Declan calmed down a bit and continued with a more friendly tone, “Don’t forget that your uncle can’t
help you with anything now. He has lost his position in the government now. Well, you are supposed to
be enemies to each other. So what Boyce Shawn has been promoted as the deputy officer? I just don’t
want to make trouble for him. If I do, I’ll ask my father to move his fingers. Boyce Shawn will be fired
immediately. How can you fight against me? Do you think the investigation on John would lead to me?
Last time, I could escape from it without being impacted, and so will I this time. Like I said just now, as
long as you are willing to apologize to me for using me and hurting me last time, let’s end this matter.
From now on, we will be going in our own ways. Of course, Mr. Nelson, if you want to make friends with
me, I’m willing to.”
Apologizing to him?
Dolores wanted to retort him, but Matthew grabbed her hand to stop her. He shook his head at her,
hinting at her to calm down.
Matthew looked at Declan, pressing his lips into a sharp arc. He said in a cold and determined tone,
“As long as she was from the Nelson family, no one should lay a finger on her. Mr. Bailey, you do have
a strong backer. However, no matter how strong your backer is, he must have weakness, right?”
He slighted leaned back to the sofa, looking quite leisurely. With a snort, he continued, “You son of
bitch played dirty tricks and got something nasty to show my wife. You kidnapped my wife’s friend. No
matter the old or the new grudge, you must have an explanation to me, Mr. Bailey. Don’t you think so?”
Declan bared his teeth. “You’ve gone too far!”
He insisted that Matthew should apologize to him.
“Too far? The man found in the temple should be working for you, Mr. Bailey. What has he done to my
friend? Don’t you know it?” Dolores chimed in. She clenched her hands, trying so hard to calm down.
“Mr. Bailey, if you turn fighting into friendship, you should apologize for the car accident during the
kidnap and take responsibility for the matter. Hand out the man who has harmed my friend. As for the
photos and your show played with your men in City C, we could be generous and let it go.”
“Are you kidding me?” Declan was also annoyed that John had been to find Theresa in secret. John
didn’t only want to rape her but also let her escape. He also wanted to kill John. When he knew what
had happened, he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.
However, he didn’t want to hand John to them. “If I simply gave John to you guys, who would be willing
to work for me and trust me in the future? The car accident was just a pure unexpected incident. I
wasn’t the mastermind. The mastermind has already paid his price, hasn’t he? Why do you still insist
that I need to take the responsibility?”
If he handed John to them, his subordinates would be disappointed in him. Nobody would be willing to
work for him in the future.
He believed that it was important to keep his men’s trust in him.
Hence, even John had made a mistake, Declan would try to protect him. He wasn’t protecting just a
single person but the loyalties of his men.
The nightclub manager took the initiative and went to jail for him, so Declan believed that he had been
treating his men indeed very well.
Dolores sneered. “Mr. Bailey, how couldn’t you understand the thing that everyone could? If I don’t care
about my friend, do you think my friend would trust me in the future? We didn’t insist on anything. We
just want anyone who has been involved in this matter should take his or her responsibility. Is it too
much?”
Dolores’s words poked the sore spot, and Declan was rendered speechless.
What she said truly made sense.
Since they couldn’t achieve an agreement, Declan didn’t smile as he did earlier. Looking at Matthew
and then at the sharp-tongued woman, he seemed to understand why Matthew had fallen in love with
this woman.
In his opinion, most women and the women he knew were always waiting for men’s protection no
matter what had happened, or they would shed tears.
However, she was standing by Matthew’s side fearlessly. Declan wondered if she was way too ignorant
so she feared nothing.
Looking at Dolores, he said, “Do you know who my father is? You wouldn’t have any benefit if you are
against me.”
Dolores looked into his eyes with confidence. She said coldly, “I don’t know who your father is. I just
know people are born equal. Anyone who made mistakes must be responsible for the consequences.
In ancient times, when a prince committed a crime, he would receive the same punishment as the
common people. Does your father have the supremacy?”
They glared at each other in silence, neither unwilling to compromise. After a long while, Declan
sneered. “All right. Let’s fight and wait and see who’s the winner.”
He walked out of the office after finishing his words.
Dolores didn’t turn back. “See you, Mr. Bailey.”
Declan looked back at her and his eyes slightly moved. In the end, he twitched his lips into a smile. “I
look forward to meeting you again, Mr. Flores.”
Then he laughed out and left.
Dolores looked cold. He was so arrogant, which meant that he had a strong backer so that he could be
so confident.
“You’ve known it, haven’t you?” Matthew asked.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have come to him right at this moment.
Dolores turned to look at him. “The news has been wildly spreading. How can I not know?”
Matthew rubbed his forehead. “Alas... I forgot to cut off the electricity in the villa.”
Dolores was speechless.
He was still kidding.
“Seriously, what’s your plan? He seems to be a tough nut to crack.” Declan wasn’t tough, but his
backer was.
Matthew heaved a sigh and didn’t answer. He wasn’t in the mood to discuss this with her. What she
should do now was to stay home and take care of the baby in her belly, leaving everything to him. “Why
didn’t you listen to me? Why don’t you just stay home?”
“How could I be staying home after watching the news? Theresa...” Her eyelashes shook. “I won’t let
go of that bastard who has hurt her!”
She was extremely determined.
Matthew was silent. He could understand her feeling. Actually, he wasn’t sure if Theresa had been
raped or not. As soon as she was rescued, she was sent to the hospital. Boyce didn’t call him yet to
report the status.
John had been hidden by Declan, and the latter was afraid that Matthew would snatch John away.
“Give me your cell phone.” Dolores reached out to Matthew.
Matthew pulled out the phone and gave it to her. “Do you want to save your new number on my
phone?”
“Nah.” Dolores looked down and tabbed on his phone without raising her head at all.
Matthew was speechless.
He wondered what she was doing.
Was she checking his phone?
Her behavior scared him.
“What do you mean then?” Matthew asked tentatively.
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