Chapter 888

In the blink of an eye, Matthew was now 13 years old. His sister was 15 years old, and their stepfather was already eager to marry her off in exchange for money. That night, Matthew's heart broke as he heard his sister crying. For the first time in his life, he begged his mother. She stared at him in silence, tears streaming down her cheeks. Then she choked out, "Matthew, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just…" She couldn't continue. She had failed as a mother. She couldn't even protect her own child. How could she protect anyone else? Matthew begged, "I'll stop going to school. Save my tuition. Let my sister wait a little longer—" Before he could finish, his mother slapped him. "Don't you dare think like that again." Tears welled up in her eyes, but Matthew still insisted, "Mom, please help her. She's being forced to marry a monster. All the women he's taken have been tortured to death. If she marries him, she'll die too." That man was deranged, with many ways to torme