Chapter 241
Love Is Fair
Chapter 241 A Manâtoâman Conversation Catherine knelt on the carpet in front of the tea table in the living room. From time to time, she would peek at the three people on the sofa who were staring at her fiercely: her father, aunt Hailey, and uncle Brook.
It was really stressful for Catherine, and Matthew, who stood behind Catherine, was also terrified by this theatrical situation.
Although he did not do anything wrong, he always felt that more than half of the anger of the three people was coming for him. After a moment of silence, Ryan said sharply, âYou think you are old enough to play a trick on your uncle Brook?
Apologize now!â
Her father was referring to those drugged pistachio that Catherine gave to Brook before.
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anveistan That was indeed Catherineâs fault, so she turned to Brook and admitted her mistake honestly, âIt was all my fault, uncle Brook. I shouldnât give you those pistachios. You must have suffered a lot. Iâm really sorry, you can hit me if it could make you feel better.â Catherine reached out her little hand to Brook.
Before Brook said anything, Catherine withdrew her hand and said, âNo, no, no. Itâll be a lot of pain here. Maybe you could hit my butt. It will be less painful.â
Then she turned around and, like what she used to do when she was a child, bent down at Brook. Matthew widened his eyes. What was she doing now? Although Catherine was facing him, he was tall enough to see everything. The tips of Matthewâs ears turned red quickly. He immediately stepped forward and picked Catherine up.
Catherine felt her body suddenly become light and the next moment, she found herself standing in front of Matthew. Wow! It felt like she was flying just now.
Matthew picked up Catherine from the ground, and as expected, when he was standing steady again, he found Brook and the other two people were all looking at him with frigid glares. He quickly let go of Catherine and felt chilly from m his spine. He tried hard not to look at Hailey and Ryanâs eyes and said to Brook, âMr. Kirkland, the little girl was doing nothing but giving you some nuts to eat. You donât need to make such a big fuss about that, right? Are you angry because your stomach is not good and you have a problem digesting it?â
Matthew felt that this was the only possibility. After all, what bad a child could be?
So he tried to smooth things over and said, âMy stomach is not very good, so I always got some stomach medicine in my car. I can give you two boxes later if you need them.â
Brook narrowed his eyes and tried his best to not blurt out, âIâm not weak like you do, you weirdo!
However, Catherine stood behind Matthew, feeling ecstatic and thinking, âDear God, he protected me!
Sure enough, he liked me. It was just that he was stubborn and was too embarrassed to say it!
Finally, I got a machismo as a boyfriend and he loved me very much!
Brook sneered in his heart, âWell, this man wants to show off in front of our girl, hum?â
He smiled and said, âSince Mr. Holland asked for mercy for Catherine, I will spare her this time. She made great pistachios. I will ask someone to send you some to taste.â
Matthew didnât expect Brook to be so nice and thought maybe Brook was not as angry as he seemed to be to Catherine, so he agreed 1 immediately, âThatâll be great, thanks.â After saying that, Matthew felt someone pull his arm. He turned and saw Catherine winking and shaking her head at him.
âWhat?â
Catherine sighed in her heart, âMatt, you know nothing about the dangers of Brook. Youâre too simple to survive in todayâs society. It seems that I will be the protective one in the future.â
While Catherine was in her daydreams, Hailey suddenly snapped, âCatherine.â Catherine shivered and raised her hand quickly, âYes!â
Hailey said coldly, âHave you finished your apology?â
Catherine blinked at Ryanâs livid face and suddenly remembered that she hadnât apologized for running away from home.
Alas, it seemed that her father was really pissed off this time. He still looked at her with a straight face, as if someone owed him money. âMr. Sears.â She murmured.
He ignored her.
âDad,â Catherine shouted again, but he still didnât answer her.
âMy honored father.â
Ryan finally raised his eyebrows at her. Catherine said in one go, âI was wrong. I shouldnât keep running away from home and let my father, aunt, and uncles worry about me. Itâs really inappropriate. From now on, I will reflect on mysell and never run away from home again. Aslam going to become an adult soon, I promised I wonât be so childish anymore. As long as you are willing to spare me and let me be with Matt, oh no, Matthew, I promise to be a good daughter.â
Catherine was proud of herself to dare to say such to her father, but Matthew was shocked by her words. Did this girl really want to be with him? Ryan suddenly got up, and Catherine quickly hid behind Matthew, âSave me, Matt!â
No matter how old she was, she was still afraid of her father.
Matthew forced himself to face Ryanâs livid face, feeling that the little girl was almost tearing his LE clothes ofl.
He forced a smile and said, âBro⦠Well, the child didnât know what she was talking about, so donât taktit seriously.â
Catherine stuck out her little face from behind him and said, âI am not a child! You are my boyfriend, How can you call my father âbroâ? You should call him âuncleâ.â
Matthew was speechless, and her words also made Ryan angrier. Ryan suddenly grabbed Catherineâs wrists and tied her hands together with a belt. He pulled her to Hailey and said in a low voice, âTake her to the car.â
When Catherine was about to say something, Ryan ordered, âIf she dares to cause any trouble, just cover her mouth, knock her out and throw her into the trunk.â... Catherine knew Ryan was really pissed off, so she looked at Matthew helplessly.
Matthew pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but Ryan suddenly said, âMr. Holland, letâs have a talk.â â... Oh, oh, okay.â Hailey and Brook took Catherine out, leaving Ryan and Matthew in the living room to carry out a manâtoâman conversation. Owen stood by the floorâtoâceiling window of the second floor. Seeing that Hailey was out of the yard, he rushed down the stairs and without taking a glance at Matthew. Matthew was about to call him, but Owen had already run out. Well, somebody please help him here.