“Serenity, may I…” Dylan asked. Without hesitation, Eliza said, “No!” Bang! She gave Dylan a hit, and the latter blacked out right away. Discreet, she blindfolded her elder brothers and tied them up.
Both Dylan and Matthew were dragged out of the pocket farm. Then, Eliza shouted, “Tina.” Tina quickly popped up at the call, and she pushed open the door of the room. “Take them to Dylan’s cabin,” Eliza ordered.
“Yes,” Tina responded. At noon, Gabriel got informed and then ordered, “Go bring them home!”
When Dylan and Matthew woke up, they found themselves back in Duke’s estate. “Dad…” At the sight of Gabriel, Matthew was wild with joy. However, he then got a hard slap on the face.
“You brat, I will kick you out of Duke’s estate if you cause trouble again!” Gabriel threatened. Furious, Gabriel didn’t show mercy to Matthew, so his starving child lost balance and fell to the floor.
“Dad, please don’t. Matthew… He just stood up for me. Beat me if you want to vent your anger,” Sophie pleaded. She needed Matthew and Anthony to be her pawns, so she had to speak up for Matthew now.
Instantly, Matthew was moved as Sophie had planned. He quickly explained, “Not Sophie’s fault. Dad, you know that I don’t like Eliza. She humiliated us with the shit, so I was determined to teach her a good lesson,”
“A good lesson? You got caught. If you got killed, I wouldn’t have the confidence to find your corpse,” Gabriel responded. He then let out a cold snort.
Matthew opened his mouth to argue with Gabriel. Right then, his expression changed as he suddenly clutched his stomach. He broke out into a cold sweat on the forehead, and a hush fell.
“Matthew!” Gabriel shouted with worry, and Sophie did the same. “What’s wrong with him? Get a doctor over. Quick!” Gabriel ordered. Only then did he perceive that Matthew had a pale face and was much thinner than before.
The doctor checked on Matthew upon his arrival. “He fainted from starvation. He is at his limit,” the doctor explained. Hearing this, Gabriel frowned with shock as he said, “What?”
Soon, Matthew gulped down one bowl of porridge. He didn’t feel satisfied till he had emptied five bowls of porridge. Then, he had the strength to begin his complaint to Gabriel.
“Dad, do you know how evil Eliza is? To get my Stone Sea Manor, she gave me no food or water. I had been starving for four days. Without your timely rescue, I might have starved to death,” Matthew said.
Gabriel’s face darkened as Matthew continued, “Dylan was kind enough to give me two mouthfuls of food. Dylan now sides with Eliza as if he were possessed. He persuaded me to give my manor to Eliza. Without my strong willpower, I might have yielded before you found me.”
After the long speech, Matthew look
proud of himself. Sophie let out a sigh of relief. She had coveted the manors of her brothers for a long time, and she didn’t take action because of some obstacles.
She didn’t expect Eliza to be as greedy as herself. “Those manors will be mine!” she thought. Right then, she noticed Gabriel’s embarrassed look. “Dad, what’s wrong?” she asked with confusion in her eyes. “Why do you look unhappy?”
Gabriel remained silent for quite a moment before he said to Matthew, “Eliza already got your manor as well as Dylan’s.” Hearing this, Matthew sprang to his feet as he shouted, “What?” At the same time, Sophie yelled with astonishment, “What?” Weak, Matthew staggered and almost fainted from this bad surprise. Sophie was so furious that her eyes bulged. had she expected Gabriel to drop the ball.
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It was difficult for Matthew to believe what he had just heard, so he asked for confirmation, “Dad, you were kidding, weren’t you? That is my manor! Mine!” Then, he thought, “How could Dad give my Stone Sea Manor to Eliza!”
At that moment, his starvation in the past few days became pointless. “Yours? So what? Didn’t you ask for it?” Gabriel sounded irritated. “The whole mess wouldn’t have happened if you behaved yourself.
“You and Dylan were at the last gasp when you two were carried home!” This wasn’t an exaggeration to Matthew. “You would be dead now if I didn’t make the deal with her,” Gabriel snapped with indignation.
Matthew looked baffled. Eliza got what she wanted anyway. Angry, Sophie said through her gritted teeth, “I didn’t know that Eliza is so fond of real estate. If I did, I would give her one of mine to pacify her.”
In silence, Matthew was fuming with rage. Bare Successfully unlocked! able, so the stuff on it fell to the floor and broke into pieces. “She is so greedy! She wants ryth That’s my Manor. Who the hell does she think she is?
“She can’t take my manor away. I will go get it back!” Matthew lost to his anger. Speaking, he rose to his feet and stormed toward the door. He soon got stopped at the door by two guards holding swords.
Astounded, he looked back at his father and asked, “Dad, what does this mean? Are you going to lock me up?”
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“Yes,” Gabriel replied without hesitation. He coldly gazed at his impulsive son and warned with disappointment, “I will make you sorry if you leave this room.”