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Matthew let out a sarcastic smile. The same old trick again\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
+20 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the time he was a child, whenever he did anything that displeased Raymond, he would be beaten and forced to kneel, sometimes all the way until dawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he was little, he\u2019d been made to kneel in the rain for an entire night. He ran a high fever and passed out. His mother only watched from a distance and even scolded him for being useless, for not knowing how to please Raymond the way Rex did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew found it utterly ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Growing up in a family like that, no one ever taught Matthew what love was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So when he met Adriana, his first instinct was to claim her, to hide her away, to keep her from being seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because anything he cared about, anything Raymond didn\u2019t allow, would be destroyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He could only hide Adriana. He knew Raymond would never allow him to marry a woman without family backing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t give Adriana marriage, yet in his self\u2013righteousness, he thought hiding her away meant protecting her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, what Adriana wanted wasn\u2019t a love that felt like a cage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under this twisted upbringing, he had personally pushed Adriana farther and farther away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How pathetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis was right. I really am pathetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew \u2026 look at you now,\u201d Rex sneered the moment Raymond left, gloating openly. \u201cStay on your knees. What you had people do to me today, I\u2019ll return a hundredfold in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rex strutted past Matthew, then paused and added, \u201cOh, right. You\u2019re scared of Curtis, right? Think he might make a comeback? Let me tell you, Dad\u2019s already teamed up with the other families in the Haldoria Chamber of Commerce to surround him completely. Whether he tries to start a business or invest, no one will dare touch him. For the rest of his life, he\u2019ll be stuck at the bottom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rex curled his lips, mocking Matthew. \u201cWeren\u2019t you always so high and mighty, calling me an\u00a0<\/p>\n
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illegitimate son? I\u2019ll have you know, even if I am one, I\u2019ve got better judgment than you. I know Curtis will be stuck in the mud for life.*\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew gave a cold laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Idiot\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis is never the type to sit around and wait to die. No matter how patient he is pregnant, there\u2019s no way he\u2019ll keep letting these people come after him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026now that Adriana is\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that Curtis knows Dad is targeting him, he will definitely strike back and force him to reveal who\u2019s behind it all, and follow the trail upward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Matthew wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and continued kneeling, his expression icy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew was betting that Curtis would make his move very soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In class.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana was late today because she\u2019d overslept, and Curtis hadn\u2019t woken her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBabe, I messed up.\u201d Adriana sat down angrily, only to see a sticker Curtis had sent her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes, Curtis could be downright awful. He\u2019d deliberately let her sleep in, just because he wanted to hold her a little longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, why are you late?\u201d Yolanda whispered. The visiting professor had already started the lecture.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCurtis, that jerk,\u201d Adriana muttered. \u201cHe secretly turned off my alarm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda laughed. She knew exactly what Curtis was up to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Adriana hadn\u2019t insisted on studying abroad, Curtis\u2019s original plan was to never let her leave his side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But unlike Matthew, Curtis was willing to respect Adriana\u2019s choices, to give her freedom and support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa is throwing me a birthday party this weekend at the Haldoria Silverwave Hotel. You\u2019d better not chicken out,\u201d Nicole said smugly as she tossed an invitation at Adriana. \u201cI heard Curtis will be there too. Big shots will be attending my party, and he needs those\u00a0<\/p>\n
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connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYolanda, you should come too. It\u2019ll be fun,\u201d Nicole added sarcastically.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda rolled her eyes. \u201cWhat, are you afraid people won\u2019t know it\u2019s your birthday? Worried you won\u2019t live to see the next one?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana burst out laughing and gave Yolanda a thumbs\u2013up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole was furious, but she didn\u2019t dare make a move. She\u2019d seen how tough Yolanda was, and she couldn\u2019t beat her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda was a comeback queen. Nicole couldn\u2019t outtalk her or outfight her, so she could only swallow it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope you\u2019ll attend Ms. Barton\u2019s birthday party,\u201d Justin said as he looked at Adriana, his tone meaningful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana ignored him. \u201cI\u2019m not going.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCurtis will be there,\u201d Justin reminded her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana felt a flicker of anger and looked at Justin, unsure of his intentions. Is he working for Nicole, trying to pressure me, or does he have some other agenda?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold will be there too. It\u2019ll be lively that day. Ms. Xander, you should come take a look,\u201d Justin said with a faint, knowing smile. There was no hostility in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana had been wary of Justin, but seeing how sincere he seemed, she nodded. \u201cIf my husband\u2019s going, then I\u2019ll go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin curved his lips slightly, turned around, and got into his car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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