20 days Contract With my Father-in-Law のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

When it came time to head out for work, Adeline firmly reminded Matthew that he needed to report to the hospital, as his colleagues were likely looking for him by now. However, the stubborn doctor refused to budge, having absolutely no intention of going to work that day. He insisted on spending time and playing with his children rather than facing his patients. Realizing there was no changing his mind, Adeline had no choice but to let Matthew drive her to the San Isidro Covered Court, where the third day of their medical mission was set to take place.Using a borrowed vehicle, they arrived at the location in no time.“Matthew, go to the hospital. Your Chief of Clinics might reprimand you!” Adeline urged as she looked over at him.Their eyes met, and Matthew offered her a wonderfully sweet, endearing smile while keeping his hands resting lightly on the steering wheel.“Not today, baby. Our kids need me more right now... and I’d much rather be a full-time father today,” he replied soft

Before they finally stood up to say goodbye to the team and Bernard, Matthew quickly approached the resort waiters and staff who were clearing the buffet table. He spoke to someone there while pointing at the dessert section.When Matthew returned to Adeline, he was carrying two large, neatly tied takeout boxes.Adeline furrowed her brow at the sheer amount of food the doctor was carrying.“What are those, Matthew? Why did you get takeout?”Matthew flashed a winning smile, raising the boxes slightly.“I got food packed for our kids. Especially these two big slices of Mango Cream Cake and Chocolate Fudge Cake! I know the twins are still awake and definitely waiting for a treat from us.”Adeline looked at the cake boxes and then at his sweet smile. Despite the doctor’s stubbornness, pushiness, and occasional unabashed audacity, she couldn't deny his deep love and affection for her children.A soft, gentle smile slowly spread across Adeline’s lips as she wrapped her arm around his.“Alri

Two weeks passed like a long, endless nightmare for Adeline. Marky’s grand mansion in Manila was completely enveloped in a suffocating and deafening silence—a silence that brought no peace, only a quiet horror.The estate had been fully transformed into an ultra-high-security prison and hideout. All trace of vitality was gone. In every corner of the high ceilings, at every end of the dim hallways, and even along the concrete pillars in the courtyard, massive new CCTV cameras with flashing red lights watched every movement without blinking. The vast yard and entrances were surrounded by armed men in uniform with earpieces hired bodyguards conducting silent patrols. Inside a spacious room on the second floor, Adeline sat in a mechanical wheelchair by the large bay window. The curtains were drawn just enough to allow a faint shaft of sunlight to fall across her pale face.She was reduced to a completely withered state. Two weeks of relentless brain manipulation, injections of psychoactiv

Four of Marky's men and two of Matthew's bodyguards lay dead on the bloodstained asphalt. Adeline's heart nearly stopped when Matthew suddenly lunged forward to block her path.The remaining guards froze for a split second at Adeline's piercing scream. Mang Karding scrambled forward, brandishing a shotgun, but his wife desperately pulled him back to safety.Matthew reached out, his arms opening to embrace Adeline, but before he could touch her, one of Marky’s towering bodyguards slammed the butt of a heavy firearm directly into the back of his head. The sheer force of the blow instantly knocked Matthew unconscious, his body crumpling to the pavement."Matthew—"Adeline couldn't even finish shouting his name. The bodyguards aggressively shoved her into the back of the waiting vehicle.The final bodyguard slammed the SUV door shut behind her, and the two black vehicles sped away into the distance. Inside the dark, freezing interior of the SUV, Adeline collapsed against the seat. Coverin

NIGHT had fully fallen over the city, and along with the slow fading of the sun was the gradual arrival of darkness across the vast and massive Fraser estate. On the third floor of the building, in the middle of a cold, quiet, and dimly lit room, Adeline remained standing directly in front of the large glass door that led to the terrace. From her position above, the entire expansive garden and lawn on the lower grounds of the mansion were clearly visible to her eyes. Despite the many people busy making arrangements and preparations earlier this afternoon, a strange and deafening silence suddenly enveloped the entire yard as twilight set in.Hardly any lights were turned on outside. The only source providing a faint illumination around the surroundings was the glow from their neighbor's mansion above. The large lights that usually brightened the length of the lawn were off, the decorative lights hanging from the tree branches were off, and even the underwater lights around the swimming