Mrs. Turner didn’t seem to take him seriously. She said, “There you are, Matthew. You should stay out of this. I’m teaching this bitch a lesson for your father, and you’re too young to hear this. Miss Miller, take Matthew away. There’s no need for a child to stay in the office every day.”
Maria said coldly, “Matthew has shares on the board, Mrs. Turner. He is still a teenager but Mr. Wright is the one who has allowed him to learn how to work here. What do you want me to do with him? Your daughter hasn’t even married Mr. Wright yet, and you’re planning to fire Matthew? If they marry, will you kick Matthew out of the house?”
Mrs. Turner’s face immediately flushed. She shouted, “What are you talking about? I didn’t say that! You’re just a secretary. Who are you to talk to me like that?!”
“She’s Matthew’s aunt,” one of the female secretaries said to Mrs. Turner as it became clear that they were going to have a fight.
Mrs. Turner said mockingly, “What’s the big deal? His mother doesn’t even care about him. I believe that children should be in school rather than working here. That’s inappropriate.”
When Anna realized Mrs. Turner was taunting Matthew, she became enraged and yelled, “Shut your filthy mouth!”
Mrs. Turner glared at Anna and asked, “You told me to shut up? You haven’t even started dating Wayne yet! Do you want to be his son’s stepmother so badly?”
“It’s your daughter who wants to be his stepmother. I don’t have to do that, because I AM HIS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER!”
Mrs. Turner thought Anna was joking. She said contemptuously, “What’s wrong with you? Stop talking nonsense! Security! Get this crazy woman out of my sight!”
“You don’t need to call security because I’ve just brought them here,” Matthew said, Security, get this woman out of here!”
Two security guards entered and dragged Mrs. Turner away. Mrs. Turner screamed in horror and asked, “What do you want? Are you out of your mind?! Do you know who I am?!”
Everyone stood there dumbfounded as the security guards led Ms. Turner away. The secretary who had received Mrs. Turner, wide-eyed with surprise, asked Maria, “What exactly are you doing? She’s Rachel’s mother! Rachel is going to marry Mr. Wright soon, so she is his future mother-in-law! Why did you let the security guard take her away?”
Maria smiled calmly at the secretary and said, “Not only should she leave, but you should as well. You need to resign before this afternoon.”
With wide eyes, the secretary asked, “What? Why?”
Maria did not explain, but just said, “Go back to your desks and get to work, everyone. You all know the fundamentals of being a secretary, so don’t say anything about what you just saw.”
Standing there, Matthew lowered his head. His eyes were already red, and he appeared upset. He was usually as mature as an adult, but he would only act like a child in front of his mother.
Seeing hid pitiful look, Anna was devastated. She wanted to say many words to him but had no idea how to put them.
“Anna, why don’t you go to Matthew’s office with him?” Maria suggested.
“You know her?” the secretary asked, looking at Maria wide-eyed.
“She’s my cousin,” Maria replied flatly.
The secretary realized that since Anna was Maria’s cousin, that would make her Matthew’s mother.
Anna and Matthew left the lounge, followed by Maria. Before Maria left, she told the secretary, “You should know what to say and what not to say.”
The secretary sat in her chair with a pale face.
Matthew’s office was on the ninth floor, and Wayne had purposefully separated their offices. His office, however, was decorated similarly to Wayne’s. In any case, Matthew was still a child and still sounded and looked like one.
“I’ll give you two some space, Anna. Bye.”
“All right, thank you.”
Anna and Matthew were left alone in the office after Maria shut the door.
Anna whispered, “Matthew, my baby!”
Matthew sounded as if he was about to cry. He tilted his head in sadness and panic, saying, “Mommy, when did you return? Why haven’t you paid me a visit since you left? I just returned to the office, and Maria told me you were here. If I didn’t come, would you not see me at all?
Anna remained silent because she was unable to respond to the question. Of course, she wanted to see Matthew, but she had no idea how. When she suddenly looked up, Anna was surprised to see Matthew’s face covered in tears.
He asked sadly, “Do you think you’re so happy with Tammy that you don’t need me at all? You don’t want to see me, do you? “
Anna was even more flustered. “No, I was afraid I wouldn’t want to leave after seeing you,” she said, handing Matthew the paper on the table.
Matthew immediately pushed her hand away, hugged her tightly, and sobbed. He sobbed uncontrollably as if he could finally express the emotions he had been harboring for so long.
A few minutes later, he finally looked up and said, “I know you don’t want to leave me, but I’ve really missed you every day since you left.”
“Baby, I miss you too. But I really can’t come back to see you. Can you understand what I’m saying?”
“I know you’re the one who asked Aunt Maria to be my secretary and look after me. You’re worried about me being bullied, right? Aunt Maria is very nice to me, and I appreciate it.”
Matthew continued to cry. At that moment, Anna seemed to have seen the child who had always hugged her leg five years before. And the boy had matured significantly since then.
“Good boy, I’m sorry. I haven’t been there for you, and I’ve been a terrible mother. “
Anna was afraid that something would happen to Matthew when she left Birmingham five years ago. But she couldn’t do anything about it because Matthew had decided to live with Wayne.
As for Matthew, he remembered that Anna as a gentle mother who struggled with her own issues. So, after drying his eyes, he changed the subject, saying, “I know you are in a dilemma, and I understand you. Is Tammy back with you, too? “
Anna had mixed feelings. She wiped her tears away and said, “Yes, she is back, too. I’ll let you two meet in a few days.”
“We always talk to each other online. Mommy, how long are you going to stay here?”
“Two years. I’ll be taking Tammy for treatment, and I’ll be doing an internship here.”
Anna had to take care of her studies in addition to treating Tammy. Her two-year internship at this hospital. So, she had to complete a thesis on child psychology and collect data during this time.
Matthew smiled, relieved, and said, “That’s fantastic; I’ll get to see you more often now. Wait a minute, I have something for you. It’s your birthday in a few days, and this is your present,” he said as he walked behind his desk and took out a large shopping bag.
“Why would you prepare a present for me?” Anna asked, surprised.
Matthew smiled, “I do that every year because I know you’ll come back one day. I just bought it a few days ago, so I put it here. I left the rest of the gifts home and will give them to you in a few days.”
Anna felt guilty even more, thinking, Matthew, my love, you prepare gifts for me every year on my birthday, yet I simply called you on your birthdays to congratulate you. I’m such a terrible mother. But I promise you I’ll try my best to be a better mom from now on. Have faith in me. Okay?
Just as Anna was about to speak her thoughts out loud, Maria knocked on the door and said, “Mr. Wright has returned, Anna. He had lunch delivered to his office. Do you want to have lunch with them there?”
Matthew had already stood up before Anna could react. “I haven’t eaten yet, let’s go to lunch together,” he said to Anna.
There was a dining table in the office in the corner by the window. When Anna and Matthew went in, they saw many foods on the table, all of which were Anna’s favorite. She had treated patients in the morning and had rushed there at noon, so she was starving.
Wayne said, “Sorry for being late, I just had a meeting. I heard the secretary say there was an accident just now. “
Matthew immediately said, “You can come back a little later. You can marry that Miss Turner after my mother left here angry because she was bullied.”
“I know her personality well enough to know she won’t be bullied by others so easily. Furthermore, your mom has always despised the Turners,” Wayne said.
Matthew felt that Wayne should not say that. “If you don’t want to eat with us, I can take my mommy out to eat,” he grumbled. He appeared imposing and not at all vulnerable as he had earlier.
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