Matthew Nelson hugged her with a hand while his other hand was stroking her back one and another.
He was sweating and he had the smell of sweat. The smell was faint and it wasn’t unpleasant.
He moved closer to his daughter’s ear. His voice was mixed with heartbroken feelings and mixed with
the feeling of wanting to spoil her daughter. It was very gentle, “You will become ugly if you keep
crying.”
Amanda Nelson cared a lot about her appearance. She was praised since young. She couldn’t stand to
become ugly. Her face was still full of tears and she asked as she sobbed, “How do I look ugly?”
“You will become ugly if you keep crying.” Matthew reached out his hand and his finger touched the
corners of her eyes to wipe off the tears, “Simona is a good girl. Don’t cry anymore.”
He was used to calling this name. Even she was no longer called Simona Flores, he still liked to call
her this way.
Amanda sobbed. Her eyes were teary as she looked at Matthew. She sobbed as she asked, “Dad, are
you leaving us because you think that I am ugly…”
After saying that, her tears fell again. She finally had a Dad but they had to separate again after a short
period of time. She missed her Dad so much in this period of time.
She was crying sadly…
She felt sadder as she kept thinking about it.
Her words directly stabbed Matthew’s heart. He had never thought that he didn’t want them as he felt
heartbroken towards them. His forehead touched his daughter’s head as he kissed her nose and
mouth, “No. Simona is not ugly. Simona is the prettiest girl in the world. You are my dear daughter.”
“Dad.” Amanda tightly hugged his neck. Her little face buried into his shoulder as she cried. Matthew
patiently comforted her. He knew that she felt wronged in her heart.
Oscar Adams was completely stunned at the side. He stared at the man who was hugging Amanda. He
thought in his mind. ‘What is going on? This, this fool… No, is this man Amanda’s father?’
He lowered his head and looked at Andrew Nelson who was beside him. His gaze seemed like he was
asking him what was going on.
He frowned and his expression looked funny, “Is this man really your father?”
Andrew was very sure as he nodded, “Yes.”
Oscar was speechless.
That day he saw him sitting here and laughing like a fool. Why was he doing that?
Oscar looked at Matthew again. Matthew also looked at him at the same time. Just now when he came
out from the entrance of the neighborhood, he saw Oscar taking care of the two kids. ‘Who is he? What
is the relationship between him and Dolores Flores.’
‘Dolores wouldn’t let someone who is not familiar taking care of her kids. Just now he looked so
nervous and he didn’t seem like acting. It seems like he is taking good care of the kids.’
Oscar laughed, “Hello. Why don’t you go in? I saw you giggling on the roadside, I thought…”
He didn’t say the word “fool”. Matthew didn’t look like a fool at all after seeing all these.
Even though he didn’t say it, Matthew knew that he wasn’t going to say some pleasant words. His voice
was not too high or too low but it seemed like he was trying to probe him, “Who are you?”
He had never seen this person around Dolores or heard that she had friends or relatives in city C.
He squinted. ‘If he is not Jolene’s relatives. Could it be…’
He had a guess in his mind. It was not hard to understand the relationship between the people around
Dolores. In the past, Jessica Lennon and Randolph Flores were her family members. Now it was
Jolene Harris and Stanley Lennon. Jolene’s relatives were in City B. Then, was this man Stanley’s
relative?
Oscar smiled, “It is a long story. Why don’t we settle the matter and find a place to talk about it?”
Matthew didn’t say anything. He agreed with it.
Oscar patted Andrew’s shoulder, “Be obedient. I will be right back.”
The driver who almost hit them was still standing there. He had to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he
would be guilty if he recklessly hit someone next time.
“Okay.” Andrew nodded obediently. After Oscar left, Matthew looked at Andrew and asked, “How are
you doing recently?”
Andrew nodded. He looked a little down, “It’s okay. Sister and I go to school. Mommy is very busy and
our life is pretty full.”
After saying that, he turned his head. He seemed to feel bad in his heart.
Matthew touched his head, “Are you angry?”
Andrew moved his body and shook off Matthew’s hand. He said coldly, “No.”
“Are you jealous of your sister? Do you want me to hug you too?” Matthew knew what was wrong with
him when he got angry.
Andrew didn’t admit, “I am not!”
“Is it?”
“Yes.”
In fact, he was a little jealous. Matthew kept looking at his sister as if he had forgotten about him.
This made him very unhappy.
Ah!
At that moment, a miserable scream was heard from the other place. It had stopped the confrontation
between the duo. Oscar didn’t suppress his anger and he punched the driver. His strength was strong
and the driver was quickly beaten down.
“Pay more attention next time. Otherwise, I will not be so kind next time.” Oscar showed a cold face,
“Get loss.”
The driver crawled and got into the car.
Andrew looked at Oscar’s fierce expression and he swallowed saliva. Oscar always showed a child’s
personality and he loved to laugh and he was very approachable. Therefore, Andrew got familiar with
him very quickly. After getting along for two months, Andrew saw him being so violent for the first time.
He couldn’t help but feel nervous. He completely looked like a different person. When Oscar moved
towards him, he subconsciously took a step back. Matthew bent his body to hold his hand. He held his
small hand in his palm.
Matthew raised his head and looked at him. Andrew didn’t say anything and he didn’t shake off
Matthew’s hand. They were considered to reconcile with each other.
“I know a quiet place. Shall we go there and have a seat?” Oscar said.
Matthew also wanted to find a place to quietly stay with the kids. It was not good to stand on the
roadside.
“Then, I will bother you.”
Oscar immediately waved his hands, “It is not troublesome at all.”
He showed the smiley and harmless look again, “It is not far from here. Let’s walk there.”
He walked at the front to lead the way. The place was a café. The place was very quiet because it
provided private rooms. Before entering the private room, Oscar asked the waiter to send two ice
creams to the private room. Because the weather was hot, the café also served cold drinks.
The private room wasn’t big but it was quiet. There was an air-con in the room so it was not hot.
Matthew hugged his daughter and sat down. Oscar sat on the sofa on the opposite side.
At this time, the waiter pushed the door and walked in with two ice creams. The ice creams were
placed in pretty crystal cups. The ice creams were also nicely made. After putting them on the table,
the waiter asked, “Do you need anything else?”
Matthew didn’t raise his head. He said calmly, “Give me a glass of cold water.”
The waiter smiled and said, “Okay.” Then the waiter looked at Oscar and asked, “Do you need
anything?”
“I don’t need anything.” Oscar waved his hand.
The waiter kept showing a smile as he took the tray and left.
After the waiter went out, Oscar couldn’t wait to ask, “You are from City B.”
Not only Matthew had guessed Oscar’s identity, but Oscar also guessed Matthew’s identity.
Matthew replied with a sound. He said euphemistically, “They are still young.”
He meant that he didn’t want to talk about adult matters in front of the children.
Furthermore, even if the two of them didn’t explain their identities, they had almost guessed the other’s
identity correctly.
Oscar was a smart person. He understood the meaning of his words. He was sensible as he said, “I
still have things to do. I will go and settle it. I will come back later.”
“Thank you.” They were all smart people. Matthew knew that he was giving him some time.
Andrew looked at the ice cream on the table and he patted his sister, “Are you still eating the ice
cream?”
Amanda only raised her head from Matthew’s hug and asked, “Where is the ice cream?”
Matthew didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry. This child still loved to eat. He wiped his
daughter’s face and put her onto the sofa. At this moment, she saw the ice cream on the table. She
reached out her hand and took the spoon to scoop the ice cream. Then she passed it to Matthew’s lips,
“Dad, try it. It is delicious. Mommy doesn’t allow me to eat much. I had thought of a lot of ways to let
Oscar bring me to buy this.”
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