Chapter 938

Mateo's body shook uncontrollably. He tried to stay calm, but his body wouldn't listen. "Mateo, what's going on with you?" Bethany asked, her concern growing. Elysia, frightened, hid behind her. "Who's that elderly man?" "Dad!" Mateo answered quickly, his voice shaking. "Dad?" Bethany's confusion was evident. "Mateo, what did you say? That was your dad? But you said..." She vividly remembered Mateo breaking down not long ago after his father's death. So, how could there be another dad showing up now? "No, no, not my dad," Mateo seemed to pull himself together for a second. "He's a criminal. Someone I used to arrest..." He grabbed Bethany's arm, eyes wide. "Beth, that man is here for revenge. His son was sentenced to death, and he's been holding a grudge against me. He wants payback." Bethany's eyes widened in shock. It all clicked—now she understood why the elderly man had seemed so off, and why Mateo had been so terrified to see him. She hurriedly scooped up Elysia. "What shou