Chapter 173
He grabbed her neck with one hand, his eyes burning with murderous intent
“I told you not to touch Andrea, but you kept pushing my limits again and again.”
The rain dripped down his sharp jawline.
“Were you really not afraid of death?”
Matilda stared in horror, struggling to pry open his fingers.
“Roderick…you hurt me!”
Her nails scratched several blood marks on Roderick’s hand, the pearl necklace snapped with a crack, and the round beads rolled all over the floor.
“It’s not me…”
Matilda tried to argue, but completely broke down when she saw the murderous look in the man’s eyes.
“I messed up! I immediately deleted the video! Please, Roderick…”
The villa gate was pushed open again, and two technicians wearing black–framed glasses walked in quickly with laptops in their arms.
Roderick suddenly let go of Matilda’s hand, and she instantly collapsed to the ground, coughing violently and holding her neck.
“Come clean and hand over all your devices.”
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He loosened his tie, “You two, check her devices thoroughly, all cloud backups, hidden folders, everything.”
Matilda didn’t dare to play tricks anymore, so she went upstairs and took down all the electronic devices.
The technicians quickly got to work, the sound of keyboards echoing loudly in the quiet hall.
Just then, there was a loud screech of brakes outside the door, and Marvin and Caroline stormed in angrily.
“Roderick! What do you want to do to my daughter?”
Marvin’s eyes widened in anger, “Matilda is still carrying your child!”
“Kids?”
Roderick chuckled and threw a stack of photos on the ground.
Dozens of photos scattered around, showing Matilda kissing and hugging different men, going in and out of hotels.
“Her baby has nothing to do with me, you guys better find a father for this child quickly.”
He stepped on one of the photos with his leather shoes, “Just to make sure he’s a bastard without a father from the moment he was born.”
Caroline picked up a photo, her face instantly turning pale.
At the same time, the hospital.
The ward door was gently pushed open, Scarlett’s hand holding the thermos tightened suddenly.
The daughter curled up in the thin white blanket, her eyes instantly
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filled with bitterness.
“Andie.”
She put the chicken soup on the bedside table, her trembling fingers caressing her daughter’s haggard cheek.
Andrea suddenly threw herself into her mom’s arms, hot tears streaming down her cheeks.
“Mom, I don’t want to get married anymore, I’m so tired…”
She just had a dream, and in the dream, the blurry video became clear, and Roderick’s face was projected clearly on the big screen.
She saw Kaylen’s disgusted look, the Shillingford family relatives whispering behind her back.
Scarlett held her daughter’s back tightly, trying hard to hold back her sobs.
“We’re not getting married, we’re not getting married.”
She looked at the bruise under her daughter’s eye and remembered how Quinn had promised solemnly to protect Andie.
The undercurrents swirling in the Shillingford’s manor eventually drove her to this.
“Mom was not good.”
Scarlett’s voice was trembling.
“I only saw Quinn being nice to you at first, but forgot that the wealthy families are as deep as the sea.”
“We’re not getting married anymore. You can stay with your mom as
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long as you want.”
Scarlett gently wiped the tears from her daughter’s face.
The ward door creaked.
When Quinn walked in carrying a fancy food box, she caught Andrea crying on her mom’s shoulder.
He hesitated a little in his steps.
“Auntie, you’re here too.”
His voice unconsciously softened, his gaze locked tightly on Andrea.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.