True Love Waits novel Chapter 1342

Matthew didn't speak. Unlike before, Erica neither naughtily urged him nor coquettishly forced him to answer immediately. After half an hour, he finally agreed, "Okay."

The corners of her mouth lifted in a brilliant smile. She kissed the man's face with tear-filled eyes, and said softly, "Thank you, Matthew."

'You are the man I love most. I love you, Matthew, ' she confessed in her mind.

Matthew acted quickly. First, he confirmed a destination for Erica's trip—a country named Cass. The country was in the opposite direction of the slum.

Then he arranged for six bodyguards to follow her. Two of them—a man and a woman—were assigned to follow her closely, while the remaining four bodyguards would protect her in secret.

He also ensured that bodyguards were available for every scenic spot she visited.

While his arrangements were extreme, they helped reassure Matthew of Erica's and their two children's safety.

As soon as Debbie learned that Erica would be traveling, she offered to accompany her daughter-in-law. Erica, however, refused. Although she always listened to her elders, this time, she expressed her desire to be alone.

Debbie tried to persuade her, but the pregnant woman's decision remained unshakable. Eventually, Debbie gave up.

Her concerns only settled when she learned from Matthew the steps he'd taken to ensure Erica's safety.

After all three sisters of the Su family had been sent away, Fanya tried her best to sue Matthew and Erica, but no lawyer dared to take her case.

Finally, a small-time lawyer offered to accept the case for the money. However, he disappeared inexplicably when he went to meet Fanya.

Before leaving for Cass, Erica visited the Li family house in A Country.

In the evening, Blair drove Wesley out of their room as she wanted a heart-to-heart talk with her daughter. "Rika, I feel as though you are in a bad mood after returning this time. Tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help."

The smile on Erica's face didn't lessen. On the contrary, her tone was as cheerful and naughty as always. "I'm fine. I just wanted to see you and Dad before I leave for my trip!"

Blair wasn't convinced. "Although I want you and Matthew to get along, if you have been wronged, you have to tell me. You know that I won't forgive him if he's done something awful, right?" Blair liked Matthew as her son-in-law, but on the condition that he was kind to her daughter, and that he would not betray her.

Erica was moved by her mother's concern. She leaned forward, hugged her mother, and rested her head on Blair's shoulder. "Mom, I'm fine. Really! I finally understand why you always said that I was lucky to have married Matthew. I know that I will live a happy life with him."

Blair patted her hand and said, "I'm glad that you have started to feel this way. Remember, you're going to be a mother of two children soon. So, don't do anything stupid. Travel safe and think of your babies, okay?"

"Yes! Don't worry!" She would protect the two babies in her belly just as Matthew would protect her.

When Erica left Blair's room, she saw that the door to the study was open and that Wesley was writing calligraphy.

She stood by the door and watched her father for a few moments. Soon, she teased, "Colonel Li, you can go back to your room to sleep now!"

Wesley glanced up, and when he saw his daughter, he smiled and waved her in. "Come in. See if your dad's calligraphy is good."

She walked closer to the table. In front of Wesley was a piece of Chinese art paper on which he had written a poem. "In the northern forest lived a pack of wild geese, with feathers as white as snow. Against the icy wind, they flew toward the south, wing to wing. As the rain poured and broke her wings, she couldn't do anything but mourn her lost dreams. Waiting in the gust of the howling wind, he vowed to never forsake or leave."

Wesley's handwriting was impeccable.

However, Erica's attention was focused on the poem. "Dad, you know this poem too?"

It was then that she remembered having asked Matthew to investigate Can't Do Anything. She decided to ask him when she retired to her room for the night.