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.

Erin had

burning, Erin asked, “How did you end up here?

expected was for Erin to forget everything completely. 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

and Chandler.”

had guzzled an entire bottle of red wine last night. Although her memory was a little fuzzy, and she couldn’t recall everything that had happened after getting inebriated, she did indeed remember that Matthew had come

her room.

face gained a tinge of embarrassment.

accord. “You fell asleep after drinking. I was afraid you might fall from the bed when you woke up, or slip when going to the bathroom, so I stayed to take

“Even so, you shouldn’t have slept in

I actually wanted to help you. This morning, Chandler came over, and he saw us in bed together.

you just say that!” Erin got such

as well. He walked before Erin and said,

censure. Her expression chilly,

step back in dejection. “From the looks of it, you’ve forgotten what you said last night. You said you wanted to leave Chandler! You were even terrified that he wouldn’t let you go. You said Chandler would be engaged on the

of the next month. You said you didn’t want to be the other woman….

a shower of cold water, 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 the carpet.

she have forgotten that Chandler had

so desperately to forget last night came flooding back. Erin could do nothing to block out

said apologetically, “I only did this because I wanted to help you. If Chandler thinks that you slept with

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

Matthew’s eyes shone brightly. He took a deep breath. “Alright, since you don’t have an

his phone from the desk, Erin raised her head. “Don’t call him!”

help you without your consent. Now, Chandler must think that you betrayed him. Now that I think about it, I was