All Chapters of A Heart That Will Never Warm: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Matthew was desperate to get home. He pressed harder on the gas, and the streets outside blurred into streaks of light.His mind was filled with the image of Danielle cradling Olivia. He wished he could get home and sweep them both into his arms immediately.But the moment he opened the door, the scene he had imagined of Danielle greeting him with a smile didn't appear."Danielle?"Matthew could hear his own breathing in the dead silence of the house. He called her name twice, but only hollow echoes answered.He searched the entire house, but every room was empty, and even Sandra was nowhere to be found. He opened Danielle's closet and saw that more than half of her dresses were missing. In the corner of the dressing room, the two suitcases she often used were also gone.Matthew snorted inwardly, assuming Danielle was upset with him and had taken Olivia elsewhere to cool off.The urgency he had felt moments ago vanished instantly, replaced by a flicker of regret. Had he known th

After hearing Meghan and Rowan's words, Matthew was utterly shocked. He never imagined that the woman he had cherished for seven years could be so vicious.From her pregnancy and Taylor's birth to Taylor's kidnapping and their intimate moments together, everything had been a lie designed to deceive him. Even Taylor, the boy he had spent three days entertaining at the amusement park and traded his own daughter for, wasn't his biological son.Matthew froze as the devastating truth sank in, then a surge of violent rage boiled over. He wanted to kick the door open and tear the two of them apart, but he forced himself to stop. He felt that exposing them now would be letting them off far too easily.Matthew slipped out of the villa in silence, his expression dark, and drove straight to the office.He threw his coat onto the couch. "Elliot, tell the legal department to conduct a full investigation into Meghan's history, including everything she did to Danielle over the years. Don't miss a

Muffled whimpers escaped Meghan's throat as she writhed frantically, her eyes full of desperation. Matthew walked over and ripped the tape from her mouth in one swift motion. "Matthew, let Taylor go! I did everything myself. He has nothing to do with this!" she screamed.Matthew merely watched her coldly, as if she were nothing but a joke. "You lied to me for seven years and made me support your whole family like an idiot. He ate my food, lived in my house, and spent my money. How could he have nothing to do with it?"He crouched down, his fingertip nearly brushing her face. "I know Taylor is type O. Why did you have to bribe doctors and forge records just to steal my daughter's RH-negative blood? Meghan, do you even have a shred of conscience?"The files Elliot uncovered haunted Matthew's mind. Taylor's birth certificate had originally listed his blood type as O. It was only after Meghan bribed the officials that it was changed to match Olivia's rare blood type.Later, during a

In the afternoon at Nethoria, sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the room in warmth. Danielle stood by the window, cradling Olivia and patting her back gently.During her first few days in Nethoria, Olivia had trouble adjusting and slept fitfully at night. It was only in the past two days that she had gradually begun to settle."Honey, you've worked so hard."A familiar, gentle voice came from the foyer as Stefan entered. He looked exhausted from his travels. He had just secured a project worth over a hundred million dollars in a neighboring city, and he skipped the celebratory banquet to rush back home immediately."Go rest. Let me hold her."Stefan walked over and carefully took Olivia from Danielle's arms. His gaze softened with affection as he hummed a lullaby he had composed himself.Brenda Rose, the housekeeper, couldn't help but tease with a smile, "To take care of Olivia, Mr. Weaver even signed up for parenting classes. Now, he's more skilled

In that instant, an uproar broke out in the banquet hall. These were the unwritten rules of the elite. The Bradfords had initially agreed to the union with the Gardners because of their status and power. Had the couple actually been in love, it would have simply been a fortunate bonus.Matthew, however, lacked any sense of ethics, deceiving Danielle in both marriage and love. There was no choice but to cast him out of the circle. With the Bradford family making the announcement, other elite families would surely sever their ties with Gardner Group the following day."You can't do this to me, Danielle!" Matthew cried. Before he could even get close to Danielle, two bodyguards rushed over in the next second, grabbed him by both sides, and dragged him out of the hall.Danielle and Stefan's lively wedding ceremony resumed, and the scene before Matthew's eyes grew further away. He could only watch helplessly as the bride and groom exchanged rings and kissed. Danielle had finally beco