apologizing profusely, I didn’t know what else to say to Matthew.
“This is the third time you’ve apologized to me today. You’re acting really strange.” Matthew approached me, leaning over to touch my forehead.
I quickly dodged his hand as if I had been shocked. My legs. went weak, and I barely managed to hold onto the railing in the corridor.
Matthew looked at me as if I were crazy, growing impatient.
I struggled to keep my voice calm and said, “I… I’m going to move out tomorrow. I already told Yannick.”
I thought Matthew would be happy and let me go when he heard. the news, but he unexpectedly became furious.
“Move out? Why? I just let Alyssa stay in your room for one night. She’s a guest. What’s the big deal?”
I frantically shook my head. “No, you’ve misunderstood.”
Matthew walked towards me with a scowl, grabbing my wrist and dragging me towards the room at the far end of the hall.
“Come with me. We need to talk.”
A wave of fear washed over me. I cried and pulled out the bank
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card that Yannick had just given me in the study. “I’m sorry, I have money. Please don’t hurt me.”
“I have money. Don’t hurt me.”
Matthew turned around in astonishment. I had collapsed on the ground, with my wrist still held high by him.
“Skylar, what are you saying?”
I had bitten my lips until they turned blue. As Matthew approached me, memories of what the kidnappers said started. approached me, memories of what t flooding back. They called me a clingy dog of the Harrington family.
“Matthew, no. Mr. Harrington, I won’t bother you anymore. I promise, I won’t.”
Finally, Matthew realized something was off with me, and his movements became gentler. He held onto my waist and lifted me up from the ground.
The sensation of being weightless made me instinctively wrap my arms around Matthew’s neck. His serious expression. softened a little.
“Skylar, I never said you were bothering me. I just…”
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