While driving to the company with Lucy, Matthew could not help but feel uneasy. He was even getting a headache, seemingly dreading what was to come.Lucy glanced at him from time to time, feeling puzzled. When they were halfway there, she finally asked, “Matt, why do you look so nervous? Aren’t we just meeting your mother? Why do you look like we’re on the way to hell?”Matthew shook his head without saying a word, making Lucy even more curious.What kind of woman was Matthew’s mother to make him look so distressed? Could she be like the evil stepmother in fairy tales?Laughing at her own imagination, Lucy shook her head to get rid of such thoughts. If Matthew had turned out like this, how bad could his mother be? There was no way she would be as bad as she imagined.However, looking at Matthew’s expression, Lucy could not shake off the feeling that his mother might be even scarier than an evil stepmother. After mentally preparing herself, Lucy felt a little better.She decided t
Matthew’s face grew cold. “Mom, you sent me messages in the early hours. You know there’s a time difference between New York and here, right? That’s why I didn’t reply to your messages.”Gabriella found it amusing. “Matty, I raised you. Do you think that I don’t recognize your little tricks? Don’t lie to me. Never mind the time difference, you still haven’t replied to me all morning.”She strutted in her five-inch heels all the way to Matthew.He was left speechless by her words. He clenched his fists in silence.The sound of her heels got closer and closer. With every step Gabriella took, the air around Matthew grew colder.By the time she was in front of him, the air around Matthew was as cold as ice. His face was expressionless, like a silent volcano.Gabriella looked at Matthew with a half-smile. “Matty, you don’t look very happy to see me.”“Of course, I’m not,” Matthew finally said. His voice was cold and firm as if he were talking to his enemy.Standing on the sidelines,
Matthew pulled Lucy behind him, looking furious. “She's my wife. What are you trying to do, Mother?”Gabriella was taken aback when she saw Matthew shielding Lucy so securely. She twirled a strand of hair in her hand and said, “It seems like the future mistress of Leon Corporation isn’t much. Matt, why don’t you marry someone else? I have plenty of worthy candidates.”Lucy clenched her fists behind Matthew, feeling anxious and helpless.This was totally different from what she had imagined. She had imagined many scenarios of meeting Matthew’s mother and even thought about what she would do if his mother did not like her. However, Lucy did not expect to be outright rejected from the start.Gabriella’s words made her doubt herself. Was she really that bad? Memories of Timothy’s betrayal surfaced in her mind, and she looked at Matthew with pleading eyes.Fortunately, Matthew did not disappoint Lucy. “What nonsense are you talking about, Mother? I’ve only ever loved Lucy in my entire
"It’s okay, Matt.”There was nothing wrong with Lucy’s tone, so Matthew did not notice her discomfort.He was just curious, but before he turned around, Lucy hugged him from behind.“I’m fine, Matt. Thank you for your concern.”Lucy tried to sound happy. “I think I've used up all my luck after finding a husband like you. A lot has happened today. Can I just go home and rest? I don’t want to go in.”Thinking that Lucy had not recovered from what had happened earlier, he patted her head and said, “Okay, you can go back and sleep as long as you want. I’ll go with you.”After saying that, he wanted to break away from her embrace. However, no matter how hard he tried, she would not let go. He was afraid of hurting her, so he dared not use too much force.He heard Lucy say to him, “It’s okay, Matt. I can go back alone. Just give me the car keys. I bet you have a lot to do at the company today since you kept insisting on coming to work.”Matthew fell silent. His desk was probably fill
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief. “Alright, you may leave.”The man left the CEO’s office, and Matthew concentrated on his work again.Unlike what he said, Lucy did not seem like she was going home after leaving Leon Corporation. She drove aimlessly on the highway while her mind was in chaos.The appearance of Matthew’s mother was like a wake-up call for her. She seemed to be too dependent on Matthew. If anything happened to her, she would have to depend on Matthew and get him to solve everything for her.How could she ever deserve Matthew? How could she take everything Matthew gave her for granted? When did she develop such a mentality? It seemed like ever since Matthew showed an interest in her, every other woman was basically invisible to him. Even her best friend, Chelsea, was only given a shred of respect by Matthew because she was her friend.Since then, she had been taking advantage of Matthew’s affection, asking him for whatever she wanted. Even if she did not ask him f
Lucy sat in the café hesitantly with a cup of coffee that she had randomly ordered. Meanwhile, Gabriella was elegantly sipping on the cappuccino she ordered.The two of them had been silent for nearly 20 minutes. All this while, Gabriella had just been sipping on the coffee in front of her. Lucy had prepared herself to be criticized and interrogated by her, but she did not expect this. Somehow, it made her feel more tense.She could not just sit there and do nothing, so she picked up the coffee in front of her and took a sip.Ah, how bitter…“I thought you were bad enough, but looking at you closely now, your shortcomings have truly exceeded my imagination.”Lucy froze.Gabriella put down her coffee cup and stared at Lucy carefully.“With your demeanor, you're nowhere near worthy of Matty. Your sense of style is a mess. You're dressed in unknown, low-end brands.“You’re lacking class too. How on earth did Matty fall in love with you?”The more Gabriella spoke, the more she sta
”Madam, I can’t accept your card.” Lucy handed the black card back.Gabriella stopped sipping her coffee and looked at Lucy. “Is the money not enough for you? What else can I do to make you leave my son?”Lucy’s lips twitched.Gosh!Lucy felt even more like she was in a melodramatic romance movie.All the previous thoughts she had in the car were completely swept away by Gabriella’s actions.Dumbfounded, Lucy looked at her. “Madam, you've misunderstood me. I’ve never wanted money.”Gabriella's expression was cold. “I guess you want power, then. What is it that you want? Just tell me and I’ll make it happen.”Lucy held her forehead. What was she going to do?Did this lady not understand human language? If she told her that Matthew and she were genuinely in love and that he was the only one she cared about, would that not be exactly like those cheesy romance movies? Why was this crazy plot happening to her?She was literally caught in a do-or-die situation. Help! If Matthew was
Whatever Lucy was thinking about, Gabriella helped her put it into words.She took out a stack of photos from her bag. “These are the kind of women I’ve picked out for Matthew. Some are prettier than you, some are more well-mannered than you, some are more capable than you, and some have better family backgrounds than you. "I just don’t understand why Matthew would fall in love with you.“I’ve asked everyone around Matty, and they all said that he saw you on the streets by chance and dragged you to get your marriage registered. I’m still very confused by that. "Matty has never been such a hasty person. Why would he suddenly drag you to get married…”Lucy could not bear to listen to the rest of what Gabriella had to say. She took the photos Gabriella handed her and flipped through them one by one. Every one of these women was indeed better than her. In fact, they were the best of the best.She felt even more numb. Who was she to marry Matthew? “Maybe it’s because… Matt likes me,