Dolores stole a glance at Dolores who was standing beside the window before continuing, “We have a
common enemy.”
“…”
Abbott felt it more interesting. He stooped and leaned towards Terry, “Describe it in details.”
Matthew, who was fondling Dolores’ hand like playing a toy, was still lowering his head. Nevertheless,
when he heard that Terry and Dolores had a common enemy, his eyelashes slightly trembled.
Matthew was caressing the back of Dolores’ hand back and forth.
This matter was neither simple nor sophisticated. Yet it was hard to make it clear with a few sentences.
Terry pondered for a while, “Let me start from the very beginning. When I first met Ms. Flores, I was
trying to get a customer for my cab. When she saw me, she acted excitedly as if she knew me, but
indeed I didn’t know her…”
Terry narrated how he got to know Dolores, “My elder brother died six years ago. When he was alive,
he was bribed by someone with money and deliberately knocked down a person with his truck and then
disgusted it as a car accident…” He looked up at Dolores before continuing, “Ms. Flores was the victim
of the accident. Luckily, she didn’t die. The cab driver died, and she was badly injured.”
Dolores slightly curled up her fingers and her palms broke into a sweat as Terry’s words made her
recall her painful experience again.
At that time, some debris inserted into her caudal vertebra and they would compress her nerves if she
didn’t have an operation, which would paralyzed her and therefore she would not be able to walk in the
future. Nevertheless, if she was to have an operation, she had to have the anesthesia.
But she was pregnant back then and the anesthesia would affect the unborn babies.
She wanted to keep the babies, but she also didn’t want to be consigned to a wheelchair for the rest of
her life.
Moreover, she could not afford to be paralyzed. Otherwise, who would take care of the children when
they were born?
Who would take care of her mother when she was old?
So she couldn’t be paralyzed.
Neither could she abort the children. She was originally reluctant to give up the baby and was even
more reluctant after learning that she was actually pregnant with a pair of twins.
They had been her flesh and blood at the moment she was pregnant.
As long as she was alive, she would make sure that they would be alive.
She would never give up them.
Therefore, in the end, she could only choose to have an operation without anesthesia.
When she recalled of the pain of her flesh being cut now, she would still tremble all over as if she was
experiencing the sharp pain again.
At that time, she wished so much that she could pass out under the great pain. But as a woman
pregnant with babies, she couldn’t faint and had to remain sober; otherwise, it would do harm to the
babies.
When a woman delivered a baby by Caesarean section and chose to have an anesthesia, it only
narcotized part of her body and her mind was still clear.
This was the reason why she had to keep her mind clear.
She didn’t want to recall the bad memories and wished so much that she could forget them.
Nevertheless, that pain was rooted in her memories and could not be erased.
Once someone mentioned about it, she would recall it clearly.
Just like now, although it had been six years, the sharp pain would still surged in her mind like the
turbulent tides.
She suddenly clenched her fists.
Matthew obviously had noticed her abnormal reaction. He lifted his head and noticed that the wisps of
hair around her ears were soaked by her sweats that were caused by fear and nervousness.
It was like she was engulfed by fear as she was entrapped in some horrible memories.
He reached out to pull her into his arms and stoke her back with his broad hand, “Don’t be afraid.”
Dolores closed her eyes and put her head on his chest.
His breathing as well as his beefy chest seemed to have the power to console her and Dolores slowly
calmed down herself.
This was the first time that Dolores had exposed her weak self to Matthew.
Seeming to think of something, Matthew hugged Dolores tighter and landed his lips on top of her head.
“We have a common enemy because the one who killed my elder brother was actually the one who
had bribed my brother to knock down Ms. Flores. We reached collaborative agreement today so
naturally we are partners. I and Ms. Flores only met for three times. The reason why we met this time
was that she needed to buy a car. As she just comes back to the country and is unfamiliar with the
conditions, she asked me to be her guide. This is the case.”
Abbott touched her nose and stole a glance at Matthew.
But Matthew was consoling Dolores at the moment and didn’t even cast a glance at him.
He secretly heaved a sigh of relief and asked, “Do you know who the suspect is?”
Terry nodded honestly, “Yes. The suspect is a woman from the Herbert family, which is a powerful
family. And it’s not that easy for us to reverse the verdict.”
The Herbert family?
Abbott licked his lips, “Is it the Herbert family that is in control of Pioneer Corporation?”
Terry nodded, “Maria Herbert.”
Terry almost figured out who the perpetrator was when Dolores said she was a member of the Herbert
family.
The Herbert family had two sons and the lost daughter of the family was found several years ago and
the news caused a sensation at that time.
The room was suddenly enveloped by silence and only the light breathing sounds could be heard.
Terry stole a glance at Abbott and asked in a low voice, “Why did he beat me?”
Abbott was rendered speechless.
All right, he himself was the one to be blamed. He wanted to have a good laugh at Matthew and sent
him the photo without making investigation into it; otherwise, Terry wouldn’t have been beaten.
By the way, was this Terry Holmes a fool?
Why hadn’t he realized that it was because Matthew felt jealous?
He couldn’t bear to see Dolores being too close with the other man.
Terry seemed to understand something from Abbott’s expressions.
But he felt quite wronged. He just guided Dolores to pick a car, yet was pounded out of no reason.
Feeling aggrieved, he mumbled, “Can rich people bully others by will?”
Although Matthew appeared to be leisured as if it was none of his business, he could clearly hear every
word that Terry uttered.
Maria Herbert.
“How do you want me to compensate you?” Matthew asked blandly.
He wasn’t throwing his weight around. It was just that he didn’t like other man to be too close to
Dolores.
When Dolores found that she was nestling in Matthew’s arms unknowingly, she blushed slightly and
hurriedly left his embrace.
She pretended to be clam and looked down at her wristwatch, “It’s late now. I have to go back.”
Terry also stood to his feet and said, “What about compensating me with money?”
After all, he was the one who had been pounded, and it was reasonable for him to ask for the
compensation.
Moreover, Matthew was not in short of money.
He couldn’t be hit without any compensation, right?
Matthew put his arm around Dolores’ shoulders and said, “I’ll send you home.”
When Dolores was about to decline, Matthew clasped her shoulders tighter, “I’ve lent you my chest.
What’s this? Are you going to kick down the ladder?”
Dolores realized that she had never defeated him in any aspect. She heaved a sigh and just let it be.
When they walked pass Terry, Matthew said in a warning tone although he was not looking at Terry,
“She’s my wife. Distance yourself from her. As for how much you want for your compensation, you can
just tell Abbott.”
After finishing the words, he left together with Dolores with his arm around her shoulders.
After the two of them seated themselves in the car, Matthew leaned over to help Dolores fasten the
seatbelt.
Dolores looked down at him and asked, “Don’t you think that you’ve impacted my life?”
“I don’t think so.” He replied in a righteous tone. Apparently, he didn’t think he had done something
wrong.
“I’m not your private belonging. I have my own social circle. It’s not good to do so.” Dolores didn’t want
similar things to happen again.
“We’re a couple. Aren’t you my private belonging?”
“We’re not a couple.”
“We have marriage certificates.”
“…” Dolores was rendered speechless all of a sudden.
She failed to go through procedures to get the divorce certificates back then, and this now became his
excuse to influence her life.
“It’s a simple matter. You just need to ask Abbott to handle it. And we can get the divorce certificate…”
Before she could finish her words, Matthew suddenly clasped the back of her head and landed a kiss
on her lips in an overbearing manner…
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