Chapter 20


    In the end, Matthew took a taxi back. When he reached home, James and Helen were sitting in the


    living room, as though they were waiting for him. “You’re finally back. What time is it now? Do you


    actually still care about the family?!” Helen reprimanded.


    Matthew was left speechless. You were the one who stopped me from getting into the car earlier on,


    but now you’reining that I came backte! “It’s hard to get a taxi around Times Hotel. I only


    managed to get one after walking on foot for two miles—” Matthew tried to exin himself but Helen


    cut him off directly, “I don’t want to hear your exnation. Just admit that you’re poor and ipetent.


    Do you still need to get a taxi if you could afford yourself a car?”


    Sasha couldn’t resist but defend Matthew, “Mom, it was you who snatched the car that Mr. Newman


    gave him as a gift…”


    “Keep your mouth shut!” Helen snapped furiously. “Have I not made myself clear enough? That car


    belongs to us and it has nothing to do with him. Without the drug produced by our family, would Mr.


    Newman even know who he is?”


    “Y-You’re ridiculous!” Sasha, who was annoyed, said crossly.


    “How am I being ridiculous? Does any part of what I said not make sense?” Sasha was so incensed by


    her mother’s critiques that she stormed off back to her room. “It’s all your fault that Sasha is throwing a


    tantrum. Could you just stop creating trouble for us?!” Helen criticized Matthew angrily.


    This time, Matthew was really left speechless. Sasha is clearly being angry with you and I wonder why


    am I to me for that again?


    “Forget it. I shouldn’t pin any hopes on a useless man like you!” Angrily, she demanded, “Now, go and


    remove that suit you are wearing because Liam ising byter to take it.”


    “Eh?” Matthew was taken aback by what she said. Didn’t she say she wanted to sell it off? Why is Liam


    “Is there any problem with that? Liam is a businessman and it’s reasonable for him to wear premium


    clothing. Are you going to dress in this way to clean the toilet? What’s more, Liam always buys us


    presents every year. What about you? What have you done other than having your meals at home?”


    “Mom, you’re so biased!” Sasha couldn’t help but stride out of the room and said, “This suit is a gift


    from Mr. Newman to Matthew…”


    “I’m going to repeat this: all these things from Mr. Newman are supposed to belong to us and they have


    got nothing to do with Matthew. I haveplete say in this and you have no right to interfere with my


    decision!”


    “But…”


    Just as Sasha wanted to say something, she was stopped by Matthew. “I’m fine. It’s nothing more than


    just a suit.” Withposure, he walked back to his room and changed back to his own clothes before


    taking the suit out.


    “Pack it up nicely!” With resentment written all over her face, Helen criticized, “Could you at least have


    some forethought? Are you going to hand it to your brother-inw just like that? Don’t you think you


    should be more respectful toward him?”


    What she said angered Sasha, who refuted, “Both of them are your sons-inw, so why does Matthew


    have to be respectful toward him?!”


    “Hmph, can a live-in son-inw be the same as a son-inw?” With a contemptuous look, Helen added,


    “While one depends on our family for a living, the other takes care of us; what do you think?”


    Liam soon came looking delighted with two hampers in his hands. With all smiles, Helen immediately


    walked over and showered him with all her attention as though he was his own son. Looking proud of


    himself, Liam sat in the living room chatting with James and Helen. While he was at it, his vision


    lingered in the direction of Sasha’s room—it was obvious he was trying to steal nces at her. Much to


    his disappointment, Sasha did note out of her room even once.


    “Mom, this suit looks rather nice. Let me try it on!” Liam made a dash excitedly to one of the bedrooms


    to put on the suit.


    “Is it a sizerger than your usual one?” Helen asked. After all, Liam was half a head’s size shorter


    than Matthew.


    “It’s fine. I can take it back and get it altered.” Liam adored the suit so much that he was reluctant to


    take it off. He recognized the suit to be from Armani which cost several hundred thousand. He was sure


    he would look chic by wearing this suit out in the future.


    “Fine then.” Helen nodded before she yelled, “Matthew, why are you still standing there doing nothing?


    Get a bag to put Liam’s clothes in!”


    “Mom, it’s okay. I’m leaving my clothes behind as a gift for Matthew.” With a heartyugh, Liam


    continued, “Since Matthew doesn’t own many decent clothes, I really should offer him some help as his


    brother-inw.”


    “Oh, Liam, that’s very kind of you,” Helen said with a smile. “Matthew,e on here and thank Liam!”


    Matthew did not say anything. Why do I have to thank him for his old clothes when he took away my


    new suit?


    “Forget it. Let’s not stand on ceremony since we’re a family!” Liam then waved flourishly and said,


    “Dad, Mom, I’ve got to go and I’ll buy the two of you dinner tomorrow night!”


    “Great! Please be careful on your way back!” Helen and James walked Liam out to the main door; the


    smile on their faces had never fainted.


    By the time Matthew returned to his room, he found Sasha sitting next to the table, sulking. “Matthew,


    c-could you please man up a little? Why did you offer your belongings to others?”


    “I’m fine!” Matthew let out a chuckle and said, “I don’t use the car and the watch that much. What’s


    more, I gave them to Dad and Mom as they’re not outsiders.”


    Sasha asked indignantly, “Don’t you notice how they are treating you?”


    “I do.” Matthew looked at her affectionately as he continued, “But I don’t care. They are your parents


    who brought you up and let you be my wife, which is my biggest honor. So, it’s my obligation to


    treat them well!”


    Sasha’s face blushed slightly when she remarked, “You’re such a sweet talker. Come clean with me


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    now—since when did you be so skilled at flirting with girls?”


    “I’m not flirting because I really meant every word I said!” Matthew grabbed her hands and ced them


    on his chest. “Can’t you feel my love for you?”


    “Tsk, I can’t!” Sasha grunted annoyingly but she did not take back her hands. She could still remember


    vividly the moment Matthew proposed to her earlier that night. At that moment, she felt that all the


    humiliation she had suffered over the past three years had turned out to be worthwhile. “Fine, I can’t


    make anyments about letting Mom and Dad have the car and the watch. But, what about giving


    the suit to Liam?” Sasha questioned angrily.


    “Don’t worry, it might not do Liam any good by taking away the suit.”


    “Why is that so?” Sasha asked curiously.


    He shed her a mysterious smile and said, “You’ll find out tomorrow.”


    “You’re keeping me in suspense, huh?” Sasha pursed her lips and suddenly, she made a stretch so


    alluring a posture that Matthew found himself unable to tear his eyes away from her.


    “I’m so sleepy. Let’s go to bed!” Sasha covered half of her body with the nket exposing only her fair-


    skinned calves.


    Despite his racing heartbeat, Matthew still behaved himself by obediently switching off the lights and


    lying down on his makeshift bed. Sasha couldn’t help but be frustrated to see this. Some timeter, she


    muttered in a soft voice, “Matthew, isn’t that bed that you’re sleeping on too small for you?”


    “Nope, I think it suits me just right!”


    “It suits you just right? Well, you should just sleep there for the rest of your life then!” Sasha clicked her


    tongue with irritation.


    Matthew, who was stunned for a second, suddenly felt like pping himself for his lousy answer. “Why


    don’t you ask me again?” he asked tentatively.


    “Get lost!” Sasha flipped to the other side and showed him her back.


    Lying on the makeshift bed, Matthew was in a quandary for a long time but in the end, he still had no


    guts to move.


    Next morning, Liam visited them wearing the Armani suit. “How do I look? Does it look better on me


    now after I got it altered?” Liam deliberately walked over to Matthew to show off.


    “It’s not bad. Liam, you’re now looking more and more like a sessful man!” With a gleeful face,


    Helen went on to make a sarcastic remark, “Unlike someone who still looks poor and ipetent even


    though with that suit on!”


    Sasha shot Matthew with a skeptical nce. Didn’t you tell me that it wasn’t a good thing for Liam to


    have that set of clothes? Why is he still here trying to show off to everyone?


    Suddenly, a man dressed in an immacte suit walked over to the main door. “Good morning, I’m Mr.


    Walker, the manager of the Armani gship store. I’m here to collect the suit. May I know whether it’s


    ready to be returned?”