Chapter 140
Kelly took a deep breath and forced a gentle smile onto her face.
“Your name’s Matty, right? When did you get here?”
Matty answered plainly, “A while ago. I heard everything you said. So it was you who told Theo that we didn’t let the doctor save him? And that Theo’s daddy was lying to him? I guess I’ll have to ask Theo’s dad why he would lie.”
“No, wait!” Kelly reached out quickly, blocking Matty’s path. “Matty, you misheard. I didn’t say that.”
Matty tilted his head, studying her, then glanced at Theo.
“She didn’t say that? Then what did she say to you? Didn’t she tell you that Sharon and I were trying to save you, and that she was the one who kept stopping us and almost got you killed?”
Kelly’s face tightened. She opened her mouth to speak, but Theo interrupted, his voice bursting with fury.
“You’re lying! You two were the ones who stopped the doctors! You didn’t let them save me!”
Matty replied calmly, “So the sun really rises in the west now? Pigs have grown wings and learned to climb trees, huh?”
Theo was stunned.
Then Matty, as if a thought had suddenly struck him, looked at him with a cheerful smile.
“Is Sharon really your daddy’s daddy?”
Theo’s face flushed red with anger. “You two-faced liar!”
Matty laughed. “That’s right, I’m a bad kid. What are you gonna do about it? Bite me?”
Kelly stared at Matty, momentarily speechless.
This kid- this wasn’t the same pitiful, sweet child from before. He… he was a cunning little schemer.
Theo’s rage boiled over. Eyes red, he lunged forward.
Kelly grabbed him in time. “Theo, calm down. He’s trying to provoke you on purpose.”
Theo blinked. “On purpose?”
“Yes…” Kelly had just begun to explain when Matty spoke again, slowly and deliberately.
“That’s right. I’m provoking you on purpose-so Sharon will feel bad for me, take my side, and make you apologize to me.”
Theo stared at him, stunned. “You…”
Even Kelly’s expression flickered for a moment.
As someone well-versed in this kind of manipulation, she recognized the tactic instantly.
But why… why say it out loud?
Was it because he was still a child, unable to hide things the way adults do?
At that thought, Kelly relaxed a little.
Then Matty added, “Theo, you saw it just now, didn’t you? Sharon felt really sorry when she thought I was sad. But you? She didn’t even look at you.”
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He didn’t hide his intentions. He looked straight into Theo’s eyes with a hint of smugness in his expression.
“You’re right. I am trying to steal your mom. I want Sharon to be my mom now. And guess what? She’s already starting to dislike you and like me. To her, you’re nothing now.”
If Kelly hadn’t been holding him back, Theo would have lunged at him again.
Matty was begging for a beating
Theo’s voice broke with frustration, tears brimming in his eyes. “Kelly, let me go! I’m gonna hit him!”
Kelly turned to Matty, frowning, “Matty, aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Sharon and Theo’s father everything you just said?”
But Matty was unbothered, his face calm, “Go ahead. Let’s see if Sharon believes me or you. As for Theo’s dad…”
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