My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey) novel Chapter 1009

Everyone in the Whitlocks had panicked.

Peter had been sent to the hospital immediately.

However, the doctor had informed them of Peter's death with regret.

Selina woke up in shock. The sky was still dark.

Her eyes were wide open. She was in a daze.

Her pajamas were drenched in sweat.

After a while, Selina came back to her senses.

She started gasping for breath.

It had been a terrifying dream.

After sitting on the bed for what seemed like a long time, she got up for a shower.

The water from the shower dampened Selina's body.

There was a determined look in her eyes.

During Peter's visit, she and Matthew had to hide the truth from him by all means.

If something happened to Peter, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Peter should never know of this.

After the shower, Selina went back to bed.

However, she was no longer sleepy.

She sat up and picked up a book to read instead.

As she was reading, her thoughts eventually wandered off.

She remembered how she'd done this in the recent past.

And how she'd not been alone.

There had been someone by her side.

That man would join her with a book of his own.

Selina subconsciously touched the spot next to her, only to feel cold, empty space.

At that moment, she suddenly felt very lonely.

No one was by her side, Matthew would never sit next to her anymore.

There was a long silence.

All of a sudden, Selina smiled.

There was a sense of self mockery in her smile.

What was she thinking about?

Wasn't this what she had wanted?

Hadn't she found it annoying to have Matthew reading next to her every day?

Peter arrived on time the next day.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they saw him.

Peter had definitely deteriorated since the last time they saw him. It was no wonder that the family doctor had called them.

However, looking the bright side, his eyes were still full of spirit and he seemed to be jovial.

He shouted as soon as he entered the Whitlock family's house, "Hayden, where are you?"

Hayden ran out to him immediately.

He got into Peter's arms and said, "Greatgrandfather, I miss you so much."

Peter laughed in happiness.

He caressed Hayden's head and said, "I've missed you too. Look how much you've grown."

Hayden pulled at Peter's white beard and said, "But, you've become old."

There was even more guilt in Selina's smile as she said, "He'd just left before we knew of your visit."

Upon hearing so, Peter's frown left and he said, "That's right. He should be very busy at work, being the person in charge of such a big company."

A smile appeared on his face as he said, "You lucky girl. I was afraid you would remain single. Yet, you manage to find such a good man!"

Selina faked a smile.

"Matthew is a talented young man. A good young chap, good indeed!"

It was obvious that Peter admired Matthew a lot.

Hearing Peter addressing Matthew as a young man, she couldn't help but refute, "Grandpa, he's no longer a young man. He's nine years older than me!"

Even she was not young anymore, let alone Matthew, who was nine years older. How could he be considered a young man?

Peter shook his head immediately and said, "It doesn't matter if he's slightly older. He's only nine years older than you. He's not even 90 years old. It's normal even if the man is 20 years older than the wife."

Selina did not know what to say.

She was speechless.

"That's like marrying a father," Selina could not help but murmur under her breath.

Yet Peter heard this.

Although at such an old age, his hearing was still good.

Peter sighed and said, "Look at you, how can you speak in such a manner? As far as I remember, Matthew is someone with a very good temper. No wonder he can tolerate you."

Selina remained silent.

It was true that Matthew had a good temper and had always been tolerant of her.

Seeing Selina's gloomy expression and her not replying to Peter, Cecilia was afraid that Peter would sense that something was amiss.

She said immediately, "You're right. Matthew is really good-tempered and tolerates Selina a lot."

Peter was happy to hear this. He stroke his white beard and said, "But, I really didn't expect them to be together. How did the relationship start?"

He turned over to look at Selina, curious.