Dolores looked down, even if she gave birth to Matthew, she had missed the period where he needed
care and love the most.
Matthew was not even close with her at that time.
Victoria was very regretful in her life, she was pitiable and great at the same time.
If it were her, she might not be able to do it.
“Give Matthew more advice, tell him not to think about it anymore.” Marina sighed, “Actually, I also
understand it, if it hasn't been a month since my mom passed away and my dad marries someone else,
I might hate her more, maybe even stab her with a knife... Such matter, if it doesn't happen to you then
you won't be able to understand it, saying that you sympathize, can you really sympathize? No, only
men can stay calm, even if Matthew and Jayden's relationship was rigid these years, but in the end he
didn't do anything over the line, such indifference, he just can't let go, as his wife, you should enlighten
him.”
Dolores softly said yes.
Some of what Marina said was true, there was no sympathizing for such matter, you could never feel
what the person involved was feeling, only those who had ever experienced the same thing could
experience that state of mind.
After she listened to Victoria's problem, she kept looking at the problem from Victoria's point of view
and gave Matthew advice.
But she did not look at the problem from Matthew's point of view.
He didn't know that Victoria was his mother, the previous twists and turns, he didn't even know the
sacrifices Victoria had made for him.
So she should also look at the problem from his point of view.
“Today, I'm going back first.”
The door of the study room was opened, Matthew and Jeffery walked out one by one.
“I'll send you guys home.” said Jeffery.
Matthew refused, saying that it was cold outside, the car was just right in front, they could just enter the
car after going out.
Seeing them coming out, Dolores stood up from the sofa, Matthew walked over, “Let's go home.”
Dolores nodded.
“It's still early, why don't you stay for a little more?” Marina held them back.
“Nah, it's getting late.” Dolores really wanted to know what Jeffery and Matthew were talking about.
Marina said that out of courtesy as well, she could see that Dolores was indeed hoping to leave, “Come
and visit if you have time.”
“I'll visit when there's a chance to.” Dolores put the jacket on her two children, Marina came over and
helped her, “Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve.”
“After the new year, I'll be one year older.” Simona blinked as she spoke cutely.
Marina was amused, “Yeah, you'll be a year older again, when you've grown up, I'll be old.”
“You're not old.” said Simona.
Marina smiled widely and praised, “You're a smooth talker.”
Jeffery walked over at that time, handed the two children two red packets.
“It's your first time here, here's our first meeting gift, new years money, I'll give you more when you
come again.”
“No need.” Dolores didn't think that it was good, the red packet seemed very thick, she could see that
even if Jeffery was very extreme about Jolene's matter, he was an upright and good leader.
“I gave it to the children, furthermore, it's their first time coming to my house, it's a tradition and my
good intention.” Jeffery liked the senior tone of speaking.
Marina also agreed, “Keep it, make the children happy, I don't have anything prepared for the children.”
Dolores told the children to thank Jeffery.
“Thank you Jeffery.” the two children said that at the same time.
“Yes, sure.” Jeffery stroked Samuel's head, “Eat nicely, when you've grown tall it will be easier to come
with me and be a soldier.”
“Yes.” Samuel nodded strongly, seemed like he was really interested in being a soldier.
Marina and Jeffery stood by the door and saw them out.
The car quickly drove out, Dolores sat next to Matthew, she could faintly smell alcohol from his body.
In the end, Dolores couldn't help asking, “What did you guys talk about in the study room?”
Seemed like Matthew had predicted that she would ask, but he didn't expect her to ask so impatiently.
He leaned back and looked at her seriously.
Dolores was annoyed because of his gaze, she blinked, “Why do you look at me like that? Am I not
supposed to ask?”
“Yeah.”
Dolores' heart thumped.
Seeing Dolores' changing expression, Matthew sighed and hugged her.
“I'll tell you when we get home.”
Dolores leaned on his embrace, gave it a thought, and said, “Sorry that I kept advising you to accept
Victoria, but I have never consider your feelings.”
Matthew looked down, quite surprised, the good kind of surprise, he then hugged her tighter.
“Shall we change their surname?” Dolores suddenly asked.
She had heard it from Boyce before that the children should change their surname back, she didn't
mind it at that time... This time, Jeffery had such a big reaction, she thought that maybe changing their
surname back was the right thing to do.
After all, she had accepted him and that family.
“Why should we?” Matthew didn't think that it was a problem.
“If we don't, don’t they belong to the Flores family?” Actually, Dolores didn't want their surname to be
Flores, she had no choice.
“We are yours, nothing to do with the Flores family.” Matthew never thought that they belonged to the
Flores family because their surname were Flores, for him, the two children belonged to Dolores, she
was pregnant for 10 months, foster them, no one was qualified to replace her.
Dolores grabbed his collar, “We are husband and wife now, what will other people think when our
children follow my surname?” she teased him on purpose, “Won't others think that you're a man
married and lived in a woman's family? That's why our children follow my surname?”
“Naughty.” he laughed hoarsely and kissed her earlobe, “I'll be willing to, if I can marry you with that.”
Dolores immediately pulled away, there was the driver in front, but he didn't refrain himself from doing
that.
He smiled even more.
The hospital.
It was already afternoon when Theresa woke up.
“Are you hungry?” Armand had changed into clean clothes and returned to the hospital, seeing that she
had yet to wake up, he just kept watching over her.
He didn't even go down and buy some food at noon, he told the servants at home to send him some,
Mrs. Leslie couldn't eat foods from outside.
Theresa slept for quite a long time, she was a bit dizzy... She got up from the sofa, sitting up straight, it
took a while for her mind to recover, she rubbed her eyes and looked at Armand, her brain became
clear, she wanted to leave but Mrs. Leslie suddenly had cerebral congestion, so she followed her to the
hospital...
She got off the sofa, “I should leave.”
Armand clenched his hand, pretending that he didn't hear her, “You slept for so long, aren't you
hungry?”
Theresa shook her head, “No.” she looked up at him, “We... Let's just end it here.”
Was she so heartless?
Armand stood up and shrugged, “You can leave, but you must compensate me for the emotional
damages because you’ve slept with me.”
Theresa was speechless.
Her expression changed in an instant.
He was still fooling around as always!
“How much do you want?” Theresa looked for her bag and took her wallet out.
Armand smiled, “How much do I worth?”
He gave it a thought, “500.000.”
He thought that Theresa couldn't give him that much money, and if she couldn't, he would have a
reason to hold her back.
“You thought that you're a royalty? You don't worth that much!” Theresa nearly shouted, 'why don't you
just rob me?!'
Her remaining rationality told her, that she was in the hospital and it would be very impolite to do that,
thus she didn't shout.
He couldn't hold her back with the soft way, she was heartless.
He acted arrogant and careless, “You should know best whether I'm worth that much or not, that is my
price, if you can't give me the money then stay as my wife.”
Theresa was so angry that she smiled, took a card from her wallet, and threw it on his face, “Don't
show up in front of me anymore!"
Armand was slightly dumbfounded, she unexpectedly could give him the money. .
She was just Dolores' assistant, how could she have so much savings?
Theresa was so angry that she smiled, took a card from her wallet, and threw it on his face, “Don't
show up in front of me anymore!"
Armand was slightly dumbfounded, she unexpectedly could give him the money. .
She was just Dolores' assistant, how could she have so much savings?
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