Chapter 7 Incident

"Miracle, this is Mateo's favorite food. Later, Mommy will teach you again. Now you and Mateo eat." Orina gave Ossobuco to Miracle and Mateo. Orina had previously taught her to make Mateo's favorite food. However, Miracle's face looked reluctant. How could she not? Miracle needed to improve at cooking. All this time, she had no time to learn how to cook. "Yes, Mom," Miracle replied with a forced look. There was no way she could refuse her mother-in-law's wishes. "If you're weak at cooking, you shouldn't have to do it," Mateo snapped coldly without looking at Miracle. Miracle snorted in displeasure. "What do you know? You'll see, I'll prove my cooking later!" she replied unhappily. Mateo shrugged indifferently. He didn't care what Miracle said. He chose to enjoy the Ossobuco made by his mother. Meanwhile, Miracle continued to stare at Mateo's annoyance. Orina, who was in front of Mateo and Miracle, smiled. "Mateo, Mommy thinks you don't need to work tomorrow. How about riding with Miracle tomorrow? You've always been riding alone. Surely riding with your wife is better than riding alone," Orina said with a smile. "I have a meeting tomorrow. Besides, I don't want to hear a whining woman complaining about riding," Mateo retorted, causing Miracle to glare at him. "Do you even know me? I've never whined in my life!" exclaimed Miracle with a sharpened gaze. Her hands were clenched tightly at Mateo's insulting words. She didn't even like to cry. She never whined if she couldn't get something. How could that man make accusations without even knowing him? "Mateo, you can't say that. Didn't you see Miracle practicing shooting? She's not a weak woman," Orina told him. Mateo placed the knife and fork in his hands. He then looked at his mother with a cold gaze. "Just practicing doesn't mean you're good at it. Everyone can practice. But it doesn't mean they can apply it." "Hey! Are you underestimating me? Do you think I'm going to lose to you?" exclaimed an increasingly annoyed Miracle. Without answering, Mateo got up from his seat. He was about to walk out of the dining room. However, Mateo's steps were halted when he heard Miracle's voice calling his name quite loudly. "Mateo De Luca," Miracle called his name back in a loud, echoing voice. Mateo averted his eyes, staring at Miracle coldly as he shoved his hands into his pants pockets. He remained silent and waited for Miracle's following words. "I know why you don't want to ride with me. You're scared, aren't you? Considering you've never fought anyone. That's what scares you now," Miracle said sarcastically. "Scared?" Mateo smiled sarcastically. Then, he moved closer to Miracle and tugged on the woman's chin. "You're saying I'm afraid of you?" "Yes! You are!" Miracle raised her face, challenging the man before her. Miracle's blue eyes and Mateo's brown eyes stared at each other for a moment. A gaze that was so locking and throwing glares at each other. "Alright, I'm happy to accept. I hope you're not crying because you lost to me," Mateo said with a smirk. Miracle smiled sarcastically. She brought her hand to Mateo's jaw as she whispered in Mateo's ear, "Let's see, Mateo. You or I will cry." "Well, you're courageous. How about today? The daytime weather will be great for riding," Mateo smiled triumphantly. Yes, of course, he knew women hated the sun. That's why Mateo invited Miracle to ride in the afternoon like this. "Great! The sooner the better. I'll have my assistant take my horse." Without another word, Miracle picked up her cell phone on the table and immediately contacted her assistant to bring her horse within fifteen minutes. Orina had been sitting in front of the dining table. She kept looking at Mateo and Miracle. She was about to reprimand her son for continuing to be cold to Miracle. However, she decided against it because she saw that Miracle was able to keep up with Mateo. *** Miracle had already changed into her riding clothes. There was no way she was still wearing shorts and a tube top. Moreover, the scorching sun would surely burn her body. Damn, Mateo! She knew he had deliberately taken her riding this afternoon because it was so hot outside. However, Miracle had no other choice but to accept Mateo's challenge. After changing her clothes, Miracle walked out of the room to Mateo, who was waiting for her. "Are you ready?" Mateo asked coldly. "As you can see," Miracle replied with an equally cold and flat look. "Is Jordan here yet?" she asked as she wandered around, but she didn't see her assistant. "I don't think you need to ask. You saw for yourself that your assistant wasn't there," Mateo replied lazily. Miracle chuckled in annoyance. "How annoying!" "Be quiet, you can use my horse!" retorted Mateo, who immediately walked away from Miracle. Miracle cursed inwardly. She gave the annoying man an annoying look. This time, she had no other choice. She had to use Mateo's horse. Because the distance between her mansion and Mateo's mansion was far away, Jordan, his assistant, had to bring her horse within fifteen minutes. Yes, of course, it was impossible. Now Miracle walked on following Mateo. When Miracle arrived at the mansion's backyard, she saw Orina sitting in a chair under a tree. Meanwhile, Mateo was with his two horses. Although upset, Miracle tried to remain calm. She caught up with Mateo, who was with his two horses. "Miracle, you're with Molly. She's my horse that I take good care of. Remember, you must never hit her. She'll get angry if you hit her," Mateo told her in a warning manner. Miracle snorted. "I'm not that bad! There's no way I'd hit a horse!" "Can you ride by yourself or do I have to help you?" asked Mateo as he looked at Miracle's body. She should be able to ride on her own without his help. She considered Miracle to have a tall body. "Don't always underestimate me, Mateo De Luca." Miracle quickly climbed onto the body of the horse named Molly. Meanwhile, Mateo only had a sarcastic smile on his face. Now Mateo also climbed onto his horse. "Are you ready?" asked Mateo with a cold stare at Miracle. "Sure," Miracle replied with confidence. Mateo smiled. On the count of three, Mateo and Miracle mounted their horses. Orina, who saw Mateo and Miracle riding at full speed, immediately took a video of her son and daughter-in-law. Yes, of course, she would not waste a moment. "Well, it turns out you're pretty good at riding." Mateo grinned at the sight of Miracle now leading him in front. Miracle was not afraid as she rode the horse at full speed. Not wanting to be outdone, Mateo picked up speed to catch up to Miracle, who was already ahead of him. "Mateo! Are you still underestimating me? You don't know me very well! Don't ever judge me if you don't know me well!" exclaimed Miracle, mockingly at Mateo. "And you don't know me very well," Mateo replied, picking up his pace. It worked. He was now ahead of Miracle. Miracle did not remain silent; she increased her speed to catch up with Mateo. "Damn that guy, he's good!" grumbled an annoyed Miracle. "Yes!" Miracle exclaimed with a triumphant face as she was able to match Mateo. Suddenly, however. As Miracle increased her speed. She felt the horse she was riding run irregularly. There were even times when Miracle almost fell off as the horse she was riding continued to rebel. "Mateo! What's wrong with your horse!" Miracle exclaimed in a loud voice for Mateo to hear. Mateo's brow furrowed, hearing Miracle's voice. He looked carefully at what was wrong with the horse Miracle was riding. Instantly, Mateo's face turned tense as the horse continued to buck and made Miracle's body almost bounce. "Damn it! Miracle hold on tight!" Mateo immediately increased his horse's speed. He caught up with Miracle, who had been yelling. "Akh-" Miracle screamed even louder as she felt her body almost bounce. Mateo's face turned even more frantic. Without waiting, just as his horse was near the horse Miracle was riding, he jumped up and lunged for Miracle's body to fall. In the next second, Mateo and Miracle's bodies tumbled down. Orina could be heard screaming as she saw Mateo and Miracle's bodies rolled on the ground.