The door was left ajar. Matthew pushed the door open.
As soon as he walked in, he saw Cecilia, whose face was as pale as a piece of white paper, and Selina, who was standing there stiffly.
Selina looked stubborn. She pursed her lips tightly together with tears welling up within her eyes.
"Madam Lawson," Matthew called out.
Cecilia looked at Matthew and nodded her head stiffly.
"Matthew, you're here," Cecilia said, sounding exhausted.
"Madam Lawson, please have a seat first. It would be tiring for you to stand for so long," Matthew said.
Then, he looked at Selina and said, "Selina, you should sit down too."
Cecilia nodded and sat on the sofa.
They needed to sit down and talk peacefully.
However, Selina did not want to sit down at all.
She stood there wilfully.
Seeing this, Cecilia sighed.
She saw Matthew shaking his head, signaling her to not reprimand Selina when she was about to do so.
Cecilia sighed and did not say anything.
Then, Matthew talked to Selina softly, "Selina, please sit down."
Selina said stubbornly, "No."
"Are you going to be a statue?" Matthew stared at Selina and said.
"You're right, I want to be a statue."
Matthew felt helpless.
He said in a softer voice, "Please sit down and talk to your mom. Don't be so willful."
Selina was annoyed when she heard Matthew describing her as a willful person.
Perhaps it was because Cecilia had just reprimanded her for being a willful kid. She was sensitive to this word now.
Selina became more and more stubborn. She said, "I won't sit!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes..." Selina's voice was cut off.
Matthew hoisted her into his arms out of a sudden.
Selina wanted to scold Matthew. However, she did not do so because Cecilia was there.
Matthew carried Selina to the sofa and made her sit on the sofa. After that, he sat on the other side of the sofa.
He looked at Cecilia and said, "Madam Lawson, I know you are here because of what has happened between Selina and I. I'm the one who arranged this condominium for Selina. So, please don't blame her for this."
Cecilia's heart skipped a beat.
She thought, "Matthew takes all the blame on himself immediately. How could Selina not cherish such a good man?"
Cecilia was really heartbroken.
Although she didn't know what had caused them to seek a divorce, she could tell for sure that it was all Selina's fault.
This was an undeniable fact.
Cecilia said, "Matthew, I won't blame you for anything. This must be Selina's fault."
Selina felt wronged by her accusation.
Although it was indeed her fault, how could Cecillia accuse her without first hearing her side of the story?
When Selina first married Matthew, Cecilia had always reminded Selina how incredibly grateful she ought to be as if her ancestors had just bestowed a great gift upon her!
The more Selina thought about it, the angrier she became.
The more she thought about it, the more hurt she felt.
She thought, "Am I really that horrid?"
She clenched her fists tightly and could no longer suppress her emotions.
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