True Love Waits novel Chapter 1399

Unconvinced, Erica punched Matthew on the shoulder. "You're so annoying. You didn't tell me anything. It's your fault that I misunderstood you then!" If she had known earlier that Matthew had always loved her, she wouldn't have wasted so much time being jealous of Phoebe in the past.

Matthew said helplessly, "Yes, whatever you say. It's my fault."

Erica also wanted to ask him about the plastic stars he ordered her to fold, but the driver was also in the car with them. She would have to save it for when they got home.

Resting her head on his shoulder, she burped and then sighed, "Oh! I really wanted to be a panda. I would eat and sleep all day long. And no matter how fat I was, I would still have someone to love me."

Matthew was amused by her words. Weren't they just talking about themselves? Why did she suddenly change the subject back to pandas?

'My wife's logic is really confusing. I always find myself trapped in its maze.' He couldn't help but smile.

"You can eat and sleep all day long like a panda if that's what you want," he cooed.

"No, thanks. Men enjoy women with a good figure. If I get fat like a panda, I'm afraid Noreen Xia will show up at our house tomorrow."

'Noreen Xia?' Matthew was puzzled, and then he asked, "What does she have to do with it?"

"If you don't like how I look, you will take her home as your mistress one day!"

All the tenderness Matthew held in his eyes was quickly replaced by wrath. At that moment, he wished he could strangle Erica. Did she really think that his love for her was that shallow? "Shut up. Don't talk to me now."

Erica couldn't help laughing at his angry outburst. Holding his waist, she challenged him in a sweet voice, "If my weight reached 110 kilograms, you wouldn't be able to carry me. What would you do then?"

"I would exercise harder," he answered. In 2018, a weightlifting champion lifted 163 kilograms in the snatch, and 197 kilograms in the clean and jerk. That man won three prizes with a total of 360 kilograms lifted, breaking the world record.

If someone could lift that much weight, Matthew believed that he could do the same—or even better.

Erica, who had no idea that her husband was thinking of her now as a barbell, suggested melodiously, "Why don't you also put on some weight? In that case, we can be a couple of fat people." 'We've shared weal and woe, why shouldn't we gain weight together as well?' she thought to herself.

"Okay." Although he had agreed, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold his end of the deal since he had been working out every day.

"Then I can eat as much as I want from now on!"

"Of course."

On the way home, Matthew answered a phone call urging him to get back to the company. So, as soon as he left Erica at the villa's door, he hurried to ZL Group.

Erica didn't mind it at all since she also had work of her own to do.

Eventually, she realized she had lost track of time while editing Dylan's photos and forgot to pick up the boys. They had been off school for over an hour by the moment she remembered to check the clock. Apprehensively, she called Matthew. "Oh, Matthew! I forgot the time. Did you pick up our sons?"

"No, I didn't. But Mom and Dad picked them up. They should be in the manor now."

"Oh! Really?" Erica heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good. Will you come back for dinner tonight?"

"Actually, I have a dinner to attend later. But you may eat at the manor. Terilynn will take Jeffrey too."

"Okay!"

The moment Erica hung up, she received a call from Terilynn inviting her to have dinner in the manor. Upon accepting it, she turned off the computer and headed straight to her in-laws' place.

Once the dinner was over, Erica went to play with the kids until she got a call from Owen. "Mrs. Huo, Mr. Huo has drunk some wine, but I'm busy now. Could you go pick him up?"

"Sure!" She didn't hesitate to agree to his request.

Just in case, Owen asked to confirm, "Mrs. Huo, do you have a driver's license? How many years have you been driving?" A long time ago, when Erica went to pick up a drunk Matthew, she dared to drive without a license. Owen wanted to make sure the episode wouldn't repeat itself.

"Yes, I have a driver's license, and I'm quite experienced. I've been driving for over two years! Don't worry!" she assured him.

'Experienced? Really?' Owen didn't believe her. How did Erica get a car to drive in that poor Tow Village? Nonetheless, he said, "Please don't race, Mrs. Huo. If you can't make it, call me back."