Chapter 375 - Why? (3)

9 May, Matthew's Villa, City K

Matthew turned and looked directly at Phillip. Not only was he worried and concerned, but he looked so much paler than he had been even a couple of minutes ago. Matthew knew that the anger that both he and Lexi not only were expressing in their voices, but in what they were talking about concerned him.

"Phillip, do not…"

"Matthew Rong," came the firm reply. "Do not, baby brother tell me not to worry. Before you and Lexi continue, you better answer my question."

"What I do and what I have done is need to know, and you do not need to know."

"Cut out that crap Matthew. I need to know."

"You do not need to know what I do and forget about asking the President what I do. All he can tell you is exactly what I will tell you. I am a senior serving military officer posted to the base here. You cannot know and do not have the clearance to know what it is I do. Lexi, as my wife, has been given enough security clearance to know what my posting currently is, but nothing else." Matthew turned and looked at Lexi adding "And not even I can save her if she reveals my posting and the other information she knows about my posting."

"Do not try and blackmail me Matthew Rong."

"Just warning you Lexi, so keep quiet."

"Screw you…"

"What is it you said last night…"

Andrew blushing spat out "Keep it clean you two, we do not want to know about what goes on behind closed doors."

"Shut Up!" yelled Matthew and Lexi together, which drew laughter from Chester and Phillip.

Chester looked between Matthew and Lexi. No matter how much Matthew was trying to conceal his thoughts, he was able to see anger on his face, and Lexi was still as worried, stressed and upset as she was when they talked earlier today when she was told the results of the family screening for potential bone marrow donors.

Quietly Chester said "Matthew, I know you are angry, but now is not the place and time for this. Let me remind you what Andrew, Lexi and my parents were like at the time. It was all about them and their perceptions of the world. We all know what they did to me. They were plotting for Andrew's marriage when he completed University, and when Lexi became pregnant, they were worried about the shame of an unmarried pregnant teenage daughter. As I have figured out, because Lexi was seventeen, they could not legally sign the doc.u.ments to force her to have an abortion but could sign the doc.u.ments for her to marry. Lexi told me she refused to name who was the father, so they looked for someone they could bribe to have Lexi married. Richard's parents were greedy enough on his behalf to take money and force the marriage."

On standing up, Chester stood over Matthew and said "Do not blame Lexi. You were legally an a.d.u.l.t and knew the consequences of what you were doing. You should have used protection, and absolutely made sure regardless of what you were doing you could be contacted. You were not responsible nor contactable, so look at your role in how my parents created the situation rather than blaming Lexi who was absolutely scared of what would happen to her and her baby. Once the lie was told, given how Richard totally screwed Lexi up in that time, it was easier to live with the lie because in the end Lexi and Dominic could get back what was their share of the family inheritance when Dominic turns eighteen. Expose the lie and she and Dominic would lose that making her sacrifices worthless."

Matthew stood up "Screw her sacrifices. What does she think Dominic and I have done for all his life? Sacrificed our relationship for her to support a lie." Turning to Lexi Matthew added "How screwed up is that logic."

Andrew sensing Matthew's anger rising, stood up and interposed himself between Matthew and Lexi with Chester to protect her. He said "Grow up and stop blaming Lexi. Blame our parents, who in my view can rot in hell for the damage they caused to each of us. We have a reality to face, and you better think damn carefully about what you do, not act in anger as if you hurt my sister or my nephew, I do not give a care what you do, I will kill you for that."

Quietly, from behind Phillip said "He is right Matthew. Yes, this had to come out, and it is because of how close of a match you are for Dominic. Not the best way for that to happen, but it has. The question is how things go forward. You need to put Dominic first in what you decide to do because you will not be forgiven by anyone if you hurt that boy."

Phillip carefully moved around into Matthew's line of vision and added "You need to cool down and think about things. There is no way that you can do that here tonight."

"I want to be with my son, with her not around" spat out Matthew.

"Not going to happen Matthew Rong, so get the f*ck away from the two of us," retorted Lexi.

Phillip moved in and grabbed Matthew's arm, saying "Come with me now," before gently tugging Matthew's arm.

Matthew, taking the message followed Phillip and on exiting the room he said "You have to calm down Matthew, because you will drive Lexi away if you keep going, hurting Dominic and putting Chester and I in the middle. If push comes to shove, no matter how much I love you and how hard it has been to rebuild our relationship over the years, I will side with protecting my nephew. Now, Uncle Adam has a bag, and go back to the family villa rather than your on-base accommodation tonight. Chester is staying with Lexi, and I will be back in about an hour. That will give you time to thing and we can talk. I do not want you to do anything you will regret."

"Phillip," came a tortured cry from Matthew.

"No Matthew, see sense and consider think more than how you feel now. Things will be better in even an hour, than they seem now…"

Phillip looked up spotted both Adam Yang and Warrant Officer Wang heading towards them, and he said "I know you do not take orders from me, Warrant Officer, but your superior and I need to talk more, so could you take him to the Rong Family Villa and not let him leave until I get there."

"Sir…?"

Matthew looked at Phillip, and after observing the look on his face said "Fine," before reaching over to take the bag from Uncle Adam's hands and heading out with Warrant Officer Wang.

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