Chapter 39
People had a funny way about them. They could be all talk when advising others to be generous, but when it was their own hide on the line, they
felt the sting
Everyone had a field day making fun of Alvin for sucking up for Matthew carlier. Now, he was left speechless and humiliated, regretting his decision to defend Matthew and finding himself in a tight spot, the butt of everyone’s jokes.
So what if Matthew had an affair with Mina! Alvin couldn’t afford to cross the Preston family, so he could only shoot Matthew a furious glance before storming out of the hall, not looking back.
With Alvin’s example, Matthew’s friends were now hesitant to defend him.
Given that Alvin was close with Matthew, Matthew could still hook up with Alvin’s girlfriend. No one was sure if they had been cuckolded by Matthew. If they spoke up for Matthew now, they might be the next ones to lose face.
If Rhea was an anomaly, Matthew could still use the excuse that she drugged him, but now it was clear he was a jerk. For someone in his position, a bit of playfulness was expected, but messing with a friend’s girlfriend was a character issue!
At first, Alvin wanted to help Matthew, but the more he tried, the more tangled the situation became. Instead, he ended up cornering Matthew.
After Alvin’s exit, everyone turned their attention back to Manhew
“How dare a jerk like you beg Miss Barrett for forgiveness?” someone
e sneered.
“You can’t even keep your hands off your friend’s girlfriend. You’re such a jerk!”
“You gotta know your place. With your track record, what makes you think you have the right to keep bugging Miss Barrett like that?”
“Miss Barrett d deserves better. You’d better get out of here as soon as possible!”
Logically. Matthew should have left after being dressed down by everyone, but he couldn’t leave now. Maybelle had the full support of the Barrett family!
As long as he could find a way to win Maybelle back, losing his dignity was nothing.
He wouldn’t even give up money for dignity!
Matthew had thrown all caution to the wind. Wasn’t he just a bit of a playboy? As long as Maybelle was still single, he still had a chance!
As the saying went, a prodigal who returned was more precious than gold. At worst, he’d promise to be faithful Maybelle would be moved by his sincerity
to her for the
rest of his
life.
Matthew felt a surge of energy at the thought of the Barrett family’s wealth.
He approached Maybelle step by step and, to everyone’s surprise, knelt before her.
“What are you doing? Maybelle was taken aback and quickly stepped aside. ‘Don’t kneel to me. That’s not necessary”
Mathew looked up at Maybelle, his eyes pleading “Mabel, I know I’ve messed up
messed up with you
obe I’ve ever loved.
“From now on, Tile
cut all ties with other warm
past. But you have to believe in You’re the only
women. I hope you won’t say anything out oLanger anymore. Can we start over?”
He looked at Maybelle expectantly, hoping for an affirmative response.
He was willing to do this for her, so she should choose to forgive him!
However, Maybelle shook her head without hesitation and refused him. “Of course not, I already have an engagement
Matthew was the only one shocked by her words.
with
“W–What did you say?” Matthew’s face was a picture of disbelief. “How is this possibler Besides me, who else could be your hance? Mabel, you’re Tying to me. You must be joking. Your can’t just say something like that because you’re mud at me.”
“You don’t deserve me to lie Maybelle felt the man in front of her had seriously overestimated himself. She said succinctly, “Stop harassing me, or my lancé won’t let you got
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(ho was standing by lost her cool
esit! Maybelle thumped Matthew because she found a richer and more powerful man!
She really wanted to know who this fiance was!
When Dale and Beatrice heard about the fiance, they were instantly on edge.
Of course, they hoped Maybelle would always be an orphan. Only then would the Harper family be her only support, and they would have a
hance to keep her firmly under their thumb
I don’t have a clue”“
Beatrice buriedly feigned concem and asked, “Mabel, don’t scare me. When did you get engaged to someone? How come I Dale also wore a stem expression. That’s right. We raised you for over ten years! How could you make such a decision without discussing it with
e people around the
When the
around them heard that even the adoptive parents were in the dark, it seemed Maybelle had done something wrong “Miss Barrett, no matter how bad they are, they are still your adoptive parents and they raised you. Why didn’t you tell them about your
That’s a separate matter. It’s their fault for hiding your identity, and it’s even worse that they spent your money. But after all, they’re guardians: You have to discuss such a big thing as marriage with them.”
e your
Yeah. You’re an adult. Of course, you can make your own decisions about marriage, but at least you should respect their opinions?”
You ar
so young, and there are so many scammers out there now. They must be worried that you will be cheated” Maybelle knew that although everyone seemed to blame her for making decisions on her own, there was no malice in their words. So, she chose to explain to everyone sincerely.
“Please rest assured, everyone. I understand your good intentions, but my engagement was personally arranged by my father, Calvin, when I was
As soon as they heard that Calvin had personally arranged her engagement, everyone fell–silent.
How could her biological father harm her! He must have chosen the best person for her, someone at least ten times better than a jerk like Matthew “Even though arranged marriages are kind of old–fashioned these days, I hit it off with my fance right away. He’s a really, really great guy, so I’m tocally cool with my dad’s plan for me to marry him”
she mentioned her fiancé, a warm smile graced her face, and her expression softened significantly
“Then tell me, who is your fiance! Mathew had stood up at some point and asked in a gloomy voice,
