Chapter 1264
He gave Essie some fever-reducing medicine and sedatives. After giving Essie the medicine, it took an hour for her fever to slowly go down. But Essie slept restlessly, tossing her head and talking in her sleep. Finally, Reynaldo held her in his arms, and then she slept more peacefully.
Roddy was also scared and didn’t dare to sleep alone at night. That night, the four of us slept together. The two children were in the middle, with Reynaldo and I lying on either side.
Roddy was still a little worried about Essie, imitating me, gently patting Essie’s small shoulders. Just as he was patting her, he fell asleep. I tucked him in and looked up to see Reynaldo leaning against the head of the bed, lost in thought.
I sat up and asked him, “Are you still not sleeping?”
Reynaldo shook his head, holding my hand across the two children. He chuckled softly at me and said, “I can’t sleep for now, you go ahead and sleep, I’ll watch you sleep.”
“I couldn’t sleep either.”
I looked down at the two children sleeping soundly, with some worries in my heart. Matthew’s current goal is clearly me. If I kept avoiding Matthew like this, I don’t know if he would try to harm my children again.
It seemed that he could see my concerns. The man suddenly tightened my hand and said in a deep voice, “Don’t worry, when dealing with Matthew, if being gentle doesn’t work, then we’ll have to be tough.”
He actually dared to lay a hand on my child, then I can only confront him head-on! At this point, his eyes suddenly narrowed coldly, with a hint of hostility.
My heart suddenly tightened. Did Reynaldo really want to have a physical confrontation with Matthew? Although this is Freybourne, it was his territory. Matthew came aggressively, even bringing a terrifying Tibetan Mastiff. Fighting with force, even if you win, I’m afraid the damage is not small.
I knew that this time Matthew had crossed the line by targeting the children. He didn’t want to endure it anymore. Indeed, the current situation is that Matthew is playing us through what happened with Johnathan. Continuing to give in blindly, we might not be able to save Johnathan, and instead, we would be toyed with by that Matthew.
I could have stood my ground, but I was afraid Reynaldo would get hurt. The thought of him almost dying at the hands of Matthew last time abroad made my heart race.
Matthew was no different from other competitors. Other competitors are just a competition of means in the market. Matthew was different. He did not want any material gain, and the competition between him and Reynaldo was not like the fair competition in the market. He used insidious tricks to frame the people around them, using them as a threat to leave you helpless, even driving you crazy.
Tricks like Matthew’s were truly outrageous, pushing people to the limit. I saw the hostility in Reynaldo’s eyes getting stronger and even a terrifying murderous aura emanating from him.
The hostility in the air was so strong that even Essie, who was asleep, could feel it. Essie suddenly cried uneasily. Reynaldo came to his senses, and the hostility in him instantly disappeared.
He gently patted his daughter’s back and whispered softly, “Essie, Daddy is here, be good, don’t be afraid…” I touched Essie’s forehead.
At this moment, Essie’s fever had completely subsided. Under Reynaldo’s gentle murmurs, she slowly drifted back into the realm of dreams. Reynaldo looked at Essie with pity and said coldly, “This time I will definitely not let Matthew go.”