Sean was dumbfounded.
Doloresâs children were his?
How could that be?
It had to be a joke.
âThis isnât funny at all.â Sean straightened up, âStop playing games with me.â If this was true then it would be ridiculous.
Matthew looked at him seriously, âDo I look like Iâm kidding?â
Seanâs face changed again and again, âSamuel is your son?â he was shocked, how could that be?
If Samuel was Matthewâs son, then it meant Doloresâ manâ¦.
He looked at Matthew, his pupils narrowed.
This meant that Doloresâ man was Matthew.
He swallowed saliva, Samuel was six years old, that meant that Dolores and he had already had a relationship seven years ago, but wasnât he with Helen at that time?
How did he get together with Dolores?
Suddenly, he seemed to understand something, he opened his eyes wide, he had left Maria for Dolores.
Thatâs why they called off the wedding, even though they were already engaged.
Maybe there were things in this that he didnât know, but on the whole it must have been so.
Dolores already had a son for him, if he married another woman, then his children would have no father.
When he finally understood, Sean found that it was no longer so hard to accept, since Doloresâ man was Matthew.
But there was still something he didnât understand.
As far as he knew from Samuel, they didnât have a father, not that he didnât know who he was.
They were overseas all that time.
Did Matthew know?
âDolores lived overseas with the children, did you know that?â Sean asked carefully.
Back then Dolores only had Jessica who helped her with the kids, Dolores had a job, and she had two kids, they didnât hire a nanny, they didnât have an easy life, but it was livable.
If Matthew knew, but didnât help them, was he still a gentleman?
The children were his.
If he didnât know, it would be strange.
Dolores gave birth in secret?
This was not a good topic to talk about with Matthew.
He didnât know about the birth of his two children, he regretted missing the first five years of their lives.
Matthew stood up and said, âYou should go back to see your father.â After saying so, he walked to the office door to open it.
Dolores was sitting on the couch with Boyce talking.
It didnât look good.
Because they were talking about Jessica.
After that day, he hadnât seen her again.
She was afraid to face her.
He blamed himself for not seeing sooner that the reason she remarried Randolph was for revenge, thatâs why she went in.
âWhen was that?â
Boyce said Jessica wasnât well, he told her to go to the hospital, but she ignored him.
âIâm sorry, itâs my fault I ignored her, I heard the shift manager say it had been a while.â Boyce said self-accusing.
âThis is not your fault.â Dolores knew Boyce had his own issues, he couldnât watch Jessica all the time, and with his contacts, Jessica had a much better time there.
At least no one dared bully her.
âIf you have time you should visit her, try to convince her to see a doctor, the wards say her cough is quite severe, she coughs many times during the night, her cellmate even complains that it bothers them while they sleep, I just asked someone to find her a single cell.â
There were no single cells in the prison, first Boyce got her a cell with two others, this one was already one of the smallest, at that time, he wanted to find a single cell for her, but those were already occupied and it was not possible to get her one.
Dolores lowered her head, tears were hanging from her eyelashes, âPlease fix it for me, I want to see her today.â
She was worried about Jessicaâs health.
It would only be a few years, after she got out, she could continue to live in freedom, she would have plenty of time to care for Jessica.
Boyce told her not to worry, he would take care of it.
Seeing Matthew approach them, Boyce changed the subject, talked about that time Samuel got in trouble.
It went viral these days.
He said, âThey found that vice mayorâs mistress.â
Matthew sat down next to Dolores, âWhere did they find her?â.
âIn a private house, he bought it for her, itâs now closed for investigations, everyone involved was caught.â Boyce said.
Matthew nodded, he looked at Dolores, he had a feeling she was not in a good mood.
He asked mildly, âWhatâs going on?â
Sean came from inside, and quickly said, âMatthew, can I stay with you? I want to see Samuel.â
He didnât know the relationship between Dolores and Matthew, he said some not very nice things in front of Dolores.
He thought Dolores was not happy about his words.
He was afraid that she might tell Matthew.
Thatâs why he asked her that.
Matthew looked at him sideways, he looked like he could immediately guess what he was thinking.
Sean gave up, âIt wasnât on purpose.â
He sighed, âI didnât know who she was to you, thatâs why I said those things, they werenât really bad things, I said you were loyal, you were young and handsome, you had good character, right sister-in-law?â
Sean was nervous, he even looked at Dolores with pleading eyes.
Dolores was only thinking about Jessica, she didnât even listen to what Sean told her, so she nodded slightly.
Sean sighed, thankfully.
He patted his chest.
Boyce interrupted, âYou look like youâve done something wrong.â
âWhat are you talking about.â Sean sat down next to Boyce and draped his arm over his shoulder, âSo you have an empty room?â
Boyce looked at him in alarm, âWhat do you want?â.
Sean made a rueful face, âI have nowhere to stay.â
As soon as his fans knew where he was staying, there would be people loitering in front of his house, he didnât dare stay there, he feared his privacy would be unearthed.
âNo.â Boyce denied him, he liked the quiet, Sean as a public person with many fans, he feared his life would be affected.
He wanted to live quietly, and safely.
He didnât like being stopped in front of his house, he didnât like the noise.
Boyce stood up, âDolores, Iâll call you when itâs settled.â Dolores nodded and agreed.
Boyce was afraid Sean would follow him, so he left first.
Matthew was already guessing why Dolores was in such a bad mood, he reached out to take her hand, âIâll go with you.â
Dolores turned to look at him, at that moment, she really needed someone to go with her, so she agreed.
Sean blinked, he felt like he was dreaming.
He had never seen Matthew be so gentle with a woman, even when it came to Maria, he had never been so detailed, so loving and gentle with her.
âUhm, Iâm going now.â Sean stood up.
Matthew looked at him.
Sean was so scared he shivered, maybe he had done something wrong and felt guilty.
He was scared just by the look on Matthewâs face.
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