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.

a blue imported sports car pulled up to the entrance to the bar. A tall young man dressed entirely in black exited the

up 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

he looked at the caller ID and said, “Kyle, it’s

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

“Put it on speaker.”

“Yes, Mr. Frost.”

Burgess in

reached out to flip a page froze. For a split second, a glint of

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

not allow

do next, Mr. Frost?” Hans asked after a long stretch of

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

“Got it.”

on the table before asking, “Mr. Frost, why didn’t you let

is, she might think that I made those up

is back in town. We found out that he has

at Kyle’s words. “I guess my father won’t be going

should prepare?” Kyle asked

his fingers and looked at Kyle. “We’ll

confirmed what James had said about May to Erin. She was nothing but disappointed when she found out the truth. It turned out that everything James had

and found out about your presence. Then, she bargained with the person who hired her and demanded ten grand before she promised to post the photo of you online. I had let her off the hook only because

rare gemstones. Erin lost herself in them. He winked playfully at

alluring face, caressing it as he 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,

looked like she was just a college student or even a high schooler, Matthew was five years younger than

over her face like he was playing on a precious instrument. Erin felt a fluttering sensation within her. She took his

she said

reflexively recoil from him. But with Matthew, she did not dislike physical contact with him and even felt a sort of closeness