He smiled, âDonât worry, I donât have any greed towards you. If youâre really afraid Iâll bother you again, Iâll leave and youâll stay here.â
He removed the napkin, put down the knife and fork and stood up, âSit down and eat. To calm you down and make you eat at ease, I will leave first.â
After he finished saying that, he motioned to Dolores.
Dolores could not say anything, she could only watch.
After he left, she pulled Theresa and told her to sit down.
Even if they had sat down, they couldnât eat too. He handed her a tissue, âCry if you want to. Maybe youâll feel better after that.â
Matthew and Oscar left while Dolores didnât ask any questions, as she thought it probably seemed inappropriate for them to be there.
In fact, apart from this reason, there was also something Matthew wanted to talk to Oscar about.
Last time Oscar had done him a favor, but they were both busy and didnât have time to sit down and talk properly.
After this incident, Matthew knew that Doloresâ father was not someone simple in the past, otherwise this relationship would not exist.
Although he did nothing, the clues he provided were really commendable. After all, he couldnât even give a glimpse of things in the distant past.
âDid it go well?â he asked her.
When he wasnât smiling unabashedly, he gave an impression of swagger, which was the kind of person that would make children cry when they looked at him.
However, he was an approachable person when he was smiling and not acting serious.
He rarely stopped smiling, as most of the time he would smile and laugh.
Matthew said, âA task force has been set up to investigate. No doubt the case will be strictly investigated, as it has become such an important matter.â
Oscar nodded, âTell me if you need help.â
In his opinion, Matthew was no stranger since Doloresâ husband would be his brotherâs son-in-law.
Matthew didnât want to bother him too much and that was enough for now.
âIâll take Theresa first.â Dolores approached.
She couldnât eat anything here and it wasnât the right place to sit for long. Since Theresa didnât want to go back to the villa, Dolores took her outside for a walk.
Matthew told her, âLet me walk with you.â
He was worried about her and feared that she was too tired, as she was pregnant and still had to take care of Theresa.
At this point, Theresa certainly didnât want too many people around, so she declined, âWeâre not going home now, we could walk outside. Iâve booked a room for Uncle at the Narada Hotel. You take him to rest.â
At first I planned to let him live in the villa, but there was no more room, as all the rooms were occupied by the two maids, Jayden Nelson, Victoria Forbis, Theresa and the children. The remaining rooms were the laundry room and study room, but they couldnât be cleaned, so he booked a nice hotel.
Oscar waved his hand, âTell me the place, Iâll go myself. Iâm not young anymore, no need to take me there and treat me like a child.â
She smiled, âUncle, you didnât eat well at noon, order something to eat at the hotel if youâre hungry. Iâll prepare a feast for you tonight.â
âDonât worry, I can take care of myself, you go take care of Theresa. You do your business. Donât worry about me.â He seemed to get along anywhere, âTell me the address of the villa, Iâll come there in the evening.â
His character had always been like that. After Dolores told him the address, he left with Theresa.
As to whether Matthew drove Oscar, or went back to the hotel on his own, she had no idea.
âLetâs go see a movie, shall we?â she said.
Theresa didnât speak.
She sighed, âIâm pregnant now and canât have a drink with you. If youâre really upset, Iâll go talk to Armand.â
Theresa shook her head, âNo, I donât regret the decision I made, it just hurts a little to part with him.â
She sighed, âI can understand your feeling, but I donât know how to comfort you.â
âWalk with me.â He held out his arms to her.
Dolores nodded. It wasnât so hot walking under the leafy phoenix trees although the weather was hot at noon.
Since she had made the decision, she had enough preparation in her mind and just needed some time to let herself go.
She believed she would be able to endure it as she was able to persevere through the painful moments before, and now she would be able to do it.
Compared to her pain, Armand wasnât much better.
After leaving the restaurant, he went drinking alone.
He had ordered himself a few bottles of wine. As he often came here, the manager was familiar with him and asked him upon seeing him drinking alone, âShall I call a woman to accompany you?â
Armand continued pouring wine into the glass, as if he hadnât heard what the manager was saying.
âItâs very boring to drink alone, I have girls who can drink a lot, itâs better to call one or two to accompany you instead of drinking alone.â
Armand felt him like a fly as he still buzzed in his ears when he was in a bad mood.
âWhat the hell, are you crazy? I come here to drink and you ask me to find a girl. I have standards, okay? Fuck off, get as far away from me as you can, donât bother me here.â
Finally, he couldnât contain himself and cursed at the babbling manager.
âI see you drinking alone and with a bad expression, why donât you understand my goodwill? You are really ungratefulâ¦â
âWhat the hell are you talking about, whoâs a dog?â Armand glared at him and the veins in his temples bulged, âYouâre a dog. Bark so I can hear you.â
The manager gave him an icy stare, âYouâve had too much to drink.â
As he was about to leave after finishing his words, Armand dragged him away, âYou want to leave after scolding people? What do you think I am, a coward?â
The manager looked at his hands clutching his clothes and looked back at him, âDonât make trouble here, otherwise, donât blame me for not being polite.â
âHeh, how can you be impolite to me?â he was being deliberately unforgiving as he was in a bad mood and was about to choke.
âYou want to hit me? Do it if you dare.â Armand grabbed his collar and growled at him.
The smell of alcohol came and the manager frowned, âYou better let go, I donât want to hit you.â
âYou hit me if you have the guts to do it. Are you a wimp? Donât bark like a dogâ¦â
The manager couldnât take it anymore and called someone: âTake this madman away!â.
âYouâre the one whoâs crazy!â the drunk roared.
The manager looked at him angrily and squinted: âDo you want to be beaten?â.
Armand nodded, âYes, I do.â
At that moment, he really wanted to fight someone, as he felt like he was dying.
The manager felt that what he had said was provocative, so he narrowed his eyes and called out to the two security guards, âHit him!â
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