Chapter 100 All Against One
Melanie’s resilience impressed me, and I thought she was pretty shameless to say such a thing. After all,
she was in a humiliating position herself,
“Go ahead. I’m sure you never lack good news since you’re so shameless,” I retorted and met Melanie’s
gaze.
Unexpectedly, Henry spoke, “Stop being stubborn. You’re equally responsible in this situation. Don’t think
everyone owes you something!”
I stared at him and didn’t know how to respond. Soon after, Matthew entered and saw me holding Ava.
He observed everyone’s expressions, then told me, “Let’s go home.”
“Matt, why are you in a hurry to leave? I didn’t tell Chloe the good news yet,” Melanie sneered at him, “Do
you even want to go home with her now? My child needs a father, too.”
My mind went blank, and my head throbbed. I swayed, and Matthew came to support me. “Honey.” 1
I looked at him. “Her child?”
Matthew couldn’t bear to look into my eyes, and I realized Melanie’s claim was true. I couldn’t control my
emotions as I asked, “The child belongs to you two?” 1
Henry shamelessly stated, “Mel and Matt aren’t blood–related siblings, so they can have as many kids as they want. You don’t need to make a fuss, and stop making it seem like my family owes you everything. Since we’ve encountered this problem, we should solve it within the family.”
“Solve it internally?” After putting Ava down, I stared at Henry and asked, “I’d like to hear how you plan on solving this.”
Everyone in the room fell silent. With a heavy heart, I turned to Matthew and asked, “Tell me, how do you propose we handle this internally?!
Ava tightened her grip on my thigh and called me, “Mommy.
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