Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down
Chapter 22 I’m Pleased with All Three Parts of You

Trembling with fury, Hazel was so infuriated that she threw a fierce glare at Matt. His facial features looked strangely familiar to her. Suddenly, she felt her heart skipped a beat as realization struck her: there was absolutely no possible way that feeble woman was capable enough to raise such a domineering son! More than twenty years ago, Hazel had witnessed the young boy's demise in a brawl; she had even seen his corpse with her own eyes.

"Who... Who the hell are you?"

Matt smirked and said, "Has Mrs. Madron grown senile? I am Winona's lover, as well as the person who can destroy the Larson family anytime."

He turned towards Benjamin and spoke indifferently, "I heard the Larson family had breached the forefathers' precepts, ignored the rules of the political field and engaged in trading business?"

Struck by Matt's words, Benjamin pale with fear and Hazel found herself almost falling to the ground. Matt was right, the Larson family had been involved in the trading business. However, if this news were to spread out in the political world, it would be the end of the Larson family's political course.

Knowing Matt's status, if he were to make this known to the public, the news would reach everyone's ears in Coscana in the blink of an eye. The Larson family would be no more then. In order to protect their family, it was their utmost priority now to prevent him from spreading the word.

Hazel's legs went weak. She was about to get down on her knees when Benjamin stopped her.

"Sharon is my wife. As her husband, I should take the responsibility of her mistakes."

Just when his knees were almost on the ground, Winona clenched her fists and thought, "He is a very proud person, but he had also shown me warmth and kindness in the past." She could not bear to see him kneel in front of her.

"Matt, forget it. After all, I did not suffer any loss."

It was ironic that the victim of this situation was lying on the sick bed.

Matt's gaze turned ice cold as he ordered, "Mr. Lynch, send Winona back home."

She knew he was upset, but she also understood that she should not provoke him further as his rage was growing. Therefore, she chose to obediently follow his orders, changed her clothes and went down with Herman.

Bam! Matt clutched his fist and landed a heavy punch on Benjamin's face.

"This will be the last time I let you go for her sake!"

Benjamin leaned on the wall, panting weakly as he said, "Matt, I hope you are not dragging her into this mayhem because of our grudges. I truly wish that your feelings for her are sincere. She is a nice girl." Matt grabbed him by the collar and sneered, "Mind your own business. She is my wife now."

"You better treat her well or else I will risk everything to get her back."

Bam! Matt heavily slammed his fist against the wall as he emanated an unnerving aura of hostility.

"Get her back? Are you worthy of doing so? Benjamin Larson, you're nothing but the eldest son of the Larson family, what else do you have to compete against me?" Matt roared.

"Do you hate the Larson family so much? Don't forget that you are also..."

"Get lost! That is my only shame in life! One day, I will expose all of Larson family's dirtiest secrets myself. I will wipe this family off the Coscana's map!"

He violently released Benjamin from his clutches and walked away, but his words were like a cursed spell, creating endless echoes in Benjamin's mind. Matt had come to seek revenge. He would be like a demon, sucking out all the blood from the Larson family.

At this moment, Winona and Herman were already seated in the car.

Herman tried to ease the tense atmosphere by saying, "Ma'am, General Snider sure has a stubborn and rough personality, but deep down inside his heart, he cares for you a lot."

Winona was a smart person. Hence she was quick to notice there was something fishy going on. Matt was someone who would hide his own emotions very well, but every time he meets a member of the Larson family, he would immediately become hostile, as if he wanted to rip those people into pieces. This feeling of resentment could never be false one.

"Did something happen between him and the Larson family before this?"

Herman did not deny, he let out a chuckle instead and said, "Mr. Andrew Larson and General Snider are both close aides of the president, but they would sometimes have clashes with their political opinions. It's normal for them to not get along very well."

It appeared that Herman did not want to reveal the truth to her, so she switched to another topic.

"Why does he hate salmon so much?"

Herman thought for a while before he let out a sigh, "When he was young, the general enjoyed eating salmon. His mother would always make him a salmon rice bowl on his birthdays. You know how little kids are, they think their mothers also enjoy the things they like. So, on her birthday, he made a salmon rice bowl for her, but who would have thought... His mother died of food poisoning on the same night. Because of this incident, he became the talk of his neighborhood. He was only eight when that happened."

When she heard the story behind Matt's mother's death, Winona's felt her chest getting tight and a crushing pain in her heart. She thought the herself, "He was only eight when he lost his mother to food poisoning from the salmon rice bowl that he made himself. How could the reality be so cruel?" She could imagine the fear and helplessness in the young Matt's eyes. Now she knew the reason to his cold- hearted personality: it was because he had experienced harsher and unmerciful situations that one could ever imagine.

Winona hugged Matt tightly in her arms as soon as he got into the car. This was the first time she had taken the initiative to hug him. His body went stiff for a moment, but he did not forget to tease her, "Why are you so quick to come into my embrace today? Why don't you reward me when we reach home tonight?"

She did not talk back like she usually would, but tightened her hug even more. "Matt, I think I have grown to like you just a little bit."

His brows furrowed at her sudden confession. "Just a little bit? You should know that your husband stood the president up just to come over here and put those nasty people in their places."

"Don't be too greedy. Didn't they say, many a little makes a mickle? Who knows a day would come when I would love you more than anything, and perhaps at that point, you would not like me anymore?" He chuckled as he pinched her chin fondly, "What would you do if I don't like you anymore?"

"I'm not a gumdrop that's stick myself to you. Of course I would let you go. We will go on our separate ways and replace new love."

He abruptly retracted his fingers and spoke fiercely, "Let me see you try then. I will break anyone who dares to touch you into pieces and feed them to the dog, then I will ravish you non-stop. We'll see if you have any energy left to replace your new love then."

"Ahem!" As expected, one could not reason with the arrogant General Snider. He was the one who started the joke, but he was the one who got angry because of it—a classic example of a person with double standards.

Matt threw her off guard, pressing against her on the car seat suddenly and sealing her lips shut with his. It was a rough and passionate kiss which went on until she started panting for air. Just when she was about to lose her breath, he let her go abruptly and stared deep into her eyes. "Say you will only be with me for the rest of your life."

She did not give him what he wanted, so he did not stop attacking her with violent kisses until she begged for mercy.

"I'll say it...I'll say it. I will only be with you for the rest of my life."

Satisfied with her response, he wrapped her in his arms.

She could now confirm that Matt was a paranoid person as he would never give up before reaching his goals. But there was one thing that constantly troubled her: Why was Matt so obsessed with her? Was there anything she possessed that caused him to be so attracted to her?

Could it be her looks, her body, or her family background? In fact, Matt could not care less about all these things. People like him who had such high status and stunning looks could easily attract a swarm of rich and gorgeous girls with just the flick of a finger.

"Matt, what exactly do you like about me?"

He moved his gaze up and down her body and smirked, "I'm pleased with all three parts of you."☐☐☐☐☐☐