True Love Waits novel Chapter 1352

Erica shouted at the men who were watching her, "Hey, I want to go to the bathroom!"

"We will accompany you," one of the men replied casually. He nodded at the man standing nearby. The sound of footsteps echoed in the otherwise quiet yard as both men approached her.

Disgust reflected in her expression at the thought. She shook her head and spat out, "I won't use your bathroom. I'm going to my house!"

"Bitch, are you looking for trouble? If this bathroom sickens you, don't go at all!" one of the men yelled.

Fury coursed through Erica, and she slammed her hand on the table. "Who the hell are you to call me bitch? Do you believe that you can stop me? I don't care what you think or say. I'm going to the bathroom in my house now!"

A screeching sound filled the room as Erica pushed her chair back and stood. Without giving the men a chance to respond, she marched toward the door.

The commotion alerted Pike, who rushed into the yard. His brows shot up in astonishment, and he shouted, "What are you doing?"

The man who was about to hit Erica replied at once, "Pike, this woman is making trouble. She insists on going to the bathroom in her house."

"That's not worth all this noise. You five can go with her and make sure she stays out of trouble!" Pike ordered impatiently.

"Yes, sir!"

With a victorious smirk, Erica walked out of the yard. The five ruffians hustled to keep pace with her as she headed for her home.

A few moments later, they passed a dark alley. Erica, who was ahead of the men, suddenly turned, pointed in a direction, and exclaimed, "Hey, look! What is that?"

Reflexively, everyone looked in the direction where she had pointed. "What?"

When the men didn't see anything unusual, they frowned and turned to question Erica. However, she was gone. With widened eyes, they searched for her. Someone yelled when they saw a figure run into a nearby alley. One of the five men, who was bald, cursed, "Damn it! You two go back and report to Kirk. The rest of us will chase her!"

"Yes!"

Erica's heart beat wildly in her chest as she sprinted through the alley, scaled a wall, and disappeared into the darkness.

Before long, chaos erupted in the quiet village. Several people led by Pike separated into different groups to search for the woman.

At the entrance to Tow Village

Two black Bentleys sped down the access road to the village. As soon as the cars stopped, a well-dressed man got out of the first car and jogged to the back door of the second car. When the window of the back seat rolled down, he said, "Mr. Huo, we have reached."

The man in the second car took advantage of the moonlight to examine the shabby surroundings. A deep frown marred his handsome features. 'Is Erica living in this poor village? She might want to experience some hardship, but why did she have to make my sons suffer as well?'

Just then, a figure jumped out from the side and stopped in front of the cars. She stared at the two cars like a startled wild animal. Of all the things Erica thought she'd come across on this road, two luxury cars were not it!

In fact, the people of Tow Village were so poor that no one had a car. Even if there were one, it would be a shabby car that would be worth very little. No one could afford such a brand-new car here.

Erica didn't have to rack her brain to figure out why these cars were here. She mumbled a soft, "Uh-oh." She only knew of one person who would make such an entrance!

At this time, several beams of lights shone in her direction. "I saw someone over there. Hurry up!"

The shouting reminded her of why she had been running. Without overthinking, Erica bypassed the car and ran to the side.

But, she found that she had taken a wrong turn. A dead end lay ahead, and she had nowhere else to go.

She spun on her heels only to bump into something hard. She had intended to backtrack her way to the cars, not fall into a man's arms. "Oomph," she mumbled as she steadied herself.

Almost instantly, Erica was enveloped in a familiar cold aura and pleasant scent. When she opened her eyes, she saw a suit jacket that most definitely was not something that people here could afford.

She gulped and slowly raised her head.

Just as she had suspected earlier, the deep eyes that gazed at her intensely belonged to none other than Matthew, the man she had missed for so long.

The voices of her pursuers became louder as they got closer and closer, but she forgot about escape. She even forgot to breathe!