Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 83 Can’t Bear the Thought of It

Erin could tell from Matthew’s voice that he was pleasantly surprised; somehow, she felt bad about it. She chuckled awkwardly. “Do you find it strange for me to call you?”

“Yes! Very strange indeed! You never once contacted me of your own accord even though you’ve got my number, and I make sure that my phone’s never switched off,” Matthew teased.

Erin found herself at a loss for words.

“Erin, is there something you’d like to know?” Matthew probed.

Erin was amazed. “How’d you know?”

“That’s because I’m on the same wavelength as you!” Matthew laughed, sitting in the VIP lounge like the rockstar that he was. His manager gestured for him to take note of the time, waving their boarding ticket in his hands.

Erin giggled. “Alright then, maybe that’s true.”

“Can you give me a few minutes, Erin? I’ll call you back right away!”

“Yeah, sure. You go ahead.”

Matthew swiftly ended the call and told his companions, “I’m not attending the music festival anymore. You guys have fun and enjoy yourselves. I’ll be staying back for a month!”

The rest of his team were stunned. They were finally done with all the concerts, and he was passing this chance to wind down overseas?

It went without saying that his manager had to stay back with Matthew, so he left the waiting lounge glumly as he trailed along. They hurried through the VIP lane, and Matthew immediately returned Erin’s call as soon as his phone received a signal.

The fact was, Erin was able to ask what she needed to know, but Matthew insisted on speaking to her in person and that it had to be tonight. Erin glanced at the clock on the living room wall and found that it wasn’t too late yet, so she agreed to his request. They decided to meet up at a jazz bar nearby.

Erin stepped into the bar an hour later. The black range rover that was shadowing her pulled up a little way down the street. Hans Feinwell, who was in the car, kept a close eye on Erin.

the entrance to the bar. A tall young man dressed entirely in black exited the driver’s seat. He had a black cap and a black mask on, and he looked around

a pair of binoculars and took a mental note of the car plate number before he made a call. Five minutes later, the person called him back to give him information on the owner of the car. He immediately called Chandler

call, so he looked at the caller ID

slightly as he got up from the sofa to pick up the

“Put it on speaker.”

“Yes, Mr. Frost.”

Burgess in a bar

page froze. For a split second, a glint of coldness flashed in his dark

thought that not only did she not come to him, she even found a new place to stay with her cousin? He couldn’t even be bothered to contact her when he thought of how silly the

to get the hell out of the mansion back then, so naturally, his pride would not allow him to go to her. All he did was to get Hans to keep an eye on her every move and report back

Hans asked after a long stretch

close and said, “Continue watching them. Go ahead and deliver the information about May

“Got it.”

the phone back on the table before asking, “Mr. Frost, why

made those up to drag

Frost, the chairman of the board is back in town. We found out that he has received an anonymous letter.

father

there anything we should prepare?” Kyle asked

and looked at Kyle. “We’ll

but disappointed when she found out the truth. It turned

who hired her and demanded ten grand before she promised to post the photo of you online. I had let her off the hook

lost herself in them. He winked playfully at her. Erin snapped awkwardly out of it. “Why didn’t you

said gently, “Because I couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t bear the thought of our moment being monetized for commercial profit.” He kept his steady gaze on hers. “And most importantly, the

went red. Though she looked like she was just a college student or even a high schooler, Matthew was five years younger than she was. She saw

like he was playing on a precious instrument. Erin

she said

repulsed by Caleb’s touch on her arm and would reflexively recoil from him. But with Matthew, she did not dislike