Chapter 710
Gwen’s POV
“No way.” Matthew said it like I had just asked him to burn down Kensington headquarters and run through the lobby with a fire extinguisher in his hands.

I leaned back in the chair and watched the scene with a calm that wasn’t calm.

The office was my office.

Same desk, same view, the same corner where I kept a mug I never actually used.

Except now, I was sitting on the opposite side of the desk.

It felt wrong.

Not because of pride.

Because of instinct.

My body knew exactly where I sat when I was the one in charge.

And on the other side was Matthew.

At least it was him.

At least when I looked at that occupied chair, I saw someone I trusted enough not to feel like they were stealing my skin.

Mia was still standing, leaning against the bookshelf, with that posture of someone ready to laugh and ready to bite in the same sentence.

Dante was sprawled in the armchair like this was a social call and not a conversation that could change a child’s life.

Matthew, on the other hand, had the serious look of someone who understood exactly what it meant to be here.

“Why are you asking me to do this, Gwen?” he asked, more controlled now.

“You have a private investigator.You have Child Protective Services.You have Cross.Why do you want to do this?” I didn’t dodge.

“You know why,” I replied.

“I have trouble trusting people.” Matthew raised an eyebrow like I had just stated the most obvious thing in the world and it was still somehow annoying.

“Don’t try to move me with honesty.” He pointed his chin

going to work.” I

you.” He let out a

“Oh, no.

leaned back in the

got involved in one of you Kensington situations, I

Mia laughed out

I looked

“‘You Kensingtons’ is

Matthew pointed at himself like I

a

whole pepper spray situation came from

rolled his eyes like he was replaying the entire scene, and that almost gave me

Dante clapped slowly.

going to be entertaining, at the very least,” he

mean… we worked together in Longmin.I know how that country can be when it comes to… women.”

He raised his

“What? A Valentian woman will do him good.”

have to actually sleep

he wants to.He’ll be paying.” Matthew looked at the three of us like he had just walked into a

paying,”

desk, the chair,

I’m not doing this,”

took a

forward slightly and his voice dropped, more real

me to be

Mia stopped laughing.

pretending this was all

Matthew went on.

soon.But this shows Christian trusts me enough to give

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