Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand novel Chapter 569

569 I Can Protect You, Too

Late at night, all of them returned to Peace and Karl's house after their adventure. Except for Matthew, the kids were all tired and quickly went to bed. At the same time, the adults gathered to talk about their experiences over the past few days

Isabella told them about what she saw while following Maria earlier In brief, "Anyways, Maria met a strange Azul Group employee at the construction site and later collaborated with him to frame Matthew

Tammy and | happened to witness it.”

Peace couldn't hold back her rage any longer after hearing the story

She slapped the table hard and asked, "Why would Maria do such a thing? Matthew trusted her so much! How could she be so shameless and become a traitor?!"

Then, they turned to look at Matthew, who had remained silent the entire time. Matthew was only sixteen years old, but he possessed the maturity of an adult. At the moment, he was sitting on the sofa with a frown, and he was seemingly lost in thought

Anna's heart broke when she saw Matthew being like this. She thought, Matthew, you’ve taken on too much responsibility for your age

Right now, your peers are stillin high school. And yet, you have to manage a huge group while youre supposed to be partying with kids at your age

Do you know that that | often wonder why your father would ask you to manage such a large group? Yeah... Sometimes, | even want to scold him for being "an irresponsible father’ But, he’s not the only one to be blamed

for it After all, |’m not a good mother, either

Heaving a long sigh, Anna walked to Matthew's side, took his hand,

568 | Can Protect You, Too and said, "I'm sorry, Matthew. It's entirely my fault."

"No, mom. This is not your fault," Matthew said softly

"But you wouldn't have believed Maria if | hadn't arranged for her to be your secretary."

"It is not your fault, Mom. | should have known she was that type of person. And | should’ve dealt with her a long time ago," Shaking his head, Matthew said helplessly

Then, Peace, who was crossing her arms, chipped in with a pout, "Why are you both blaming yourselves? Stop arguing! It's all Maria's fault! You should blame her for it!"

"Yes! Stop blaming yourselves. Well, actually, | should be blamed for that too. | should have told you about what | found out earlier instead of telling Tammy," Isabella said

Wayne, who had been silent for a long time, finally asked, "What are you going to do about this, Matthew?"

Matthew looked at Anna and looked as if he was hesitating. From his eyes and expression, Anna could tell what Matthew was thinking. She then stroked his hair and said, "Don't worry about my feelings, Matthew. You're my son. | care about you. So, | will never forgive her for what she did, regardless of why she did it."

"| know," Matthew replied with a nod

"You don't have to be worried about Selina or Joe either."

"Okay. I’ll let my lawyer handle this."

"Let me help you in gathering evidence," Ryan, who sat in the corner, said

"| appreciate it, Uncle Ryan," said Matthew

"So, it’s all set, then. Good night, Matthew. You need a good night's

568 | Can Protect You, Too sleep," Anna said

"All right. Goodnight, Mom." With that, Matthew took the elevator to the third floor

Awhile later, Matthew returned to his room. He noticed Tammy dozing on the couch as soon as he pushed open the door. Tammy was swaying because she wasn't sitting still. And she was even talking in her sleep

Afraid that she'd fall to the ground, Matthew then approached her and shook her arm. As soon as he got close to Tammy, she opened her eyes, saying, "You're finally here, Matthew! What did you guys talk about? I've been waiting for you for ages!"

"But why did that insane woman want to take you away? Did the Azul Group have any involvement with her?" Tammy asked

"Aunt Emily said that Victoria Burton was here for Gary, so | don't believe they have anything to do with the Azul Group. They know how close Gary is to us, and my parents would never let them take me away. So | guess the person they really want is you, not me."

"Huh? Why?" Tammy asked, puzzled

"They know how close you and Gary are, so they want you to stay with him. Or, more accurately, they want to threaten Gary with you. They believe that once they have you under control, Gary will do whatever they say."

"Oh! Damn it! "Tammy swore

"Victoria Burton's ship was smashed, so maybe she's dead now

Camila now became their leader. So, they'll no longer threaten me in the future." Matthew said as he stroked Tammy's head

"However, there is still a lot of danger all around you," Tammy said with a worried face

"Don't worry, I'll figure it out. Tammy, thank you for being worried about me. Believe me. I'll be fine."

"Okay. By the way, can | sleep in your room tonight? | had a nightmare yesterday. | dreamed that | kept falling into the deep sea and couldn't swim to shore no matter how hard | tried," Staring at Matthew with her watery eyes, Tammy required in a pleading tone

"No, problem, sis. You are welcome to sleep on the bed. I'm going to

sleep on the couch."

"Thanks! You're the best." Tammy kissed him on the cheek. Then she went to bed, and tucked herself under the covers

Matthew gave her a tender smile. At the same time, he realized he still had a lot of work to do to protect his family