Chapter 27

The Seymours all sported strange expressions. They didn't know what to say about Matthew, who'd fled off quicker than anyone would've thought. What was he doing here now?

Matthew also felt awkward, but he tried to explain himself. "You've misunderstood me, everyone. I only ran off to get help!"

"To get help?"

"Of course! How could I have possibly abandoned you guys? If not for the backups I found, Ella wouldn't have been able to return unscathed."

Gideon's lips twitched. He couldn't believe how shameless Matthew was. From the looks of it, Matthew was trying to twist things around.

However, Marion's eyes lit up as she exclaimed, "It's all thanks to you, then! Here we were thinking it was Gideon who saved Ella."

Matthew was secretly pleased. He'd only made it up on a whim to see if he could get lucky. He didn't expect to actually succeed.

Was it Gideon who saved Elara? Regardless of whether it was the case, Matthew was certainly going to take the credit for it.

He thought, "Oh, G