Chapter 244

"Willow!" She stopped in her tracks. "Mr. Mayer, is there anything else?" "You said you were dying soon. What did you mean?" Matthew was hesitant to show concern to Willow, but he was distressed by her words and blurted out his question at the end. Willow would have explained everything to the old Matthew, but she had nothing to say to him now. She flashed him a faint grin. "Mr. Mayer, that's a private matter. Don't worry about it." Matthew had come to Willow with a heart heavy, full of remorse and tenderness. Yet, he was angered by her eagerness to draw a line between them. His temper was terrible, to begin with, and he struggled to contain his emotions at the moment. He took a step forward and harshly grabbed her wrist. "Willow Sanford, explain yourself!" He had unknowingly grabbed the wrist that she had slit. Though the wound was stitched and bandaged, she felt uncomfortable in his forceful grip. She inhaled sharply, and her face paled due to the pain. The color started drai