Chapter 80
Chapter 80
Brandon’s mind was racing.
For a moment, he couldn’t remember why he had come to find Matilda.
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Just now, he heard Matilda say that the night Allen made her soak in cold water all night, and that nothing had happened
between them.
Moreover, they had always been friends and had never crossed the line…
A huge wave surged in his heart.
If Matilda had said this to anyone else, he would have found a reason not to believe it.
But if she said it to Tessa in private, he would believe it without a doubt.
Matilda only had Tessa as a true confidant.
Brandon couldn’t describe exactly what he felt. Love and hate tangled together, anger that refused to subside.
He stepped forward, grabbed Matilda’s wrist, wanting to drag her out to demand an explanation.
Matilda raised her other hand and slapped Brandon.
Brandon quickly reacted and grabbed her other wrist.
Matilda raised her leg to kick.
Brandon anticipated her behavior and kicked her foot first.
Matilda attacked, and Brandon blocked it.
There was a crashing and banging in the store, and several clothes racks and mannequins fell over.
Tessa stood aside, flustered, and said, “Brandon, stop it. If you don’t stop, I’ll hit you with a coat hanger.”
Brandon was still in a stalemate with Matilda.
Matilda discovered that Brandon’s martial arts skills had improved significantly. He must have been working hard this past month.
The shop assistant was even more nervous than Tessa. “Please, there are many fragile items in the store. Could you two please talk this out?”
Matilda glanced at Brandon and said calmly, “Let go. We can talk outside.”
From the beginning, Brandon had grabbed Matilda’s right wrist first, placing himself in a dominant position.
He let go, and Matilda was free.
Tessa followed her with the hanger in her hand, worried.
Matilda patted her hand and said, “Don’t worry. Nothing will happen.”
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Tessa nodded, holding the hanger tightly, not daring to relax for a moment.
She stood at the entrance, her eyes fixed on Brandon.
If he made another move, she really would strike.
Matilda walked to an open space. She lifted her eyes lightly, looking at Brandon with indifference.
She said. “Go ahead. I’m listening to what nice things you have to say?”
Brandon’s face darkened. “That day at the hotel, why didn’t you explain?”
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Matilda gave him a look like he was crazy and spoke slowly. “Mr. Grimes, don’t you remember what happened that day? Let me jog your memory. You started hitting Allen as soon as you came in, and when you couldn’t win, you tried to pin the blame on us…”
“I didn’t know what happened that day,” Brandon defended himself.
“You mean to say, ignorance is innocence?” Matilda sneered. “Mr. Grimes, I don’t have that saying here.”
She continued, “The aphrodisiac was your masterpiece. Even if nothing happened between Allen and me, the dirty person is you. You have no right to care about this. And that night, didn’t you sleep with Shelby? How shameless of you to accuse me.”
Brandon was stunned and couldn’t defend himself.
He was too anxious at the time and lost his mind. It could also be said that he cared too much about Matilda…
Matilda continued, “Not mentioning the past, let’s only speak of the hotel incident. Your behavior, and the humiliation and harm the video caused me. These are things I can never reconcile with you over, not in this lifetime.”
She added, “Whether we divorce or not, our relationship will only be irreconcilable from now on. Does Mr. Grimes understand?”
Brandon looked at Matilda, momentarily distracted. She seemed to have changed a lot.
When she looked at him, there was no longer disgust, no longer anger. Her gaze was as flat as if looking at a telephone pole by the road.
Her voice was neither cold nor warm, neither fast nor slow. Even the very serious phrase, “We will never reconcile,” was said calmly.
Brandon opened his mouth, wanting to say sorry, but he seemed to have lost his ability to speak, and failed several times.
After standing for a few seconds, he turned and left.
It was also when he turned around that he remembered why he had come to find Matilda.
He wanted to scold her for flaunting herself in an exposing dress, attracting vulgar men to secretly take photos. Did she think that was something to be proud of?
But now, when he couldn’t even say “sorry,” he couldn’t say anything else.
After he left, Matilda stood in place for a while.
Tessa walked over and asked Matilda, “Are you okay?”
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Matilda came back to her senses and said with a smile, “Do I look like I’m not alright?”
Tessa responded, “Not really… Matilda, I notice Brandon doesn’t affect you anymore.”
Matilda examined herself, and it seemed to be true. She had only felt a trace of sadness just now.
Perhaps it was because she really didn’t care anymore that she could keep her heart undisturbed…
“Hey, right here. I’m sure of it.” Two girls were wandering with phones in hand, as if looking for something.
“It was right here, with tens of thousands of rose-covered walls. I even took photos yesterday.”
Another said, “Is there a new promotion in the mall, so they removed it?”
“Maybe. What a wasted trip.”
Matilda and Tessa also looked around.
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They didn’t see roses, but their eyes were drawn to a boutique of exquisite green plants. They ended up browsing for half the day.
They had lunch, watched a movie, had dinner, and didn’t leave Everbright Mall until almost eight o’clock.
Tessa didn’t stay with Matilda at Maple Heights.
Matilda returned home and put the things she bought into the closet.
She wanted to take a shower first and change into looser clothes. Her hands reached for the zipper on her back.
As she tugged it down, she accidentally brushed against her hairpin. Her hair fell loose.
At the same time, the zipper was being pulled down, creating a second accident. A lock of hair got caught in the zipper.
The scalp was pulled painfully, and Matilda couldn’t move around anymore. She wanted to find a pair of scissors to cut off the lock of hair.
But after searching, she realized she didn’t have any. This place was just somewhere to bathe and sleep for her.
Matilda didn’t find scissors, but she found a knife.
Just as she was about to cut off that lock of hair with a knife, the doorbell rang.
Without guessing, she knew who it was. It must be Allen or Jolene,
Matilda put down the knife and adjusted her dress.
Because of the hair caught in the zipper, she could only stiffly hold her neck as she opened the door.
On the video screen, only Allen stood there, carrying two bottles of fruit wine.
Matilda opened the door with a smile on her lips.
She said, “Allen, you’ve come at the right time. I need a little favor from you, and I’ll pay you for it…”
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