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.”

watch as Ian led Erin out of the mansion with his arm still around her

in wait

”

was displeased. “If you’re not sending me

you last time and would very 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

expression softened. Mary had fallen

fallen sick because of me?” she

think I’d lie to you about

But when

saw that Erin was no longer

Erin and Ian entered

changed none of the furnishings in the house since

pretend that you’re still living here and that nothing has

words sent ripples through Erin’s heart,

Erin, but her gaze was

locks back to the old ones. If you need anything, you

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

in charge of all the furnishings. He had agreed to everything she liked, so the

in the corner. She felt a pang of emotion when she saw her favorite white lilies in them. She knew that Mary hated white flowers because she felt that they were bad luck, so

the guest room upstairs,

a wave of emotion come over her. She did not wish to be reminded of the past anymore. That

room? Is she asleep? I’ll come some other day if she’s asleep…”

and say, “Mom should still

“Okay.”

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