Chapter 1698 Terrifying Truth

• “It isn't just bad. It's terrible,” Mattheus said bitterly, “The police escorted me home, but they showed no signs of joy or excitement, only indifference. I couldn't comprehend why, but it seemed as though I had been absent for too long. Our relationship had grown too unfamiliar, and they didn't know how to interact with me. I wasn't yet of age, and they were my biological parents, so it was their duty to take care of me. Even though they didn't like me, they still kept me at home. However, they treated me as if I were invisible, with the butler orchestrating every aspect of my life. They barely acknowledged me. After a while, I came to realize that they resented me...”
• Martin was puzzled. “Why would they hold a grudge against you?”
• “They claimed that it was all my fault that I was kidnapped and sold that year.” Mattheus looked up at Martin, his face a mixture of smile and tears. “They said, back then, my mom took my sister and me shopping, and I told them I needed to use the restroom. I was a little boy, and my mom couldn't enter the men's restroom, so she could only wait for me outside. Little did anyone know after I entered through the front door, I stealthily slipped out from the back. My mom couldn't find me, so she immediately called the police. My grandpa had a weak heart. Although they kept my disappearance a secret from him, he eventually found out. He suffered a sudden heart attack on the spot and passed away. After my grandpa's passing, my grandma was heartbroken. She mourned his death and was constantly worried about me since I had gone missing. She spent her days in tears, and before long, she, too, passed away due to illness. They claimed that my grandparents' passing was due to my immaturity and disobedience. My dad claimed that I was the one responsible for the demise of my grandparents, accusing me of being the murderer of his parents...”