She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 145

"Miss Acevedo, you're being tic," Anabel chuckled. "I'm a law-abiding citizen. | wouldn't do something like

that"

Instead of looking relieved, Madalyn pressed on with her questions. "You mean ruin my looks? Lockup? Hire

someone to take nude photos of me? Or leavedisabled?" Anabel laughed lightly. "Miss Acevedo, your

imagination is quite vivid. But it's not vivid enough."

She sipped her coffee slowly. For example, you might imagine that Matthew loves you so much that the Graham

and Powell families wouldn't dare to touch you, but they could go after the people around you. Of course, you

could choose to live a solitary life, having nothing but Matthew. "No family, no relatives, no friends, no

colleagues, no servants, and so on."

"You can also picture everyone around you scheming against you, ensuring you never find peace, and so on."

Madalyn's expression hardened, and she pursed her lips, remaining silent.

Anabel poured out the cold coffee from Madalyn's cup and filled it with hot coffee. Then she asked nonchalantly,

"Miss Acevedo, cam you agree to my terms?"

Madalyn didn't think long before she replied bluntly. "Sure.

"But | have to ask, if | divorce Matthew after we get married or if | leave him after having his child, can those

three conditions be nullified?"

Anabel smiled. "My conditions are non-negotiable."

Madalyn closed her eyes for a moment and then said calmly, "I understand. I'll adhere to those three conditions."

"You're indeed a clever one," Anabel smiled. "You can go now."

Without saying another word, Madalyn quickly left the coffee shop, got into her car, and drove away. No one

followed her.

Instead of returning to her previous apartment, she checked into a hotel, sleeping soundly until dawn. Afterward,

while taking a bath, she called Louis and recounted the details of her meeting with Anabel.

Once Louis finished listening, he ended the speakerphone call and turned to Matthew.

Matthew remained silent, walking to the window, hands casually tucked into his pockets, gazing down at the blue

lake outside, deep in thought.

Louis sat on the sofa, quietly tapping away on his laptop, not interrupting Matthew's contemplation.

After about ten minutes, Louis felt it was tand set down his laptop, poured a glass of champagne, and

handed it to Matthew, sofily asking. "Have you thought about how to handle this?"

Mathew had been openly socializing with his "girlfriend" recently, not just to express his stance to the Graham

and Powell families, but also to test their boundaries.

Only by understanding the families' limits and reactions could Matthew make a more accurate judgment.

Matthew slowly opened his eyes, took the champagne from Louis, and sipped it lightly.

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Matthew asked, "What's the Donovan family up to these days?"

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Louis responded as i if he had always lived with the Donovan family. "Wesley is the general manager at Bard

Property.

"It's been over a month since he took the position, and he's performing exceptionally well. He's professional,

diligent, leads by example, gets involved at the grassroots level, empathizes with employees, and connects well

with homeowners, merchants, construction workers, and partners. The entire company trusts him. rented a

4,300 sq ft house on Hill Boulevard near Mid-Level Mountain Garden. She's renovating it to open a private dining

restaurant, and Arthur is still helping his mom start a business Maria has joined Miss Yonder's design stuas an

intern in the jewelry design department.

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applied for a loan of 100 thousand dollars from a small bank to contract the village's wasteland and abandoned

hills, but unfortunately, he was denied because of his ex-girlfriend's interference. "The others are still busy

outside and haven't chyet"

Matthew lightly closed his eyes and slowly swirled his wine glass.

"Contact Professor Cesar Bullock at Dichester Art College and find a way to have him accept Maria as a student,

making her cto Kimore City once a week for special lessons." Louis didn't know why Matthew suddenly

mentioned this and thought he wanted to please Athena, feeling pleased himself, 'Got it? GOL

Dichester Art College was the best-specialized school in the country.

Cesar was a leading authority in jewelry design and craftsmanship, enjoying a high reputation internationally.

Many well-known jewelry designers and stylists had trained under him. Having him personally teach Maria would

certainly make a huge difference in her progress,

Matthew continued, "Contact the bank and expedite the loan for Jaden, and increase the amount if possible."

Louis nodded. "Understood."

Matthew adde

added, "If Wesley encounters any difficulties at the company, secretly help him out. Ensure he makes the

company bigger and stronger. If possible, help him becthe owner of Bard Property." It wasn't that he looked

down on Wesley, but rather that in big business, especially real estate, without sufficient resources and

connections, relying solely on ability and effort wouldn't lead to substantial growth For someone capable and

hardworking, receiving assistance from a benefactor was both reasonable and expected.

Louis nodded again. "Yes."

Matthew instructed, "Keep an eye on the Donovan family and help them secretly wherever you can. Make sure

the Donovan family rises quickly."

Hearing this, Louis finally sensed that Matthew's plans were not as straightforward as they seemed.

He replied with a simple "Yes," then adjusted his glasses and asked. "While helping the Donovan family is our

responsibility and duty, is there any deeper meaning behind your sudden and forceful support for them?"

Matthew rotated his glass, staring at

the liquid inside, and replied calmly.

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"By then, dealing with the Graham and Powell families will be much easier."

He can protect Athena, and Athena has the ability to protect herself. Athena's safety might not be a major

concern.

But behind Athena stood the Donovan family.

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lis exclaimed, his eyes sparkling as he gazed at Matthew in admiration. "So your

real wealthy family for love?"

helping the Donovan family beca

"So that's it," he said, nearly wanting to kneel and worship Matthew, though Matthew was indifferent.

Louis said. "Mr. Graham, you're so great. Truly amazing. | love you."

He had never considered such a notion.

Such a thing wasn't something just any big shot could accomplish.

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Properly only Matthew had such a mindset and capability.