Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

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

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

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

568 I 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 I hadn’t arranged for her to be your secretary.”

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

chipped in with a pout, “Why are you both blaming yourselves? Stop arguing! It’s all Maria’s fault! You should blame her

for that too. I should have told you about what I found out earlier

a long time, finally asked, “What are

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. I care about you. So,

Matthew replied with a

to be worried about

let my lawyer handle

me help you in gathering evidence,” Ryan, who sat in the corner,

appreciate it, Uncle

all set, then. Good night, Matthew.

Protect You,

Goodnight, Mom.” With that, Matthew

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

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

the couch, looking at Tammy curiously. Then he asked, “Why are you waiting for me? Don’t you

for you. What really happened at the race that day?” With her eyes filled with excitement and curiosity, Tammy

to know that?” Matthew turned to face Tammy. He had the impression that she

Still, as your big brother, I enjoy cleaning the messes you made. And as your big brother, / love and care about you very much, Tammy. In the past, I always wonder who is going to back you up when you grow up. I mean, even though I want to protect you all the time, I can’t possibly stay with you all the

an adult, but we’re actually the same age. Mommy also said you took on too much responsibility. I will never do anything so risky again. Thank you for protecting me, Matthew. I want to tell you that I can also protect you,” Tammy sobbed as

words brought Matthew

deeply moved when he heard her say these words. And somehow, Matthew felt that there was a warm surge occurring in the softest part of her heart, bringing him comfort and warmth. And to him, this cold winter became much warmer becauseTammy was there for him. Earlier, he was still angry about the fact that Maria had betrayed him. He later realized, however, that it couldn’t hurt him because he had

day, someone hit my car, and I blacked out. When I awoke, I was in that town’s hospital. And Maria visited me there. I fell asleep again later and awoke in an empty room. That’s also where the three of you went to save

Aunt Emily showed up later. I really don’t know how I can survive otherwise!” As Tammy

bother you? Is that why you’re crying nonstop?”

overheard your conversation when you

to you?” Tammy asked as

before, but