"Why did you give up on him?"
I suddenly broke down. "What right did you have to give up on him? As long as there was a little ray of hope, you shouldn’t have given up on him. Even if there wasn't any hope at all, you should've at least waited until I could take a look at him!"
Matthew cast his eyes down, his expression remaining calm. "He was already deformed. Even if he survived, he would only become your burden. That would’ve been equally painful for him."
"He’s my child!" I covered my chest, finding it hard to breathe through the pain in my chest.
"Besides, I was the one who didn't protect him well and caused him to get hurt. How could I blame him?"
Matthew looked at me with a coldness in his eyes. "I told Theo these things so he would let you go. He needs a child of his own but I don't. If you like children, then when Liz delivers, I'll give her enough money to send her back to France and let you raise the child. He'll grow up with Munchkin and you’ll be very content. You’ll be much more content than being with Theo."
I looked at his calm demeanor as he said those words
and felt fear in my heart. How did he become like this? How selfish, scary, and frightening!
Knowing that I could not conceive anymore, he wanted Liz to leave the country after she gave birth and let me raise her child. With that, he would have both a lover and a child.
He only put himself first and did not put himself in other people's shoes.
"You're too selfish, Matthew." I looked at him with a face full of disappointment. "You only think about yourself. What about Liz? She loves you so much, yet you're hurting her so unscrupulously. Do you not have a conscience at all?"
Matthew sneered. "Why should I care about the feelings of someone I don't even care about?"
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