Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 63 You Are Matthew Burgess

After Chandler was done with his phone call, he and Erin rushed back to the hotel as quickly as they could. Kyle had already sent someone to pack their luggage in advance.

Once everything was set. Chandler and Erin boarded a private plane home. During the entire flight back, Chandler’s face was tense and cold. He barely spoke a word to Erin. She only learned about Claire’s plight through Kyle.

Upon their arrival, Chandler rushed to Liberty General Hospital as soon as possible.

Naturally, Erin did not go with him and returned to the villa instead. For some reason, her heart felt empty. She even contemplated going along with Chandler to visit Claire, but he didn’t make such a request, and she couldn’t make herself bring it up. Moreover, her current identity and relationship with Chandler made it even more awkward for her to tag along.

After taking a shower, Erin sat in a daze. She thought about calling her family. Previously, she had activated the function on her phone that enabled her to receive international calls, but her family never called, which meant everything at home was fine.

She dialed her home’s landline. The phone rang three times before Cherry answered. “Oh, Erin, I was just thinking of you when

you called.”

“Mom, is everything okay at home?”

“Everything’s fine, Erin. About what happened last time…I didn’t mean to deceive you. It’s all my fault!” Cherry said through the

phone, her tears streaming.

Erin sighed. “It’s over now anyway. Let the past stay in the past as long as you don’t lie to me about anything else in the future. Oh, and if Mr. Lawrence goes gambling and ends up in an enormous debt again, I won’t help him anymore!”

Cherry hurriedly nodded as she spoke. “I know, I know! You don’t have to worry. Your stepfather has been critically ill for a long time after he returned and has just begun to recover a few days ago. He feels very guilty about what happened and hopes you can forgive him. He really was a fool at that time…”

Erin and Cherry chatted about their lives for a while. Erin told her mother that she would return to her hometown in the next few days and asked her family to take care of themselves.

After hanging up, she sat idly again, thinking that it was probably best for her to break the news about her divorce to her mother

when she returned home.

that the hour was still early, she was just about to call Holly when her cousin unexpectedly called. Her cousin, May, begged relentlessly on the phone for Erin to buy her a ticket to the rock star Matthew Burgess‘ upcoming concert.

buy the ticket herself. She usually let her cousin help her manage her online store, and she knew May could earn up to seven or eight thousand dollars a month just from that alone. It was a lot for a student who had yet to graduate–a small fortune, even–so why did May still come to

purchasing concert tickets?

online, May?”

don’t know how hard it is to actually get the tickets for Matthew Burgess‘ concert!

dollars?” Erin was surprised. She didn’t understand the mindsets of fanatics like May, but she would not go as far as to oppose them either. She said, “May, it’s your own money. I wouldn’t object if you used them to buy the

to try! Please! I’ll go without my salary from the online store

she couldn’t bring herself to back down.

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exactly can I help you with buying that

now? Come with me

was not too late, she readily agreed. The two of them then

Strata Arena.

when no sports matches were held, the arena would be rented out to celebrities for their concerts. Erin supposed Matthew’s concert would be held in

Erin arrived at Strata Arena first. May called her not long after, instructing her to wait for her

walked to the back entrance of the arena.

and private bodyguards guarding the entrance. Her presence alerted the bodyguard

pulled out his phone. Having verified her identity, he swiftly allowed her to enter.

that moment, the lights were dimmed. Only a few faint spotlights illuminated the stage. She was just about to call

a distance, a man walked toward her slowly. Erin couldn’t make out his features in the darkness. In fact, all she could discern

his back. It wasn’t until he arrived directly in front of Erin did she

than 22 years old. His exquisite features exuded an ominous air, amber eyes swirling with deep, soulful poignance. The thin black eyeliner on his eyelids accentuated his appearance, amplifying the haunting mysteriousness he radiated. His crimson

emotions.

try as she might, she could not recall the instance in

me?” His voice was melodic and hypnotizing,

name? Who are you?” She furrowed her eyebrows in thought, but the answer evaded her

tried to remind her. “Do you still

remember

as