Chapter 283: Chapter 283



At that moment, the words that came out of his mind was ‘ arrogant egomaniac’.

However, he was very charming to behave like that.

At that moment, it was time for the bodyguard guarding the entrance of the elevator to change his position. A rustling sound accompanied by the sound of a conversation, “It’s very cold outside and warm inside…”

The man’s words stopped abruptly midway.

The person speaking, with an unconscious glance, saw Matthew in the hallway….

Then, he forgot what he wanted to say.

The other three people wondered what he was looking at and their eyes straightened, probably out of curiosity, so they all lengthened their heads to look in the direction in which the man was looking, however….

Dolores seemed to sense someone and nudged Matthew.

“Hmm?”

Dolores whispered, “did someone just speak?”. Matthew turned his head without hesitation.

“…”

They didn’t expect Matthew to turn his head suddenly and didn’t know how to react for a moment. They were all stunned and feared that he would get angry. They wanted to explain to him that it wasn’t his intention to stare, but they didn’t know how to start the conversation.

Dolores’ face turned red, like a burning fire. She lowered her head and tugged at the corner of Matthew’s coat.

This was too humiliating.

He lowered his head and saw Dolores’ red face, hugged her in his arms and said in a deep voice, “Turn your heads.” He knew Dolores was shy.

He knew Dolores would be embarrassed to look at those people at that moment.

The four strong men lined up and turned at the same time, as if they had made an agreement beforehand.

Dolores entered the room with her head down. Upon reaching the room, she immediately pushed Matthew aside.

“It’s all your fault.”

She thought Matthew had done things wrong on the occasion.

Matthew bent down to look at her, his face still red, how could she be so shy?

He thought Dolores was cute, like a young girl in love, wistful and shy.

A smile came across his face as he reached out to pinch her cheeks, “I made them turn, no one will look at you.”

“They all did.” Dolores looked at him resentfully.

He wrapped his arms around her, “It’s okay to let them look.”

“Go away.” Dolores pushed Matthew away.

Matthew didn’t let go and instead hugged her tighter, even teasing, “I like the way you blush.”

Why was this man so annoying?

“Daddy, Mommy, what are you doing?” the two children on the bed suddenly stopped frolicking and looked at Matthew and Dolores at the same time.

Simona covered her eyes with both hands, leaving some gaps between her fingers and eavesdropping, “Daddy and mommy are going to kiss, how embarrassing, how embarrassing.”

“Don’t look at what is contrary to decorum, don’t look at what is contrary to decorum.” Samuel covered his sister’s eyes with one hand and his own with the other, “You guys go on, you guys go on, we definitely won’t look.”

Dolores and Matthew looked at each other and then casually glanced at the two children standing on the bed at the same time, they didn’t know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

Samuel thought silently in his heart, Dad and Mom were getting closer?

But this is good, in the future, they could stay together as a family of four.

“Mom, can you give me a brother or sister?” Samuel’s voice came through his fingers.

Dolores was speechless.

Matthew was overjoyed. He was pleased with the words, quite pleased.

It was certain that Samuel had the same blood as that which coursed through his veins. It was clear that Samuel was her biological son to understand him so well.

“Do you hear that?” Matthew wrapped his arms around Dolores’ waist.

The blush that had just dissipated on Dolores’ face reappeared and she whispered, “You take a child’s words so seriously?”

“Why can’t I take it seriously?” Matthew was serious.

Dolores was speechless.

“Stop it.” Dolores pushed Matthew’s hand away, “Don’t set a bad example in front of the children.”

She walked over to the bed and took Samuel’s hand away, then said seriously, “Children can’t talk nonsense.”

“Mama, I’m not talking nonsense.” Samuel wrapped his arms around Dolores’ neck and whispered in her ear, “I hope you and Dad can have another baby, so you can be together and no longer be apart.”

It turned out that the child was afraid they would be separated, Dolores reached out and rubbed his hair, “A child shouldn’t think too much.”

“Then, Mommy, why don’t you sleep with us tonight.” Samuel tugged her hand and placed it on the bed.

“I haven’t showered yet…”

“You don’t need to shower, I don’t care if you’re dirty.” Dolores was speechless.

“Daddy, you’ll sleep with us too.” Simona jumped on top of the springs of the bed mat, Matthew feared she would fall so he caught her, “Jump slowly.”

The little girl was in a good mood and put her arms around him, “I’m not going to fall, we’re going to sleep together, Daddy.”

Matthew looked at Dolores nonchalantly and agreed with a smile.

The hotel bed was roomy enough, but it was still a bit cramped for four.

However, the two children were content, so neither Dolores nor Matthew wanted to spoil their mood. They slept squeezed together.

The two slept on either side of the bed and the children in the middle.

The room was cozy because it was filled with an orange lamp and flooded with warm light.

It was uncertain whether the two children were excited or just in a good mood and could not sleep, they pestered Dolores to tell them a story.

Simona snuggled into Matthew’s arms, “Daddy, I want to hear the story of Sleeping Beauty.”

Samuel was speechless.

His sister was still very childish.

However, it was a rare day when the family was together and the atmosphere was very pleasant, so he gave in to his sister.

Matthew pursed his lips, Sleeping Beauty?

Seeing Matthew’s hesitation, Simona asked, “Papa, don’t you know how to tell the story?”

Matthew felt embarrassed, indeed, he didn’t know how to tell it. Since he was a child, no one told him those fairy tales as a child, let alone when he grew up. He no longer had the opportunity to listen to those stories when he grew up.

Occasionally, when he heard the stories, he felt childish.

“That…”

Dolores helped her, “Simona, Mommy will tell you, okay?”

Simona blinked and pouted her mouth, “Daddy’s so stupid he doesn’t even know about Sleeping Beauty.”

Matthew was speechless.

Did he dislike his daughter?

Dolores helplessly rubbed her daughter’s hair.

“Mommy, you better tell the story.” The little girl looked at Matthew again, “Daddy, you better listen to it now and tell it to me next time.”

Matthew nodded his head and said cooperatively, “Okay.”

Dolores thought for a moment and said after a moment of silence, “Once upon a time there was a castle. On a night when it was raining, the cry of a baby echoed throughout the castle….. The queen gave birth to a princess for the king, and the king welcomed his first princess. Because the king loved his queen so much, the king also loved the princess.

When the princess turned one year old, the king invited humans and fairies to celebrate the princess’s birthday, but not an evil witch.

The fairies cast spells on the princess. The first fairy gave her beauty.

The second fairy gave her wisdom.

The third fairy gave her courage.

Just as the fourth fairy was about to cast a spell on the princess, a dreary wind blew through the castle, and a witch appeared, wearing a black headdress with a hat and carrying a staff in her hand.

She slowly entered the castle. With the grudge she harbored for not having been invited by the king to the princess’s birthday party, she cast a curse on the princess: The princess will die by being pricked in the finger by the spinning needle of a knitting machine.”

“…”

Simona fell asleep before Dolores finished her story.

She fell sound asleep. Dolores reached out to touch Simona’s face, but Simona showed no sign of waking up. Seeing her daughter’s pretty appearance, she smiled.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Matthew’s hand was placed on the back of her hand. She raised her eyes just in time to meet his.

“Do whatever you want, but pretend I don’t exist.” Samuel pulled the quilt up and covered himself, then closed his eyes as if to tell them he was asleep.

Matthew was speechless.

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