Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 102 Mobbed by Reporters

Matthew’s words prompted her to start calmly planning what to do. Composed, she said, “I was going to buy a place, but I lent the money I had to my father to use as funds. I’ll rent, for the time being, I guess.”

Matthew pulled Erin’s hand and said, “If you don’t mind, Erin, you can stay at my place! I have an apartment unit no one’s staying in. You can move in after cleaning up a bit.”

Now that Erin’s relationship with Chandler had deteriorated completely, and Holly was happily in love, Erin really had nowhere else she could stay. She could hardly live in a hotel forever. Besides, staying for even a week cost a lot.

Erin slowly pulled her hand away. Awkwardly, she said, “I know it’s difficult to find a suitable place to stay, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to stay at yours, right?”

Matthew eyed the flawless hand that had escaped his grasp. He knew that Erin’s relationship status was a little unique right now, so he couldn’t rush things. He suppressed the disappointment in his heart.

Smiling, he said, “What’s inappropriate about it? I’m your friend. Now that you’re having trouble, I should definitely help you! If you’re not going to accept my help, then I have to return the thousand dollars from ten years ago to you. Of course, I’ll be paying you back ten thousand times the amount. So, you have to either accept my help or let me return ten million dollars to you. Take your pick!”

Erin smiled at Matthew’s attempt at being domineering. “You’re so dramatic. What loan has such a high–interest rate?”

Deadpan, Matthew replied, “Let me help you then. Consider it as me returning the favor from before, okay?”

His sincere pleading finally made Erin give in. She nodded. “Alright. Thank you for helping me! I’ll find a suitable place to move into as soon as-”

Before she could finish speaking, Matthew put his finger on her lips to stop her. He said, “Enough. You can stay at mine for as long as you want! Don’t worry about that with me. I hope you consider me your family.”

Of course, being family could still mean that he had a chance to become her boyfriend, too.

Erin pulled his finger away, red–faced. “Thank you.”

“Erin, I noticed something. Your face turns red really easily! Is it because you have feelings for me?” Matthew said with a laugh.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

At 3 pm, Matthew brought Erin to Chandler’s villa. He’d deliberately driven the kind of van used to ferry celebrities around. He was here to help Erin move but also to clarify the relationship he shared with Erin.

When Erin walked into the villa, she saw about a dozen black suitcases in the corner of the living room as well as the luggage that belonged to her.

Frost said that you should take all of your belongings away

wave of unease wash through her. Pulling herself together, she asked, “But Mr. Charleston,

that he bought all these branded clothes, shoes, and bags exclusively for you. If you don’t want them,

of this

shallowly. “Miss Lane, please don’t make things difficult for me. I’m only following

take items that did not belong to

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she called Matthew, asking him if the car could fit all

said they could try.

later, all of the suitcases were moved. The car was completely filled to

ready to leave, Mr. Charleston suddenly said, “Miss Lane, Mr. Frost is just in the study. Is there

stunned Erin. She thought Chandler wasn’t

about her supposed relationship with Matthew, Erin shook her head. “No, I don’t have anything

saying goodbye to Mr. Charleston, Erin left. Mr. Charleston watched as

the second floor, the man who’d been watching all this

straight back to the villa after leaving the hotel this morning. Once he arrived, expression dark, he ordered the maids to throw away everything in the closet belonging to Erin. Before five minutes passed, he suddenly

that Erin would come back to the villa because her laptop and

waiting all this time for her to explain and apologize. After all, all he’d gotten before was Matthew’s word and Matthew’s word only. As long as Erin came to explain things to him,

she’d left with Matthew

all the documents from his desk in a rage. Then,

on the door

“Come in!”

the floor and bent

him and asked,

has accepted the fifty million.” Kyle’s expression was unpleasant. He had been in disbelief when

of hurt flashed in Chandler’s eyes. He laughed lightly and said, “She took the

remained standing to

that there’ll be a meeting at the office at 6

for the various department heads who would be attending the meeting this evening. The best- case scenario would be that everything would go off without a hitch. After all, Chandler would be going into that conference room already in

Matthew got to the neighborhood the apartment was in,