Chapter 4 I stood still in place , with the words I wanted to explain right on the tip of my tongue , but I just couldnt say them . Selena threw herself into Edwards arms , crying with tears streaming down her face . Matthews , I just wanted to bring the child to get acquainted with the future mother , but she unexpectedly said that my child is a bastard and not worthy of competing for the family inheritance with her Anthony ! I never thought about making my child fight for inheritance . If Melanie cant accept him , then Ill take him away now ! Edwards face turned cold as he grabbed my collar and without hesitation , slapped me . Melanie , since I adopted Dexter , he became my child , regardless of whether you accept it or not , you must treat him well ! I covered my face and looked at him with teary eyes . Before he had a chance to defend himself , Anthony suddenly lunged at Dexter Matthews and wrestled with him . His mouth kept crying and shouting . No , no , dont bully Mommy , bad person ! Edwards face darkened as he suddenly lifted his foot and kicked Anthony away . I roared and pounced , but it was still too late . Anthonys head hit the corner of the table , and blood gushed out instantly . I trembled as I held him, wanting to cover his wound . The blood , however , flowed more and more . I helplessly lifted my eyes and cried , pleading with Edward . Please , save our Anthony ! Edward wanted to go forward and pick up Anthony , but Selena screamed and grabbed his hand . Matthews , Dexters face was bleeding , what should we do if he got disfigured ? Edward turned his head and only then noticed a very faint scratch on Selenas sons face . He hesitated for a moment , but in the end , he chose to pick up Dexter and walked quickly towards the door . Chapter 4 1/4 A sharp pain surged through the heart . I endured the pain and stumbled behind them . Before getting into the ambulance , Edward reached out and stopped me . A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes , but his tone was unusually firm . Melanie , Anthonys brain was already injured , so even if he was bleeding , it wasnt that serious . Dexter is different from him and will become the heir of the Matthews family in the future . If he breaks the image , it will have an impact on the entire Matthews family . You wait a little longer , another ambulance will come soon . Before I could answer , he escorted Selena and her child onto the ambulance and quickly disappeared . Despair and helplessness made it almost impossible for me to stand . Fortunately , there was a guest who was a first aid doctor , so Anthony was able to be examined and bandaged in time . After confirming that Anthony was fine , I changed the flight ticket and rushed to the airport with him . I called Edward one last time while I was in the car , wanting to say goodbye to him . As soon as the phone was answered , his angry roar could be heard . Melanie , will you ever stop ? I already said another ambulance would be here soon ! I paused for a moment and then smiled as I told him . I wanted to tell you that Anthony is fine now . You can go ahead and focus on your work , we wont bother you anymore ! After hanging up the phone , I sent the divorce agreement that I had prepared long ago to Edward . And then , he threw away his own phone . Edward quietly left the ward only after waiting until late at night , when he had put Selena and her child to sleep . Looking back on my attitude towards myself today , I couldnt help but feel a little guilty . He waved his hand and called for his assistant . Go and find out which ward Anthony was assigned to , I want to go see him immediately . 2/4 Ten minutes later , the assistant came back with a panicked expression on his face . Matthews , I checked , Mrs. Matthews and Anthony never got on an ambulance . Five hours ago , she sent you a divorce agreement . 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