“What? Grandpa, what do you mean? Are you suspecting me?”
“Well, why shouldn’t I suspect you? Have you ever thought of Matthew as your son before? It seems that you can take advantage of any person to get what you want.” Peter replied with a grim face.
Wayne clenched his fist and fell silent. After a while, he said grimly, “Well, you should let Richard take charge of the company from now on. You don’t have to remove me from my position because I quit!”
As soon as Wayne finished speaking, he walked out of the study and slammed the door heavily behind him. He acted so quickly that nobody even had time to respond.
Henry, who was standing in the doorway, said a few words to Wayne him down. However, Wayne left as if he hadn’t heard him.
“Wayne, wait! Don’t go!” Henry said. “Come on, Henry. Ignore him.”
Peter, who was seated in the study, firmly interrupted Henry’s attempt to call Wayne back. Then, he sighed and went back inside the study as he watched Wayne walk farthe r away.
“Peter, why did you say that to him? He is no longer a child but a grown man.”
Peter wiped his hands with a towel. His books and papers were scattered on the floor in a messy way, which showed how angry he was.
Peter frowned and still looked furious. He said. “No, he’s not a mature adult at all! You know what, he’s not even a human being with emotions. Well, I’m not sure where he got his personality from or why he has it. Profit is all that matters to him!”
“No, I don’t think that’s true. Not only does he respect you, but he loves Matthew. Besides, he’s going to marry Miss Gabriel soon. You’ve been looking forward to this, haven’ t you?”
As soon as he heard Anna’s name, Peter looked displeased again. He said, “Well, don’t bring it up again. It seems that I made a wrong judgment about her.”
Henry froze and asked, “Oh, you’re still bothered that she hasn’t divorced? But, because they have been apart for so long, they can be regarded as divorced.”
Peter was no longer working, but he continued to have access to all business-related news in Birmingham. So, of course, he was aware that Jasper was searching for Birmingham-based businesses to help marketing his idea. While running a background check on Jasper, Peter was surprised to know that he was married to Anna. Also, the two of them had only been separated but not divorced.
But, that wasn’t the reason why Peter suddenly wanted to remove Wayne from his position.
He glanced at Henry and asked, “What did Wayne tell the board about the canceled project at Leeds?”
“He said that the talks broke down.” Peter said with annoyance, “That’s a lousy excuse! I might have believed him if I hadn’ t asked someone at the Leeds branch what happened that day. Midway through the negotiations, he left the conference room just because something happened to the Gabriel family. Frank Gabriel, Anna’s father, had passed away on that day. So, Wayne went straight to the airport.”
Henry explained to Wayne, “Actually, I can understand this. You know, after all, they were in a relationship.”
“But, he shouldn’t have been impulsive like that anyway. It was raining heavily then, and he waited at the airport for two whole days. He did that just to take the first flight back!”
Peter became even more enraged as he heard it. He slapped the table and yelled, “That’s so ridiculous!”
Wayne grew up around him, so he knew that Wayne treated everything indifferently and would do some extreme things. Peter had always wished for him to settle down and start a family like regular people. However, he was worried that Wayne would become crazy and cause serious consequences because of falling in love.
Wayne’s life had changed drastically since he was with Anna, and she also put him in danger of losing control.
Henry tried to persuade Peter again. However, when he saw his furious look, he knew that whatever he said at this moment would only make things worse. So, he kept quiet.
Wayne hurried to Matthew’s room. Before taking Matthew away, he told the maid to pack some clothing for him.
At that time, Matthew was playing in the yard with Natalie. When he heard Wayne say he was taking him home, he immediately pulled out his little board and wrote down a line, “Where’s Mom and my sister? Are they going with me too?”
Wayne’s face turned somber, and he said, “Well, you don’t have a mommy or a sister anymore. From now on, there will be just the two of us. We’ll live like the way we were before.”
“No!” Matthew said immediately, and his raspy, childlike voice echoed in th e yard.
Wayne froze for a moment; after all, he rarely heard Matthew speak. Then he looked a little gentler. He said patiently, “Matthew, you’ve been staying here for too long. It’s time for you to come home with me.”
Matthew, however, shook his head and wrote down a quick line, “Tammy told me to wait here for her, and she’ll be back soon.”
Seeing Matthew’s determined look, Wayne felt angry. He immediately reached out a hand, picked Matthew up, and then strode toward the door.
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As Matthew struggled, his drawing board fell to the floor and made a loud noise,
He cried out on Wayne’s shoulder. Seeing his sad face, the servants in the courtyard looked heartbroken as they pitied him.
Natal couldn’t bear to see him cry. She mustered up all her courage to run to Wayne and stood in front of him. She said, “Hey, where are you taking Matthew?”
Wayne glanced at her and said, “Get out!”
Natal gritted her teeth and said, “Hey! I’m your aunt. Show me some respect, please.”
Wayne looked irritated as soon as he heard her words and then said, “Natalie, stay out of my way.”
Natal suddenly lost her cool after hearing his words. As she moved aside, she muttered, “Oh, I’m sorry, I was just kidding. You can go now.”
Wayne then went away without a word. Natal felt upset as she stared at the broken drawing board on the ground.
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