Chapter 1261

He whispered to Essie, “Don’t be afraid, Essie. I am here, and so are Daddy and Mommy. We will all protect you, so don’t be afraid, Essie…”

Maybe it was because of Roddy’s gentle coaxing, slowly, Essie stopped trembling, but her forehead was getting hotter.

Fortunately, the doctor soon came over.

I quickly gave up my seat and let the doctor examine Essie, feeling extremely anxious.

At that moment, my phone suddenly rang.

I glanced down and saw the unfamiliar number again from the afternoon.

Matthew!

I gritted my teeth as I chewed on the name, and then angrily answered the phone.

Seeing my two children so scared, as soon as the phone was answered, I angrily shouted into the phone, “What do you want to do?”

“Hehe…”

On the other end of the phone came Matthew’s hearty laughter, “Ms. Duffy finally agreed to take my call?”

I knew that getting angry like this was useless, and might even amuse the other person.

I took a deep breath and suppressed my anger, saying in a low voice, “I heard that Mr. Galatea, due to some childhood experiences, has a soft spot for children and would never harm them.”

“Those rumors turned out to be completely false.”

“Hehe, look at what Ms. Duffy said, I was just giving two little guys a gift when we first met, how could Ms. Duffy mock me for attacking them?”

I sneered and said, “There are no outsiders here, Mr. Galatea, you don’t need to pretend to be clueless with me.”

“Tsk!”

Matthew looked somewhat displeased and said, “I really like your two children, so I carefully selected a few gifts for them. Why is Ms. Duffy still saying that I am pretending to be confused? Ms. Duffy’s words are really quite hurtful…”

“Enough!”

I coldly interrupted him and said bluntly, “Letting the Tibetan Mastiff come and harm my child, is this also called a gift?”

“Ah, Mr. Galatea’s gift was truly extraordinary, we ordinary people really couldn’t handle it.”

“Look what Ms. Duffy said, that Tibetan Mastiff is my most beloved pet, I specifically sent it over to accompany those two little ones to play with you.”

Speaking of injuries, that's really "unfair" to me.

My pet may look a bit fierce, but it didn’t hurt anyone, did it, Ms. Duffy?

I looked up, took a deep breath again, and said in a deep voice, “So, why does Mr. Galatea repeatedly come to harass me and my child?”

To my knowledge, Reynaldo visited Mr. Galatea several times, and it seems that Mr. Galatea deliberately avoided him.

“Hehe, what’s the point of seeing a big man like him, what I really want to see is Ms. Duffy,” Matthew said over there, with a malicious smile.

I frowned and asked with a faint smile, “So, Mr. Galatea, may I ask what brings you here to see me?”

“There is something, of course there is something, but I want to talk to Ms. Duffy in person. I just don’t know if Ms. Duffy will agree to meet. If willing, Ms. Duffy could come out now, because… I am near Ms. Duffy’s house.”

I frowned deeply.

Was Matthew around here?

He must have taken the telescope and leisurely enjoyed scaring us with his precious pet.

Sure enough, the next second, Matthew said, “Actually, Ms. Duffy doesn’t need to be so wary of me."

"I had two principles, first, ‘must cherish and respect women,’ and second, ‘will not harm children.’ You see, just now my pet was about to pounce on you, and I had to have someone stop it in time.”