Chapter 318: Chapter 318



“I won’t let anyone know temporarily.” She wanted to give up the fact that she knew how to make the watered chiffon as well as its use in the costume show at the end of the year first.

She wasn’t going to give this up, but she wanted to wait for the right time.

If she acted carelessly, she would get Matthew in trouble.

Good thing there was still plenty of time.

His kiss slid down to her ear and he said in a low, muffled voice, “You still don’t want to tell me anything.”

Her forehead and the bridge of her nose were beaded with sweat. She struggled and trembled inside.

In the end, she continued to say nothing.

At three o’clock, Abbott called and said that all the arrangements had been made there and Matthew could go now.

Dolores stood in the foyer to help Matthew straighten his collar and knot his tie. She was serious and focused. He hugged her around the waist, “What if I don’t want to go?”

Dolores mused, “If you’re not afraid of hurting the employees, then you don’t have to go.”

Uncover new worlds at g alnov els ;com There were between one and two hundred executives in the company and in the branches. Many of them had not seen him for a year. It would be unreasonable for him not to show up for the annual meeting.

Matthew pinched her chin and examined it closely. His fingertips brushed her lips, “Will you wait for him to come back?”

Dolores nodded, “Yes.”

“I’ll try to come back soon.” He gave her a peck on the lips. Her lips were soft and supple. The more he kissed her, the more addicted he became. Then he wrapped his arms around her to kiss her wildly.

Track There was the rattle of the door opening, Dolores hurriedly pushed it aside and Matthew obediently released her.

Jayden and Victoria entered one after the other. Seeing Matthew fully dressed, Jayden asked, “You’re going out?”

“To the company,” Matthew replied tersely.

Jayden understood and clarified nothing. After all, he hadn’t cared about the company in a while. Matthew was capable of managing the company.

Dolores held the coat out to him as Matthew slipped his hands into the sleeves and shook out his shoulders. The coat was perfectly fitted to his body. There was not a single wrinkle in the top gray cashmere coat. He looked elegant as he put on the coat.

Dolores ushered him out the door.

It was cold outside, so Matthew asked her to come back.

After seeing that the car had left the yard, Dolores closed the door and went into the house.

“Have you been to see the Harris Family?” Victoria was standing behind Dolores when she turned around.

She replied in agreement, “Yes.”

“He didn’t give you a hard time, did he?”

“No, I didn’t know it was me. Matthew helped me, so I don’t think he would know in the near future.” If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t do anything.

If she did know, Dolores thought Jeffrey might not be as cruel as before because she was Matthew’s wife.

She could see that he cared about Matthew.

As for the two children’s last names, what mattered to Jeffrey was not taking the Nelson Family name, but not taking Matthew’s last name.

Since Jayden had married Victoria, Jeffrey may not have had much affection for this former brother-in-law.

Victoria let out a slight sigh of relief, “That’s good.” She feared it might cause problems for Dolores.

Victoria greeted Dolores and asked her to sit on the couch.

She asked the maid to pour two cups of hot tea and brought them over.

“We went to Jolene’s grave today.” They went there every year. “At first I wanted to ask you to go together, but both children were there, so I didn’t ask.”

It didn’t matter, Jolene had helped her take care of Matthew for six years. It was true that Jeffrey had gone overboard with it, but Jolene had done nothing wrong.

After all, it was all of her own free will in the beginning.

Victoria drank some water and asked, “What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll fix it.”

Dolores didn’t have much of an appetite, so she said, “Anything.”

Victoria smiled, “Okay. I’ll fix anything I can fix.”

“I see you don’t look too good, go get some rest,” Victoria said.

Dolores was feeling a little tired.

There was still some time left before nightfall, so she said, “I’ll go take a nap then.”

“Yeah, sure.” Victoria waved her hand.

Dolores lay down on her bed. She didn’t know when she fell asleep and didn’t wake up even when the sun went down. It was the knock on the door that woke her up.

“Mom, it’s time for dinner,” Samuel called to her.

She got up, washed her face and went downstairs. Everyone was already in the dining room, except Matthew.

At first, he wanted to sleep for a while and then help Victoria prepare dinner.

However, she had slept soundly.

It was really inappropriate for her to sleep while the grown-ups were cooking.

“Why didn’t you call me earlier?”

“You’re not a stranger in the house and you’ve been out for a while, now that you’re back, you need to rest.” Victoria poured her a bowl of nourishing soup, “This soup is suitable for winter.”

Dolores brought it to her with both hands. It was still steaming. She took a sip. It was still a little warm. There was a taste of ginseng in the soup.

“I put red ginseng in it, it’s good for women, drink some more if you’re not full afterwards,” Victoria said.

Dolores nodded, “Thanks, Mom.”

Victoria responded with a heavy “huh.” It was comforting for her to have her daughter-in-law’s acknowledgement, even if her son didn’t call her Mom.

After dinner, the maid cleared the table while Victoria took the initiative to take charge of bathing the two children and putting them to bed. She wanted to take care of them in person. The two children did not treat her as a stranger as they had met before and were willing to spend time with her.

Dolores was glad too, as they had some time to bond since Matthew was away.

She watched TV with the two boys downstairs for a while and then went upstairs.

She looked at the time, it wasn’t nine o’clock yet. Since he had napped, he wasn’t sleepy. She showered and put on a white velvet robe. She found one of the books she liked the most among the ones she had brought and sat down on the bed to read it.

Unaware that it was already past twelve o’clock, she became sleepy and yawned. She placed the bookmark on the page she had stopped reading, closed the book, put it on the table, pulled back the quilt and turned off the lamp on the bedside table. Just as she was ready to go to bed, she heard the sound of a door opening downstairs.

It was late at night, so she could hear some movement.

She turned the lamp on the bedside table back on.

After a while, he heard the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs, one at a time….

Then the bedroom door was pushed open.

Under the pale yellow light, he saw the woman lying on the bed. He opened his eyes and looked at her, “Still awake?”

“Waiting for you.”

Dolores saw the white color of his shoulders and asked, “Is it snowing?”

Matthew realized he had gotten up with his coat on. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw that a few snowflakes had fallen on his shoulders. They fell on his shoulder as he walked home from the car.

He responded with a “hmm.” Fearing to bring the cold inside, he hung up his coat downstairs before heading back upstairs.

He closed the bedroom door and went inside.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he looked at her. Her long black hair was as if splattered with ink. Her pale, flawless skin revealed a slight red color. Her pink lips were like rose petals.

He felt like tasting them.

He moved closer to Dolores and leaned against her closer and closer. Dolores could smell his breath. There was a faint smell of alcohol. It wasn’t very strong. “Have you been drinking?”

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