True Love Waits novel Chapter 1129

"You broke it?" Cecelia could feel her chest tightening due to Erica's words. "You are a mother now. How on earth can you possibly still be so careless? Is there anything left of it?" she asked.

Erica responded, "I'm afraid there isn't any left. I accidentally spilled all of it over the floor."

Hearing this, Cecelia felt that it was such a shame. Then, she asked again, "That was Matthew's red wine, wasn't it?"

"How come you know that, Grandma?"

"Of course I know. Matthew had brought two bottles of wine for me before, and they were much more valuable than the one you just broke. He mentioned that he had a wine cellar and even asked me to choose a few bottles of wine when I had some spare time." As she told her this, Cecelia couldn't help thinking, 'Matthew is such a considerate person, and he also knows how to please me.'

"Okay," Erica mumbled, feeling so frustrated deep inside. At that moment, she was so depressed that wrinkles appeared on her delicate facial features. "I'm sorry, Grandma, but I have to hang up now so I could clean up the mess."

"All right. There's no point crying over spilled milk, so you shouldn't dwell on it any longer. There's nothing more you can do about it. That being said, since it was your fault, you have to apologize to Matthew when he gets back home. Don't be stubborn, okay?" Cecelia was a bit worried that Erica might start being difficult when she discussed this matter with Matthew.

Matthew probably couldn't care less about a bottle of wine. However, he would certainly care more about her attitude. At the thought of that, Cecelia reminded Erica not to be too stubborn when she told Matthew what happened.

"Okay!"

After hanging up, Erica frowned as she grabbed the cleaning tools and began cleaning up the mess on the floor, albeit clumsily.

By the time Matthew finally came back, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. She was just sitting idly in the living room, staring blankly at the TV. As soon as she heard the sound of a car pulling over by the driveway, she immediately sprang up from the sofa.

Then, she quickly put on her slippers and hurriedly ran toward the door.

When she opened the door to the living room before Matthew came in, she saw him outside talking to his assistant.

Hearing the sound of the door being swung open, Matthew stopped talking with his assistant. When he turned to look at Erica who was standing by the door, their eyes met.

Feeling so guilt-stricken, Erica drew back her head and closed the door at once.

After waiting for a while, she heard footsteps drawing closer. So, she gently opened the door and beamed him a sincere smile. "Matthew, you're back from work."

An awkward silence filled the air inside the room.

Erica managed to react quickly. When she saw him come in, she immediately took out his slippers and said, "Matthew, take off your shoes and change into this!"

Loosening up his tie, Matthew could tell right away that she was fawning over him for some reason. In a rather cold tone, he asked, "What's up?" Erica clearly wasn't being her usual self.

"Well, there's something I want to ask you," Erica said. As she squatted in front of him, she raised her head and looked up at him.

"Fire away!" he simply replied.

"Remember how there's a limited edition Lafite 1961 bottle of wine in your wine cellar?" she asked very gingerly.

"Yes?" Matthew began to wonder what this could be about. 'Why is she asking about it? Could it be that she wants to drink it? That seems highly unlikely.'

"Well, how much is it worth?" she asked.

Without giving her any response, Matthew put on his slippers and walked toward the living room.

Seeing this, Erica went after him. "Why aren't you answering? Is it very expensive? Or did you forget how much it costs?"

The man then turned around and casually said, "Mr. Wang offered me $500, 000 to buy this bottle of wine last year, but I didn't sell it."

Erica was at such a loss. 'Last year... Five hundred thousand...' At that point, she was already on the verge of tears.

A bottle of wine actually cost $500, 000! She thought that Matthew was too extravagant. Although she had drunk red wine which was as expensive, it wasn't like she was the one who paid for it. This time, she was the one who had to pay for it. And she felt like she would have to give an arm and a leg for it.

After pondering about it for a while, she asked hypothetically, "Let's say that this bottle of wine went missing, what are you going to do about it?"

When Matthew heard this, he took a look at the girl whose mood swings were much like a roller coaster ride. With his face turning into a frown, he asked, "What on earth are you trying to say?"

Erica wanted to stop beating around the bush. Gritting her teeth, she finally said, "When I went to your cellar to take photos earlier, I accidentally... knocked it off and then bang! I broke it! Please don't be mad. I promise I'll compensate you for it. And I'll pay for the whole five hundred thousand. No, I'll make it five hundred and twenty thousand!" The price of a bottle of wine tended to increase up to 20, 000 per year. With that in mind, Erica thought that should be enough!

'So, that's what all this is about, ' Matthew thought to himself. As he continued walking, Matthew flatly said, "I have enough money." He wanted to tell her that he didn't want her money.