Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 85 Painful Memories

Ian was not angered by Matthew’s words. Instead, he simply laughed it off as Matthew stared at him coldly.

The thought that Erin was leaving in such haste because of this man brought a hint of sharpness to Matthew’s amber eyes.

Erin was also astonished by Ian’s response. She was surprised that he hadn’t flown into a horrible rage.

“Let’s go, Erin.” lan reached out and placed his arm around her waist.

His sudden intimacy repulsed her. But she remembered how he told her that paparazzi were lying in wait outside, so she did. not struggle to free herself.

A coldness crept into Matthew’s eyes when he saw Erin’s compliance with lan’s actions. He couldn’t hold back from asking, Erin, aren’t you divorced already?” It was just an offhanded question, but somehow, it gave Erin a sense of condescension.

It was as if she had become a foolish woman who was going back to her cheating ex–husband. She wanted to explain herself, but the thought of the paparazzi out there, as well as her relationship with Matthew refrained her from doing so. In the end, she chose to keep quiet. Furthermore, she was not obliged to explain anything to him.

“Mr. Burgess, you are just a friend of Erin’s. You are in no position to poke your nose into whatever’s going on between us,” Ian said icily as he stared straight into Matthew’s eyes.

Matthew ignored his gaze and looked at Erin earnestly. He lost his cool when he saw Erin stay silent. “He doesn’t deserve you!

“That’s enough, Matthew. Go in. We’ll be leaving now.” Erin did not bother to explain anything to Matthew. Since the very beginning, it had not been her intention to get involved with a celebrity.

She was just an ordinary woman. She might have been in close contact with Matthew in the past, but that had been more than a decade ago.

Mathew inconspicuously clenched his fists and quickly released them again. In the end, he only managed a weak response. I’ll be in town for the rest of the month. You can meet me whenever you want.”

Erin smiled and bade him farewell. “Okay. Goodbye.”

Erin out

paparazzi lying in wait were

”

his mansion. Erin was displeased. “If you’re not sending

much like to apologize to you for it. But you never gave her a chance to do so. She’s been beating herself up over it so much the past few days, and it pains me to see her like

Mary had fallen

sick because

“Do you think I’d lie to you about something

lan anymore. But when she thought of how old Mary was, she could

the car again when he saw

Erin and Ian entered

living room, lan told her, “I’ve changed none of the furnishings in the house

pretend that you’re still

through Erin’s heart,

turned to look at Erin, but her gaze was cast

the old ones. If you need anything, you can

astonishment. Ian was speaking so nicely and gently that she almost felt like she didn’t know him at all. His sudden change made her reminisce about their newly–wed

lan had just bought the mansion after he got a loan, and she was in charge of all the furnishings. He had agreed to everything she liked, so the

lilies in them. She knew that Mary hated white flowers because she felt that

to the guest room upstairs,

did not wish to be reminded of

I’ll come some other day if she’s

the redness that crept up around her eyes caused Ian to lower his gaze and say, “Mom should still be awake. I’ll go upstairs

“Okay.”

hurried up the stairs to find Mary dressed up and standing at the guest room door. She had