True Love Waits novel Chapter 1136

"Matthew, are you busy right now?" It was a woman's voice, which sounded a bit familiar to Erica. However, she couldn't tell whether it was the voice of the woman who called him on their wedding night or the voice of someone else she had heard before.

"No."

"Will you be attending the seventh-day ceremony of Nathan's death?"

"Yes." Tomorrow was going to be the seventh day after Nathan's death. And Matthew would definitely come.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you, then."

"Okay."

As soon as he hung up the phone, Erica was dying to know who it was. So, she asked in a low voice, "Who was that? Your woman?"

"No," Matthew answered curtly.

"Oh." This one wasn't it either, which simply made Erica become more and more curious.

In the Huo family's manor

When they got there, a few kids were merrily running about in the yard. Noticing their car from a distance, Godwin quickly ran toward it. Godfrey and Gwyn followed him, blocking Matthew's car together.

The second the bodyguard got out of the car and opened the rear door, the two boys called out "Uncle" and frantically went inside the car.

The car was less than two minutes away from the manor itself, meaning to say the kids only got inside the car to have a bit of fun.

In order to give them space so they could get in, Matthew moved closer to Erica, and the two kids scrambled to sit right next to them.

Gwyn, on the other hand, was the only one who stood outside the car, showing no intention of getting in.

Seeing this, Erica pulled Godfrey, who was moving close to her, into her arms and let Godwin sit on Matthew's lap. Then, she called Gwyn and said, "Gwyn, hop in!"

The bodyguard said, "Mrs. Huo, Miss Tang can just sit in the front seat."

To which, Gwyneth flatly refused, "No. I don't want to sit in the front seat. I want to sit in the back with everyone!" Of course, she wanted to join the fun along with everyone.

With that, Matthew patted the empty seat beside him and said, "Gwyn, you can sit here."

Gwyn then bent over to step inside the car. After she had settled in her seat, they took their time driving toward the villa.

The car, which had been quite peaceful earlier, suddenly became very lively in an instant. Godwin was such a fearless kid. Godfrey, on the other hand, was actually a bit afraid of Matthew, but he wasn't afraid of being with him right now since Godwin and Erica were also there with him. So, he was able to continue fighting with Godwin.

Matthew had been very nice to Gwyn ever since she was a child. Not once had he ever given her the cold shoulder. Because of that, she was the one who was least afraid of him. As far as she was concerned, Matthew was such a warm and handsome uncle.

Erica had always been fond of children, and these little ones liked her, so she was able to get along with Godfrey almost instantly.

In the parking lot in front of the villa, several luxury cars were already parked. As soon as Erica opened the door, Godfrey quickly jumped out.

Evelyn had actually been looking all over for the kids. So, when she saw them get out of the car, she immediately walked toward them and said, "Rika, you got here just in time. Mom was just about to call you. Lunch is served."

Hearing that, Erica grabbed a hold of Gwyn's hand and walked towards Evelyn. "We're back!"

Just as they were about to enter the house, Matthew suddenly called out, "Erica."

This drew both Erica's and Evelyn's attention. Then, Matthew told Evelyn, "Evelyn, why don't you take the kids inside first? We'll be there in a second."

"Okay. You two should get inside soon. Lunch is waiting!" Evelyn replied. She quickly understood what he meant, so she took Gwyn from Erica and led the kids inside.

Now that they were alone, Erica asked Matthew, "What's the matter?"

Matthew held her hand. Sensing her reluctance, he didn't beat around the bush and said in a rather indifferent tone, "I don't want to listen to his bullshit."

"Whose?"

"Carlos Huo's."

"If you behave yourself, why would Dad nag you?" At that moment, Erica felt like she could never figure out what was going on inside his head.