He knew what it was and would never buy this thing. Dolores was angry about him for so long since he
wanted to buy it last time.
However, Amanda did not know about it. The box packaging was beautiful-looking, and it was on the
shelves at the cashier counter. She wanted to buy it several times, but her hands got beaten by
Dolores. However, Matthew would buy for her, for sure, because he loved her so much.
So Amanda took it upon herself to take a few boxes and put them in the shopping cart.
When she saw Matthew's expression in his eyes, she asked curiously, “What's wrong?”
At that moment, the cashier adjusted his glasses on his nose and looked at the things in Matthew's
hand. He urged, “Would you hurry up, please? Customers are waiting behind you.”
The cashier complaint in his mind, ‘Why are you still be bashful when paying for it since you've already
taken it to the cashier counter?’
Matthew ignored the cashier's urging and stare. He put the things Amanda put in the shopping cart
back on the shelves.
All along, Matthew would buy or give whatever she wanted and never refused.
“Daddy, I want this,” Amanda pointed at the things on the shelf.
It was the first time that Matthew did not reply to Amanda with a smile and a hug. He put the remaining
things at the cashier counter silently. Then, Matthew put the things back in the shopping cart after
paying the bill. He picked her up with one hand and wheeled the shopping cart out of the supermarket.
They took the elevator to the parking lot located on the top floor.
Andrew quietly followed behind Matthew.
In contrast, Amanda was frightened with a layer of tears in her eyes, but she did not dare to cry out.
It was the first time that Matthew had given her a frigid face, and she was frightened.
She was afraid that Matthew would hate her and dislike her anymore.
When they arrived at the parking lot, Matthew settled Amanda in the car seat. Then, he put the things
he bought in the car trunk. Andrew got into the car by himself and took a look at Amanda, and he
sighed.
He thought, ‘How come she be so forgetful? She was hit by mommy a few times last time because she
took that and put it in the shopping cart. After that, she stopped taking the thing. She should have
remembered about it. Why did she do it again today?’
Matthew wheeled the shopping cart to the place where it originally was. He stood by the car for a while
and did not get into the car. He did not know how to explain it to Amanda.
Matthew could not give Amanda sex education since she was too young.
He had never been so distressed, and it was the first time he realized that he would meet such a
problem when raising a child.
He could explain it to his son, but no matter how carefully he weighed the words, he could not find the
right words to explain to Amanda what the thing was for because she was a girl.
Matthew thought he should read more books on parenting. Otherwise, he did not know how to educate
his children.
“Daddy,” Amanda timidly called Matthew, and she did not dare to act cute, “I want to go home.”
Children were good at judging faces. Matthew was pulling a long face.
He was not angry with Amanda. She was curious inevitably about many things at this age. He was
angry himself that he did not know how to deal with when facing such things.
“I'll never want to buy it in the future. Daddy, don't be angry,” although Amanda’s hand got beaten by
Dolores several times, the impact was not as strong as Matthew being mad at her.
Matthew, who had always pampered and loved Amanda, was angry about it, so it must be something
that she could not want.
Amanda never dared to take it again.
Matthew looked at Amanda through the car window. After a while, he opened the door and got into the
car.
He said calmly to Amanda, “I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself.”
Amanda blinked her eyes, and she did not understand what Matthew meant.
However, she had learned a lesson about this. She did not want to see Matthew with a poker-faced.
“It's getting late. I'll send you guys back home,” Matthew started the car.
During the journey, Matthew's phone rang. The caller ID showed serial numbers instead of a name. He
stopped the car by the road and picked up the call. It was Kevin calling, “Jayden is ill, and he is at the
hospital now.”
Matthew and Jayden had not seen each other since Jayden went to White City.
Jayden was in poor health since Victoria died. It was anxiety to him, and he did not have any problem
with his physical condition.
Jayden wanted Kevin to call and tell Matthew that he was at the hospital because he wanted to meet
Matthew.
“Where is the hospital?” Matthew asked.
He knew that Jayden was in White City. Since Jayden was staying in hospital, he should be in one of
the hospitals in White City.
There was no airport in White City because it was a small place with a small population. So Matthew
would have to drive there.
With the address, he could directly go to the hospital.
“I'll send the address to your phone with a message.”
Matthew hung up the call after he said, “H'm.”
Matthew did not have a special feeling towards Kevin, even after knowing Kevin's identity. Matthew did
not get along with Kevin after all.
So Matthew had an indifferent attitude towards Kevin.
“Is grandpa sick?” Andrew asked. Andrew had been living together with Jayden and Victoria. He was
sad for a long time since Victoria died. Andrew wanted to visit Jayden, who was sick.
“I miss grandpa, and I want to go to visit him.”
Amanda spoke first before Matthew could answer Andrew, “Daddy, can Andrew and I go with you to
visit grandpa?”
For sure, Matthew wanted to bring the two children to visit Jayden, but he could not easy to explain to
Dolores.
Jayden had nobody accompany him. He would be happy to see Andrew and Amanda, and it would be
helpful to his condition.
After some thought, Matthew said, “Alright.”
Andrew and Amanda smiled happily. They had not seen Jayden and Boyce for a long time, as well as
Jessica. So they wanted to go back to the place where they used to live, and they had many familiar
people there.
He sent the two children to the residential quarter, “You go back home first. I'll ask Armand to pick you
up.”
Andrew and Amanda were quiet and knew to listen to Matthew's arrangement.
He parked the car while Theresa walked over to them. She had sat in the park in the residential area
for a while, and she was calm down.
She smiled and went to pick Amanda to get out of the car.
Matthew got out of the car, “I want to take both of them out for a trip. I'll ask Armand to come to pick
them up later.”
Theresa was stunned for a moment and did not get it at the moment.
Theresa thought, ‘Is he going to meet Dolores now?’
“You may go in now,” Theresa said.
Matthew opened the car trunk, took the things inside out of the trunk, and handed them to Theresa,
“Armand will pick them up in the name of me wanting to see Andrew and Amanda.”
By the time Armand would tell Dolores that Matthew missed Andrew and Amanda, so Matthew
investigated her whereabouts.
That was why Armand would appear there.
Theresa heard Matthew had got everything arranged, so she did not say much about it. She held the
bags in one hand and held Amanda in the other, “Alright, I'll take them back home
first.”
Matthew opened the car trunk, took the things inside out of the trunk, and handed them to Theresa,
“Armand will pick them up in the name of me wanting to see Andrew and Amanda.”
By the time Armand would tell Dolores that Matthew missed Andrew and Amanda, so Matthew
investigated her whereabouts.
That was why Armand would appear there.
Theresa heard Matthew had got everything arranged, so she did not say much about it. She held the
bags in one hand and held Amanda in the other, “Alright, I'll take them back home
first.”
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