Chapter 887

Matthew was born in a remote mountain area, where sons were more valued than daughters. Many girls were either aborted or died young. If they were lucky enough to grow up, it was only so they could be married off for a price. As a boy, Matthew should have been the family's pride and joy. But that wasn't the case. Even in a place this poor, there was no shortage of gamblers, chain smokers, and alcoholics. His biological father happened to be all three. They were poor, and he and his mother became his punching bags. When he lost money gambling, he would come home and beat them both. When he won, he would celebrate with alcohol and unleash his drunken rage on them. From as early as Matthew could remember, both he and his mother were covered in injuries. When he was about seven years old, he tried to resist. That was the first time his bones were broken. Even after all these years, just thinking about it made his foot throb. They had no money, so medical care was out of the quest