Chapter 198: Chapter 198



Matthew looked at Dolores, who was sitting on the couch with her daughter in her arms, and then gently tucked the hair hanging down behind her ear behind her ear. “No one can hurt my wife, let alone bully and insult her.”

He looked up and a smile came across his calm, serious face, “But since you saved my wife’s life, I won’t pursue the matter any further this time. Consider it as me returning the favor of having saved my wife.”

After that, he bent down and took his daughter in Dolores’ arms and said, “Let’s go.”

Dolores took a deep breath. She hadn’t expected things to come to this.

“Wait.”

Charles called out to Matthew.

The usual smile on his face disappeared, “Mr. Nelson, you are very tactful. With such a small matter, you deliberately create a big problem, and then you repay me the favor by saving…” Speaking of Dolores, he paused for a moment, “Your wife.”

Matthew did not deny Charles’ words. For ever since he had heard the clerk insist that they had Mr. White as a sponsor, he had decided in his mind that Mr. White was Charles.

So he deliberately made light of it. When Charles arrived, she did him the favor of not pursuing the matter further and returned the favor of saving Dolores.

He did not want Charles to hold on to this favor and go past Dolores.

Matthew straightened his daughter’s somewhat wrinkled neck and looked at her with a gentle smile. But it was Charles to whom he said, “Mr. White, thank you. It’s thanks to your people are so ineffective that you gave me the opportunity.”

Charles’ fingers on the armrest tightened. He had to accept it. It was true that there was someone taking advantage of his power and bullying others.

He could say nothing to refute it.

He looked at Dolores, “I’m sorry for what happened today.” As he spoke, he looked Dolores up and down. He knew what she had come to the mall for, “I’m the owner of the mall. If you need anything, take it today, and all expenses are on me. It’s my way of making up for the inconvenience I’ve caused you.”

“Mr. White, that’s very kind of you. My wife is not in the habit of spending other people’s money.” Without waiting for Dolores to say anything, Matthew took the initiative to say no.

Dolores looked up into Matthew’s handsome face. She really hadn’t expected him to come up with this, and at the time she thought he was just trying to teach Samuel a lesson.

The treachery and sophistication of this man was something she hadn’t expected.

Dolores flashed a polite smile, “Thank you, but it’s not necessary.”

Charles also smiled, “Well, in the future, if you need me for anything here, just ask. I’m afraid we’ll have to meet with the master a little later.”

Dolores probably understood that she had to take care of things here, so she said, “If you’re free tomorrow, then we’ll go tomorrow.”

Charles pondered for a moment and replied, “Okay, I’ll pick you up at the hotel then.”

“Okay.” Dolores picked up her son.

They did not return immediately. This time, Matthew followed Dolores every step, fearing that she would be bullied again by the others.

Dolores grumbled, “You make me sound like a strange animal by following me around like this.”

What kind of woman would go shopping with her husband, children, and a bevy of bodyguards?

Whether it was people shopping or people walking by, they would throw two more looks at her, which made her very uncomfortable.

Matthew said seriously, “I’m worried about you being alone – what if you get bullied again?”

“I’m not a child…”

“You just didn’t handle it.”

Dolores was speechless.

She couldn’t even refute him.

Compared to her relaxation, Charles was annoyed by this unexpected problem.

Lacey kept saying she was sorry, but that wasn’t what Charles wanted.

The sales clerk was stopped inside the store by Tom. She stood by the door and shrank inward, trying to reduce her presence and waiting for Lacey to advocate for her. “Cousin…”

“I’m not your cousin!” Lacey was distressed by his shout. She was adopted, and her adoptive parents didn’t treat her well. Of course, she wasn’t her real cousin either.

But her cousin’s mother was nice enough. Once her adoptive parents scolded her and left her without food, it was her cousin’s mother who took her in and gave her food.

Lacey remembered her mother’s kindness, so she let her come to the store to help out when she was out of work. Only she didn’t expect her to not only steal money from the store, but to threaten customers into buying clothes like that.

No wonder she felt the store’s business was getting worse lately.

It turned out that it was all his fault and the store’s reputation was ruined.

“I was wrong. Lacey, I know I was wrong. Please pray to Mr. White for me.” If Tom hadn’t stopped her, he would have pounced on her.

“You have to bear the consequences of what you do yourself. I can’t save you either.” She could see that Charles was angry. Even though he always had that smile on his face, she knew he was angry at that moment.

He was like that when he was a child, and he never showed his joy or his anger on his face.

He was always smiling and even the dean liked him.

Who was going to like a kid with a sour and disgruntled face all day?

That’s why he was chosen by Nathan in the first place.

“Tom, I never want to see this woman again,” Charles spoke soberly.

“Okay.” Tom grabbed both her arms and prepared to pull her away.

The sales clerk panicked, “Lacey, aren’t you forgetting that when your parents beat you and locked you out the door without feeding you, who took you in and fed you? It was my mother…”

“Stop it!” Lacey interrupted her in a stern voice, “I returned those favors long ago!” When she grew up and was able to support herself, she often gave them money and even gave her ‘cousin’ a job. And what did she do?

Charles waved his hand, indicating that he never wanted to see that woman again. Tom understood and pulled the sales clerk out of the mall, even though she was crying.

Her voice was quickly isolated and the store was immediately silent.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know this had happened…”

“What are you going to do?” Charles interrupted her. At this point, it made no difference to the matter, even if she apologized, it would only damage their relationship.

After all, they had known each other since they were children, had seen each other’s anguish, and had lived together in an orphanage for several years. In any case, they had some affection for each other.

“I’ve already upset you. I got to this state by trusting others too easily.” Lacey sighed, “You’ve already helped me so much. If you weren’t willing to give me this store, the home office wouldn’t have let me open a store here. If the head office knew that I had made this store look like this, I’m afraid they would have to ask me for compensation. I think it’s better to use the excuse that the level of consumption here is not good and close the store.”

“Have you thought this through?” asked Charles casually.

Lacey nodded, “I’ve thought it through.”

“Since you’ve thought it through, I’m not going to change your mind.”

“I can handle it.” Lacey didn’t want to upset him too much.

“Okay.” Charles didn’t say much. After all, they were all adults, and everyone had their own thoughts and ideas.

“I’ll walk you out.” Lacey offered.

Charles didn’t refuse either. There was a small step in front of the tent, and he would need help getting down.

“Is it really incurable?” Lacey looked at him with unspeakable feelings hidden under her eyes. It was harder for her to see him in a wheelchair than it was for Charles himself.

When he was adopted, he had healthy legs and now he was in a wheelchair. This must have been provoked later.

Charles’ eyes narrowed as he thought of the old days….

He used to be able to walk. It was thanks to an accident.

At that time he had accompanied Nathan to inspect the factory, but there was a fire that caused an explosion. His leg exploded when he tried to save Nathan, and that’s why he was in a wheelchair.

“It’s tough.” Charles’ expression didn’t change, but his heart fluttered. After all, no one would like to be a cripple and not even be able to take care of themselves.

“You know the woman who just…”

“Lacey, I don’t like people asking me about my personal business.” Charles interrupted her.

He knew Lacey was trying to ask him about Dolores. “I’m sorry.”

“You don’t always have to say that.” Charles was calm again.

On the other hand, Dolores bought a few changes of clothes before returning to the hotel with Matthew.

Since Dolores had to go see the master who could create the watered gauze, she would not return to B-town for the time being, and Matthew also wanted to find out Sampson’s whereabouts here.

So they came to the consensus that they were going to stay here for a few more days.

When they got out of the car, they entered the hotel and saw people waiting for them in the lobby.

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