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Chapter 163
Chapter 163
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Matthew responded with a hum and walked forward. Seeing Hesper’s pale complexion, he forcibly
suppressed his rage.
“Grandpa cooked some soup for you himself and kept telling me to watch you finish it before leaving
you to yourself.”
Hesper’s eyes widened, and she bargained, “The thermos is so huge. Just how much soup did he
cook? I’ll turn into a ball after finishing it!”
Looking at Hesper’s coquettish smiling face, Matthew sighed, stretched out his hand, and rubbed the
top of her head. “Then you’re to give Grandpa a call and tell him that you’re not going to finish the
soup. Anyway, this is the task he assigned to me; if I were to fail to accomplish it, he’ll definitely nag me
over the years to come.”
Hesper laughed. “I’ll tell Grandpa that you speak ill of him behind his back.”
The two chatted for a while before Hesper remembered that there was something more important that
they should talk about.
“The person staying in the next ward saved my life. She’s also an orphan, and she struggles a little in
the intelligence department. The person who raised her…” Hesper lowered her gaze, feeling a little
unbearable to continue. “That person died in the earthquake. She really has no one to rely on now.
Could you help me find a reliable doctor for her to see if her disease can be cured? As for the payment,
just deduct it from my income over the years.”
‘No matter what, Twiggy will always be the person who saved my life. I can’t just leave her out there to
die. If she can recover from whatever illness that’s bothering her and regain a normal IQ, she would at
least be able to survive in the future.
“Okay.” Matthew agreed, and then suggested all of a sudden, “But I think you should entrust this matter
to another person. He has more connection in this field than I do.”
“Who’s that?” Hesper did not even realize it for a split second, and when she thought of Nathaniel, her
expression turned a little helpless. “Matthew, stop trying to make a match out of the two of us. Others
might not know about our relationship, but you should know best!”.
“Nathaniel is indeed an excellent man. I regard you as my younger sister; that makes you the young
lady. of the Lanes, so the engagement naturally counts.”
Matthew mentioned Nathaniel out of the blue only because he wanted to test Hesper’s reaction.
After all, Hesper had taken a liking to Rickard for so many years, and he realized that Rickard’s attitude
towards her had changed so much over the years. That man even saved Hesper’s life in Salt City
without hesitating or worrying that he himself would actually get hurt in the process.
It was hard to guarantee that Hesper would not be moved by him again.
Hesper scratched her forehead in distress, and then said, “Nathaniel is indeed a very good friend, but
we’re just friends. I don’t have any romantic feelings for him.”
“As for how Nathaniel treats me… He treats everyone the same way, so I’m sure that he doesn’t like
me.”
Seeing that Hesper was simply worried about him bringing the engagement up and not because she
was falling for Rickard again, Matthew changed the subject without a trace and did not mention
Nathaniel
again.
“Uncle Wilfred has been grounded by Grandpa. It was not reasonable for him to suggest that you risk
your
life by traveling to the area stricken by the earthquake. Even the directors back in Emperion can’t say
anything about the decision.” Matthew claimed. “I still stand by what I said earlier. Never put yourself at
risk.”
Hearing the seriousness in Matthew’s tone, Hesper nodded solemnly. “I know it’s my fault. I’ve already
gone back and forth through the gate of hell twice in my life. The first trip taught me to let go of a
certain someone, and the second trip taught me to take care of myself.”
Listening to what Hesper had to say, Matthew was slightly stunned. He then saw Hesper lay back down
in pain. “My wound hurts so bad. If I knew that you heard everything, I wouldn’t have put on a show!”
“How did you know?” Matthew was a little helpless
Hesper replied, “The moment you came in, your gaze already looked weird. It’s just that I didn’t want to
expose you before.”
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