True Love Waits novel Chapter 1280

Ten days passed as Erica waited for news from Phoebe. But as yet, her love rival didn't show up to get back at her.

One night, Matthew came back from the company to find Erica waiting downstairs.

As soon as she saw him, she came, offering him a glass of water and a flattering smile. "Matthew."

Looking from the water to his wife's shining countenance, Matthew idly wondered if the drink had been poisoned.

In the end, he decided that it didn't matter. He took the glass calmly and said, "Just say it."

"I want to ask you something," Erica began. "Have you met with Phoebe recently?" She didn't think the other woman would let things go easily.

'So this is what's bothering her, ' Matthew realized as he took a sip of water. "You know," he said, "the next time you do something bad, you should learn from Phoebe. Do it in a place without surveillance, and if there are any evidence or clues left behind, you have to go back and get rid of them."

"What?" Erica wondered if this meant that Phoebe really had gone to see him. "What did she tell you?"

Matthew finished off the water, then handed the empty glass to her. "You should stay away from your 'cousin' from now on," he remarked cryptically. "He's a bad example."

'So... he really figured it out, ' thought Erica.

Glass in hand, she followed him into the next room and asked with a smile, "What else did she say? Are you going to avenge her?"

"What else did she say?" Matthew echoed. "Put the glass down and I'll tell you."

Erica set the glass on the table and took hold of his arm. "Okay, tell me now!"

By way of reply, Matthew pressed her against the handrail of the stairs, held her head in one hand, and lowered his head to kiss her.

"Mmph..." Lost in the moment though she was, it didn't escape her that this was not exactly an answer to her question.

A few minutes later, Matthew whispered in her ear, "Now, you have to accept my punishment for you!"

"Don't... Don't do that here..." Although the heating was on, this was dangerously close to a staircase. It would not be the most secure place for what he obviously had in mind.

Her husband chuckled in her ear and said in a low voice, "Don't you want to experience something new?" After all, they had tried having sex in many different places, but this was a new one.

Erica leaned her soft body against his and wrapped her arms around his neck, as docile as a kitten. "I don't mind. As long as you are happy!" As long as he didn't deal with her for the sake of Phoebe, she would listen to him this time.

He was very satisfied with her obedience.

Outside, the cold wind was bleak, and inside the villa, they were having a most romantic time.

The Spring Festival was only a few days away. Early one morning, Chantel hid in the bathroom of the Li family house and dialed a number on her phone. As soon as the call was connected, she exclaimed nervously, "Rika..."

Erica was still in bed, having been sound asleep until the phone ringing had roused her. When she heard Chantel's voice, though, she quickly got her wits about her. "Hi, Chantel. It's so early. You must be studying hard."

Blair had told her that in order to make a debut as early as possible, Chantel got up very early every day, despite also studying hard at night.

"Rika." Tears welled up in Chantel's eyes as she clenched the thing in her hand.

Sensing that something was wrong, Erica quickly sat up in bed. "What's wrong?"

After a moment's silence, Chantel sobbed, "I...I'm pregnant."

Yes! She was pregnant! She looked at the two red lines on the pregnancy test stick in her hand again.

"Ahhh! What? Chantel, you...pregnant?!" Erica leaped from the bed, beaming. Even if she were the one who was pregnant, she wouldn't be as excited as she was now.

"Thank you, Rika!" Chantel said, steadying her voice with some effort. Although she hadn't seen Gifford since the important day, their goal had been achieved.

"I'm going to be an aunt. You're so awesome!"