Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife novel Chapter 1265

Hearing the mention of Phoebe's name stoked Erica's anger into open flame. Her tone rose, growing haughty and commanding. "Matthew Huo, remember, both you and the title of Mrs. Huo are mine! As long as I don't give up, Phoebe will never have either."

As for Matthew's heart, though...she didn't know if it was possible to ensure it belonged to her. She could only make sure that his body and the title would be hers. She was confident of that because of Carlos and Debbie.

His heart or feelings would never be hers to control.

A new smile crept onto Matthew's face, more genuine than the last one. His tone softened as he said, "From now on, as long as you are obedient and don't leave me, I will give you more of what you want." But if she didn't listen to him and kept trying to escape, that would be another story.

"What do you think I want? Tell me," Erica said warily. Whatever her husband had in mind, she would see if she was interested in it.

Matthew retrieved a black card from a drawer and placed it on the desk before her. He handled it as carefully as if it was a loaded gun. "Here is twelve billion. If you don't run away and get pregnant with my child in three months, the money will be yours."

It was a diamond-level bank card owned by ZL Group. In fact, the account was already in the name of Erica Li.

However, Matthew would not tell her the truth, not unless he won her heart completely first.

It was always possible that he would lose both his wife and his fortune in the end. These days, it seemed to be growing harder and harder to ignore.

"What?!" As usual, Erica was too excited to know what to say. Waiting for her voice to come back to her was difficult.

She thought, 'Twelve billion! I have never seen so much money!

Please, can someone pinch me? I need to know if I'm dreaming now!'

"You didn't hear me wrong," Matthew told her almost solemnly. "You will have all this if you don't run away within three months and get pregnant with MY child."

Erica couldn't fail to notice how he emphasized the word "my." Why was he talking nonsense? Did she look like a woman who would have an affair? She couldn't even keep up with Matthew every night. How could she have the energy to deal with another man?

Erica picked up the bank card and kissed it. "Deal!"

She could get twelve billion dollars for having a child with Matthew. Laughter rumbled in her heart, and she struggled to hold it inside. 'Oh my, I'm going to be a rich woman. Hahaha...'

A giddy, whimsical smile took over her face, and it still hadn't faded when she strolled out of the building moments later.

If she had twelve billion dollars, she wouldn't need to go to school anymore. She could buy Matthew's company, let him work for her, and then keep a bunch of young men for herself; he could be just part of her own personal harem. And if he didn't like it, what did that matter? She would give him the cold shoulder every day, as he had done to her so many times.

Out on the street, wrapped up in her fantasies, she at last was unable to contain herself. Ignoring the other pedestrians, she burst into unmitigated laughter like a maniac.

Everyone nearby dutifully ignored the woman's foolish antics—except for one man who spotted and recognized her as he parked his car nearby. "Hi, Rika!" he called, waving as he walked up to her briskly. "What's wrong with you?"

"Oh, Sheffield!" Erica turned to him, beginning to come back to herself, but her delirious smile had yet to fade.

"I'm glad you recognize me," Sheffield said, hiding his uneasiness. "I thought you'd gone nuts, laughing like that out in public. Did you just come out of Matthew's office?"

"Yes! Sheffield, do you think..." Erica cast a look over her shoulder, up at the towering building she had just left. "Can ten billion buy the whole ZL Group?" The remaining two billion would be enough for her to squander after that!

Rather than answering immediately, Sheffield leaned in and felt her forehead with the back of his hand. "Hm, you don't have a fever," he remarked. "Rika, don't you know?"