Chapter 280

Hearing this, Matthew shut up.

But when Bianca's attention turned to Citrus, he sent a message to Joshua.

There was no immediate reply from the other end. Matthew frowned slightly.

Isabella hadn't slept well. As soon as Citrus cried, she woke up immediately, her heart beating irregularly.

Matthew quickly supported her, "don't be scared."

Isabella stared at Bianca. Her breathing gradually steadied before she asked, "why is the baby crying?"

"The baby started crying as soon as she woke up."

"Someone's already gone to get the doctor."

As Matthew spoke, his large hand gently rubbed Isabella's back. Seeing the panic fade from her face, he changed the subject, "she's probably scared of strangers."

"The nurse took her temperature. The baby's fine."

Isabella nodded slowly. Seeing Citrus stop crying in Bianca's arms, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

The doctor came quickly. After examining the baby and confirming she wasn't as serious as before, they started the IV again after the baby ate a little.

Bianca repeated yesterday's routine, holding Citrus and walking around outside.

Isabella wasn't at ease and followed along.

Matthew naturally went with them.

Isabella saw it was completely light outside and looked at Matthew, "you should go to work."

"I'm fine at the hospital."

Matthew was worried, "it's okay. I'll go back with you after the baby finishes her IV."

Isabella frowned. She still wasn't comfortable leaving Bianca alone at the hospital.

"Isabella, the nanny can come back today. She'll come to the hospital too. With her help watching, I can rest a bit."

"Having you at the hospital just makes me worry about your belly the whole time," Bianca said softly.

Isabella thought for a moment, "okay, I'll go back after the nanny gets here."

Neither Matthew nor Bianca objected.

But Joshua came along with the nanny.

Isabella immediately stepped in front of Bianca, looking coldly at Joshua.

"You dare to come here."

"It's a misunderstanding." Joshua looked at Isabella, then at Bianca. "It's all a misunderstanding."

Who knew that Citrus, who had just been calmed down, started crying again.

Isabella didn't have the energy to deal with Joshua and quickly moved closer to Bianca, "what's wrong?"

"Were we too loud?"

"Isabella, it's not your fault. Our Citrus also hates certain men."

Certain men naturally referred to Joshua.

Joshua was helpless, "Bianca, give me a chance to explain."

"I don't want to talk to you. Citrus started crying as soon as you showed up. Please stay away from us mother and daughter."

Bianca looked coldly at Joshua. Back then, she had really wanted to build a life with Joshua.

Who knew men couldn't be trusted.

"Leave now. Immediately."

Joshua wanted to say something.

Matthew said calmly, "Joshua, go outside for now. Citrus just finished her IV and isn't feeling well."

Joshua's lips moved. His eyes were full of heartache as he looked at Citrus.

In the end, he went to the hallway.

When Isabella and Matthew came out, Joshua was leaning against the wall, deep in thought.

Isabella rolled her eyes at him.

"What are you pretending for?"

"Isabella, it really is a misunderstanding." Joshua looked at Isabella with a troubled expression.

But Isabella didn't care. She stared at him coldly, "I don't want to hear your excuses."

With that, she pulled Matthew away.

In the car, Isabella's eyes were still full of anger.

"Misunderstanding—where are all these misunderstandings coming from?"

"If he didn't have those intentions, how could he let someone get close?"

Matthew knew Isabella was angry and waited for her to vent all her frustration.

But after talking for just a while, Isabella started getting sleepy.

Matthew saw her yawning and slowed down his driving.

By the time the car stopped, Isabella had fallen asleep.

When Matthew picked her up, she only opened her eyelids briefly before falling back asleep.

"Matthew."

"Keep it down." Matthew quickly stopped her.

Faye immediately shut her mouth. She looked at Isabella, "Isabella's asleep?"

Matthew didn't say much and first carried Isabella back to the bedroom.

Faye followed Matthew the whole time. Watching Matthew look tenderly at Isabella, she felt some delicate joy in her heart.

She thought she had also found a man like Matthew.

Seeing Faye still there, Matthew closed the door before looking at her, "what is it?"

Faye smiled, "Matthew, didn't I tell you before about having feelings for a guy?"

"I want you to meet him."

Matthew looked at Faye quietly, "who introduced you to this man?"

Faye had been immersed in joy, but she noticed Matthew's expression was off, "Matthew, what's wrong?"

"Harold Rogers was introduced to me by Briar."

"The Moore Group and the Scott family are canceling all cooperation." Matthew said calmly. "I'm not sure if there's any relationship between that Harold and Briar."

"But I don't believe in such coincidences. Whatever you think, I won't meet him as your brother."

Faye was stunned. She hadn't expected things to develop this way.

She opened her mouth, "Matthew, could there be some misunderstanding?"

"The Moore family and the Scott family won't do business anymore, but the world is only so big, in the future..."

"We won't cooperate in the future either."

As he said this, Matthew's eyes flashed with darkness.

"Matthew." Faye was still unwilling. Matthew didn't like Briar, but how could the two groups just cancel their cooperation like this?

"What exactly happened?"

"Did the Scott Group do something else?"

Seeing her ask this, Matthew felt somewhat relieved. Faye wasn't completely brainless after all.

"When I was abroad, the Scott family also added fuel to the fire."

Faye's eyes widened, "how could they do that?"

"Does Briar know?"

"Does it matter?" Matthew frowned. Just when he was about to praise Faye, she asked something like this.

Faye couldn't lift her head under Matthew's gaze.

Matthew stared at her head for a moment and sighed, "if you have nothing to do, stay home and keep Isabella company."

"Remember, don't bring negative emotions to Isabella." He specifically warned her.

Faye lowered her eyes and responded, "I got it."

Matthew didn't care about her emotions. He glanced at his phone and left directly.

Faye took a deep breath and sat on the sofa, thinking things over.

She naturally wouldn't break with Matthew over a man she'd only known for a few days, but she still felt a bit upset.

Faye still called Briar.

"Faye, I was just about to call you."

"Is Matthew home? Let him answer the phone."

Briar's voice sounded very urgent.

Faye gripped her phone tightly, "Briar, did you really want to harm Matthew?"

"Faye, it's all a misunderstanding. Let Matthew answer the phone." Briar kept urging.

But Faye said calmly, "Matthew just left."

"Call him yourself."