CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 118: YOU MUST BREAK UP!

Two years had passed, and Victoria and Lucretia’s relationship was still far from perfect. The atmosphere in the sedan was tense. It was just Victoria and the old woman, who hadn’t spoken a word. Victoria was very grateful that thanks to her memory recovery, she no longer had to be afraid of this old woman. She was used to Lucretia always scolding her and saying various sarcastic remarks that hurt her feelings. Now she was convinced that Lucretia had called her only because of the video circulating on the internet. Previously, Matthias had been confident that their marriage had been approved, but now the situation was the opposite of Matthias’s previous expectations.

"I guess I don’t need to ask about you anymore. Two years ago, you suddenly ran away and hurt my son’s feelings," Lucretia said sharply.

Victoria still wore a friendly smile, even though she was already fed up with the same situation. "I never ran away from him. Matthias is the only man I truly love."

"Fuck you! How can you truly love my son when your family keeps deceiving us and extorting funds from the T&H Group!"

"I swear, I really, really love him."

"You’re very good at lying. If you really loved him, you wouldn’t have left him two years ago."

"But-"

"I don’t want to hear your excuses anymore. I don’t know why my son is so crazy about you when there are so many women who are more perfect than you."

"Because Matthias also loves me sincerely. You must believe me!"

"Matthias was fooled by you because you were good at seducing him! If you weren’t after him anymore, I wouldn’t be looking for you like I am now!"

"So, what should I do now? He and I are already in love."

Lucretia smiled sarcastically as she stared at her enemy. "Break up."

Victoria’s eyes widened. "What?"

"Can’t you do it? If you do, I won’t bother you again for the rest of your life!"

"What if I don’t want to do it?"

"You really have no idea, Victoria! I’ve always treated your family well, but you still dare to fight me!"

"Because I promised Matthias I wouldn’t leave him again. No, I mean, I never left him in the first place. Actually, two years ago, I suddenly disappeared because I had an accident."

Lucretia laughed loudly, clenching her right fist. "You can’t fool me, Victoria. I’ve checked all the accident records from the day you disappeared. But there’s not a single accident involving you."

"What? How could that be? I was in a coma for several months because of that accident!"

"You don’t have to make up stories anymore! You definitely can’t meet my son now! Soon he will marry another woman!"

Her heart felt like it had been struck by lightning upon hearing the shocking news. She had already guessed that the woman Matthias would marry was Amber. After all, Amber and Lucretia had been very close. However, she really wanted to tell Lucretia that Amber wasn’t a good woman and had been setting her up all along. Whether Lucretia would hear her or not, she could only resign herself to it.

"Auntie, actually Amber has been setting me up all this time!"

"How dare you say bad things about Amber! Do you have any proof?"

"At Amber’s welcoming ceremony, she deliberately set me up and humiliated me. She even released a hoax about me stealing Matthias from her."

"No. It’s more likely you stole Matthias from her. Amber and Matthias have known each other for a long time. You’re just a third person who suddenly appeared in Matthias’s life because you were after his fortune!"

"I never targeted Matthias like that. I really don’t care about his wealth."

"Anyway, you need to break up as soon as possible. Matthias and Amber are getting married soon." Lucretia looked away nervously. "Amber got pregnant after sleeping with Matthias."

What was really going on? How could Matthias sleep with Amber when she was the one he was sleeping with all this time? Was this a cheap trick planned by Amber to marry Matthias? Victoria felt like she wanted to tell the truth—she was actually the one who was pregnant, not Amber!

"Auntie, I suggest you don’t believe what he says too much!"

"Amber has given me all the evidence, including the pregnancy test. Besides, I saw her sleeping in Matthias’s room."

The more she heard those hurtful words, the more her breath hitched. Now she couldn’t think straight because it was impossible for Matthias to have slept with Amber, even though they had been together all this time. If Matthias had slept with Amber while she was away, it was impossible. Because she still remembered Matthias’s words, who had been following her secretly, and they had proven to be true. So, when had Lucretia witnessed Amber sleeping with Matthias? Why had she missed this important information?

"Think of a way to make my son hate you. I’m so sick of him defending you so fiercely without looking at the facts!"

*****

After a long conversation with Lucretia, Victoria returned to her work in her office with a gloomy expression. She didn’t want to show anyone her anxiety. What was she supposed to do now? Why did she have to disappear from Matthias’s life when they had already decided to live as a normal married couple?

Just as tears were about to flow down her cheeks, her husband suddenly entered the room carrying a paper bag. She quickly wiped her tears away with her thumb and greeted him.

"Matty, I missed you so much." She spread her arms wide.

Matthias placed two paper bags on the table and then hugged his wife lovingly. "Me too. That’s why I came straight to you after my meeting."

"Can I ask you a favor now?"

"No need to ask, I will definitely help you right away."

"Then, can you hold me until you have to go back to the office? For some reason, I really need your hug."