Chapter 363

Rachel felt a pang in her heart upon seeing the familiar figure. Matthew was the first man in her life, and she had thought they would be together forever. She hadn't expected them to be so close the day before, but strangers the next day. To protect Matthew and the Carter family, she had to steel her heart and resolve. She took a deep breath to stabilize her emotions, then resumed her cold demeanor and approached him. "Matthew, why are you here?" Matthew hadn't noticed it earlier, but when Rachel spoke, there was a slight tremor in her voice. It seemed that her emotions were in turmoil. He felt that Rachel was acting against her own will, so he looked at her and said seriously, "Rachel, is Isaac threatening you? I'm a man; I can handle certain things. You don't need to shoulder the burden." Hearing Matthew say this only made Rachel even more determined to distance him from this matter. But her words the day before seemed to have been too soft. She had to be more ruthless and sa