The car door swung open, and Weldon stepped out, followed closely by Thomas.
Weldonâs gaze found Melissaâs, and she looked back at him, unblinking.
Thomas, wearing a look of concern, tried to mediate.
âWeldon, give Melissa a bit more time to think it over.
Itâs not fair to push her like this.
â
Weldon effortlessly scooped up Matthew and cradled him in his arms.
His towering presence and stern expression were enough to scare Matthew.
The little boyâs mouth quivered before he started crying uncontrollably.
Weldon, visibly irritated by Matthewâs reaction, didnât hide his disappointment.
He groaned, âWhat a useless thing! Come on, youâre stronger than this.
Boys need to be brave and unyielding.
Youâre going to stay with me from now on.
â
Matthew, however, was having none of it.
As he glared at Weldon, he began to kick and squirm desperately.
âI donât want to go with you! Let me go! I donât even know you.
Youâre the monster that eats kids, arenât you? Julie warned me about people like you.
â
Hearing that, Weldon got really annoyed and asked Melissa, âWho the hell is Julie? And how can she feed a kid with such nonsense?â
At that moment, Melissa was so anxious that she was sweating profusely.
Looking straight at Weldon, she slowly said, âYou donât understand anything about Matthew.
How dare you just come here trying to take my boy? Mr.
Smith, youâre heartless.
Donât kid yourself! Nobody can stand you.
If you donât believe me, ask your brother or your wife if they can stand being around you.
â
Weldon just scoffed, âI couldnât care less if they like me or not.
â
He picked up Matthew and walked over to Melissa.
In the moonlight, he looked down at the mother and son, noticing how much they resembled each otherâ¦
In truth, he wasnât happy that Matthew didnât look like him at all.
But that wasnât important.
What he cared about was having an heir for the Smith family, and he planned to mentor Matthew himself.
Matthew was silent for a bit, and then started crying again, yelling,
âYouâre the bad guy! I donât like you.
Go away, you monster! My dad is a superhero.
He knows how to deal with monsters.
Heâs going to come and defeat you.
â
Weldon didnât get angry; instead, he smiled at Melissa and said, âLook at him, naturally ruthless! He comes from the Smith family after all.
â
âBullshits!â Melissa retorted sharply.
âHeâs nothing like you! Try to take him away, and Iâm calling the police immediately.
â
Weldon just sneered in response.
Just then, a helicopter started flying their way, its propellers whirring louder as it neared.
Cradling Matthew, Weldon told Melissa with a smug look,
âIâm sending him overseas! If you canât bear to be apart from your little boy, come with me, Melissa.
â