Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 101 The Misunderstanding Persists

Although Chandler’s tone was bland, it was filled with damaging potential. Even the air seemed to take on a frosty quality.

Matthew glared at him as he smirked victoriously. “Can’t you tell based on what you saw?”

Once he said that, the room was filled with a strange silence.

Chandler narrowed his eyes, a sharp light glinting in them. As he looked at Erin’s face, peaceful in sleep, his heart twisted in indescribable pain. He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.

The image of Chandler’s departing figure was burned into Matthew’s mind. He could not help but admire this cruel and heartless man for being able to let go of his feelings so easily. He was shocked that Chandler wouldn’t even give Erin the chance to explain herself.

Matthew didn’t know if his answer had provoked Chandler into giving up on Erin for good, but he knew that any man would be furious at seeing what Chandler had seen. The humiliation of watching the woman one loved cuckold oneself was not something most people could handle.

He didn’t know why Chandler didn’t beat him up. Was it because he was too disdainful of him to do it, or because Chandler didn’t like Erin all that much at all?

Not two hours after Chandler left, Erin woke from thirst. Drinking so much alcohol last night, her body was now in dire need

of more water.

“So… thirsty…” Erin struggled to get up, one hand supporting her aching head. Her bathrobe hung loosely on her frame.

When she saw the man lying next to her in bed, she shrieked.

“Erin, don’t be scared! Nothing happened between us! We didn’t… “Matthew explained hurriedly. Although his chest was bare, he was wearing a pair of blue jeans. The only reason he hadn’t gotten out of bed before Erin woke was to see her reaction. It was a test, essentially.

had

face burning, Erin asked, “How did you end up here? What in the world happened last night?”

He tried to remind her by saying, ” Did you forget? I knocked on your door last night. When you came to the door, you were already drunk. You told me about

and Chandler.”

memory was a little fuzzy, and she couldn’t

her room.

a tinge of embarrassment. “You didn’t leave afterward?”

you might fall from the bed when you woke up, or

castigation in Erin’s eyes. “Even

actually wanted to help you. This morning, Chandler came over, and he saw us in bed together. I admitted to him that we had relations last night.”

got such a fright that she sprang out of bed.

got up as well. He walked before Erin and said, “Calm

and censure. Her expression

Matthew’s heart. He felt as though he’d done something wrong despite his good intentions. He took a step back in dejection. “From the looks of it, you’ve forgotten what you said last

month. You said you

waking Erin up from a dream. She stumbled a few steps backward until her back met the wall. Then, she slid down into a sprawl on

that Chandler had a

of the hard truths that she’d been trying so desperately to forget last night

Matthew realized what he’d incited her to think about. He said apologetically, “I only did this because I wanted to help you. If Chandler thinks that you slept with another man, he might dislike it and stop.

you told me about how Chandler doesn’t like women who’ve had. sexual relations before. That’s why I thought this was the best way to help you escape him. If you’re regretting it now and want to go back to being his secret lover or even his mistress, I won’t chastise you or stop you. If you want me to, I’ll call him right now to explain! I’ll tell him that I liked him.” 1

she sat silently hugging her knees, Matthew’s eyes shone brightly. He took a deep breath. “Alright, since you don’t have an opinion, I’ll call

get his phone from the

my fault. I had no right to interfere in your personal affairs. I shouldn’t have tried to help you without your consent. Now, Chandler must think that you betrayed him. Now that I think about it, I was too impulsive. I shouldn’t have let him think that of you! Let me call him