Chapter 31 I Can Take Care of My Wife

Matthew's gaze softened when he got off the phone with Adeline. He stared at the screen, dazed by the sweet voice she had used during the call. … Christopher watched as Adeline stormed away and turned to fix a deadly look at Dorothy. "Didn't I tell you to watch your boundaries?" There was no warmth in his tone, only danger and the promise of violence. Dorothy's breath hitched as she tried to explain, "I swear, I didn't mean to give her the wrong impression. I didn't even see her!" "As if I'd believe that," Christopher spat out coldly. Sensing the tension crackling in the air, Sean quickly interjected, "Cut Dorothy some slack, Christopher. Maybe she really didn't see Adeline. Besides, she helped Adeline once, right?" "I hate being manipulated or used as bait." Christopher gave Dorothy a vicious look and growled, "Don't do this again." Dorothy dug her nails into her palms as she watched him walk away. He only cared about Adeline because she still had some value to him. If a certai