Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife novel Chapter 1372

About half an hour later, Matthew saw Erica's message. He only replied, "Mm."

'Okay. What does that mean?' Erica stared at the screen of her phone and pouted her lips in dissatisfaction.

She was so annoyed that she closed her WeChat. 'Well, I'll ask him about it when I get back. Not long now! I can't wait!'

After dinner, when Erica was going back to her room, she heard voices from Gifford's room. It sounded like Gifford and Chantel fighting inside.

Chantel's voice was soft when she said, "Look, we're shooting now. I was supposed to leave tonight, but I put it off until the day after tomorrow. But I've got a fan signing tomorrow. I need to take off."

"So you think I'm not busy?" asked Gifford in a cold voice.

"Of course you are," Chantel answered. She knew that well. They both were. As a star, she did grueling 15 hour shoots. As a soldier, he might work from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., grab a quick dinner, and go prep for a jump at midnight. He was in command, too, which meant he was higher in rank. Higher rank meant more pay and more hours. He was a high-ranking military officer. How could she possibly compete with that?

"Yes, I'm super-busy and yet I can spare a few days to take care of Hugo. Whatever work you have, put it off. That's an order!" he demanded.

Chantel remained silent. She wondered if he knew the cost of what he was asking.

Erica took a peek in their room. One of them sat on the bed, the other stood by the window, and Hugo was playing with his toys on the sofa.

She poked her head in, waved at the little boy and whispered, "Come to Auntie!"

Although she lowered her voice, all three people in the room heard it and looked at her.

Erica grinned and said to Chantel, "Looks like you guys are busy talking. I'll set Hugo up in a video chat with Adkins and the other kids. Oh, and Hugo can sleep with me tonight. Say good night to Daddy and Mommy, Hugo."

"Good night, Daddy, Mommy!" said Hugo, who had already run over to Erica and was now hugging her legs.

Gifford nodded and watched them leave. Erica shot the two one last grin and closed the door behind her.

There were only two people left in the room. Standing in front of Chantel, Gifford put his hands on his hips and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

This time, she didn't complain. As long as he was happy, she would do as he said. "Okay."

If she had to give something up for him, it was worth it.

Gifford was satisfied with her response. "I got Hugo some time off too. He doesn't need to go to school tomorrow. We'll go out and have some fun."

The three of them had never gone out together. This was an opportunity for them to spend more time with Hugo.

"Okay." She nodded again.

Gifford sat down next to her and said, "I think Rika's right. We can have a daughter, and Hugo will have a sister. We can go to bed early, so her little act of kindness tonight wasn't in vain."

'Have a daughter?' When she heard that, Chantel's face turned a red. She didn't mind if he wanted another kid, but... "It's only seven o'clock now. It's too early..."

Ignoring her protest, Gifford held her shoulders. The two lay back at the same time. "Can you spare a few days every month?" he asked.

"I'm not sure," she replied honestly. She really didn't know. She didn't take regular breaks. Dramas typically shot their episodes as close together as possible. She might not catch a break for two months or so.

"You don't know either?" Gifford leaned sideways, one hand supporting his head, and looked at his wife. "You work too hard. You should get three to five days off a month so we can spend some time together."

Of course, he would try his best to spare a few days every month to make this work. He would focus on making their love grow, getting closer, and taking care of her and the kid.

Chantel blinked her eyes and her mind went blank. She asked foolishly, "Do you still want me around?"

Gifford was unhappy to hear that. He turned over and pressed himself onto her. "Why would you even ask that? You know that I do."

"I know..." But she also knew they weren't a normal couple.

Looking at the face so close to hers, she suddenly thought of something Erica said when she was in Tow Village. "Okay, I'll come back every month and spend more time with you together," she said, boldly putting her arms around Gifford's neck. Since he didn't want a divorce, it would be better this way. It just so happened that she didn't want a divorce either.