Chapter 289: Chapter 289



“Hurry up and eat your food before it gets cold,” Dolores urged once again.

Matthew got up and walked over to the table. He lifted his head and looked at her, “Aren’t you going to eat with me?”

“I’ve only filled a rice bowl. I’ll go outside to eat.”

“Stay here with me.” Matthew sat up and pulled her to sit on his leg. Dolores lifted her head and looked at him, emphasizing once again, “Just a bowl of rice.”

“Let’s eat together.” Matthew thought this was no problem. He took the food and put it in his mouth.

Dolores was speechless.

“Hmm?”

Matthew brought it close to Dolores’ mouth. The blue-green okra was on his lips, “Aren’t you hungry?”

Dolores murmured in her heart. She was not a child who needed to be fed.

“You don’t want me to feed you, do you?” Matthew only needed a glance to see through her.

Dolores said softly with her head lowered, “I’m an adult. You treat me like a child.” Matthew ate the food she hadn’t eaten and set the bowl down, “You feed me.” Dolores was speechless.

“You can treat me like a child.” She lifted her head and gave him a wink, “Feed me.”

The corner of Dolores’ eyes twitched. But obviously, if she didn’t, Matthew would pester her incessantly.

To get rid of him as soon as possible, Dolores picked up the chopsticks and the bowl. Then, she picked up a toothpick full of shrimp meat and stuck it in her mouth.

Matthew opened his mouth and bit into everything, including the chopsticks. Dolores tried to remove the chopsticks from Matthew’s mouth, but could not. She frowned and, just when she wanted to lose her temper, Matthew let go of the chopsticks.

“Yummy.” He sketched a slight smile.

Dolores stared at him, “Coral’s dishes are always tasty.”

“Tastes good because you fed me.” She slipped her arm around his waist. He lifted his head and fed her the shrimp meat she had just given him. “You can taste if you don’t believe.”

Dolores was speechless.

She didn’t eat. Matthew raised his eyebrows, “What, do I disgust you?”

Dolores didn’t meet his gaze, “No.”

“Then eat.”

Dolores was speechless.

“Can you stop…mm…”

Her lips were gagged by his kiss before she could finish her sentence, and the shrimp meat was passed into her mouth.

Dolores’ eyes widened.

He sniffled, “Isn’t it sweet.”

Dolores wanted to spit it out. Matthew noticed her movement and lifted his lower jaw. The shrimp meat made its way down his esophagus. The delicate taste spread throughout her mouth.

“Don’t be perverse.” He sketched a wider smile. Dolores took a bite of rice without looking at him. Matthew no longer teased her. He had to cajole Dolores if he really angered her.

And he wasn’t sure he could calm her down with sweet words.

They finished all the dishes because there was only one plate of rice. Dolores took the dishes out while Matthew went to the bathroom.

Coral was packing. Jessica was bathing Samuel.

Dolores put all the silverware from the dining room in the kitchen sink. She put on her gloves and squeezed out some dishwashing liquid, and started washing the dishes.

Coral arrived as she finished packing. She rushed in when she saw Dolores washing the dishes, “You must be exhausted after spending all day in the car. Put them here and I’ll wash them. Then go take a bath and get a good night’s sleep so you won’t feel so tired.”

Dolores said with a smile, “I’m not tired.”

“Even if you’re not tired, you don’t need to wash them.” Coral pulled her aside and took off her gloves, “I noticed that Young Master looked unhappy. So go and keep him company some more.”

Dolores did not want to go into the room. Otherwise he would disturb her again. She stepped aside and picked up a washed apple. She pretended to be unnoticed and asked, “Your mother…”.

Coral raised her head and looked at her. She seemed to be a little taken aback that Dolores brought up the subject so abruptly, “You mean Mrs. Nelson?”.

Dolores nodded, “Can you tell me about her?”.

Coral was stunned for a moment before smiling, “Sure.”

Dolores took the initiative to ask something about the Young Master. Does that mean that the relationship between Dolores and the Young Master took a major leap when they were away these days?

“I was following Mrs. Nelson to the Nelson Family. She worked for the Harris Family as a maid. Mrs. Nelson later married into the Nelson Family. The Harris Family was concerned that there was no one to take care of Mrs. Nelson here, so they asked me to follow her. Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Nelson were united in marriage. Although they did not feel much for each other, they respected each other. Then they had the Young Master. Their relationship improved markedly. Mrs. Nelson later died of her illness. Mr. Nelson married Victoria not even a month after Mrs. Nelson died.”

Dolores took a bite of the apple and chewed slowly in her mouth, but thought about this matter in her mind. She felt there was still much that could not be explained.

Jolene had passed away, but Victoria said she had been pregnant before.

So where was the child now?

Where was the man she was in a relationship with?

They all faded away as if they had followed Jolene’s death.

Coral, for her part, knew even less. She had no idea that Matthew was not Jolene’s biological son.

“What do you think of Victoria?” asked Dolores again.

Coral thought for a while and said without prejudice, “Although the time she was married to Mr. Nelson was not good, she is not a bad person. It seems that she was not in good health. She never criticized or blamed the Young Master. She did nothing beyond her limits. And, most importantly, she had no children. I really admire her on this point. After all, she was young at the time. It is unfortunate for a woman not to have her own child all her life.”

Dolores lowered her eyes, and the apple in her mouth had lost its taste. Victoria called her today to persuade her to give up making the watered gauze available to the world.

At that time, Jeffery forced her to use the Forbis Family family business in exchange for marriage to Jayden, due to pressure from the Harris Family to accompany their own son.

Even if her son did not know her.

Dolores was aware, and she could not pretend she was not. She was in no position to judge right from wrong at that moment. However, the Harris Family abusing their power and bullying people was out of place.

She clenched her hands. He would not regret it once he had made his decision.

Dolores still wanted to ask Coral about Jeffery.

She had been in the Harris Family before, and she would certainly know Jeffery. She heard Jessica’s voice just as she was about to start asking.

“Lola.”

Jessica had finished bathing Samuel. Perhaps because he was tired from the car ride, he had gone to bed and was sleeping now.

Jessica had something to tell her daughter. So, when she saw that Dolores was in the kitchen, she called her.

Dolores remembered she had something to tell her. She put down the apple and came out, “Mom.”

“Follow me inside.” Jessica turned and walked into the room.

Dolores followed her inside. After entering the room, Jessica said, “Close the door.”

Dolores closed the door, sat down on the side of the bed and asked, “What do you want to tell me?”

Jessica clenched her hands. She didn’t know how to tell her, or if she did, Dolores would definitely object.

“Are you and he still okay during this period away?” Jessica decided to first calm the atmosphere before telling her.

Dolores knew who Jessica had mentioned.

She just wanted to tell Jessica her decision, “He and I are fine. I’ve decided to be with him.”

“That’s good.” This was what Jessica wished for too, “After all, he is the father of the two children. Maybe your destiny was destined from the beginning. You will return to the original point after experiencing so many things.”

They had been sweethearts since they were children, and she gave birth to his children accidentally.

Perhaps it had all been fated somehow.

“Lola…” Jessica was about to say something, but paused hesitantly.

“Mom, say what you want. I’m not a stranger. I’m your daughter.” Dolores grabbed her hands.

Jessica looked at her daughter and steeled herself, “I’ve decided to remarry Randolph.”

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