True Love Waits

Chapter 1122 Marriage Is A Burden

Erica hastily tried to defend herself. "It's not my fault. Our Mr. Huo is too busy."

"Well, you're a bossy woman anyway. You should've tried those less-than-feminine charms on Matthew and forced him to come with you," Gifford said. Blair had already cautioned Gifford not to talk to Erica about Matthew. Her reasoning was that if they just backed off, things would happen naturally. Erica might eventually fall in love with Matthew if they quit pushing her.

"Come on! He doesn't do what I want! And he's not in love with me, so he's not likely to," Erica retorted. And she was quite good at bullying someone into doing what she wanted.

'I'm not wrong, though. He doesn't love me, and I can't intimidate him, either. So even if I tried that around him and pushed him to come back with me, he wouldn't listen.'

Gifford smiled slightly and draped his long arm around her shoulders. "Wow, my dear sister has gotten smarter in her old age. That's gotta hurt, knowing you can't play your old tricks."

"Of course, I'm a smart girl. Let's go back home." She figured someone would crack a joke about it. If anyone tried that, though, she'd stand up for her honor, and that of the Li family. She might not be able to influence Matthew, but she'd certainly verbally browbeat anyone else.

Finally, they returned to the Li family villa. It had only been four days since she had last been here, but it felt like four years.

Cecelia and Baldwin were also there today. They lived in the military base now, but came back for the occasion.

The moment they entered the living room, Erica was like a happy puppy as she hugged everyone and kissed them one after the other. She even cradled Feb in her arms and didn't want to let him go. "Feb, call me 'Mommy.' I missed you so much!" said Erica, gently pinching the boy's smooth face. She knew the boy was too small to make real sounds, but she still said it anyway.

"That's Ethan now. Ethan Li. I renamed him. Ethan sounds so much better than Feb," Wesley corrected her.

"Li?" Erica cocked an eyebrow, and the joy on her face faded. "That's Ethan Wu, actually."

Wesley was displeased as he was aware of her change in mood. "You still thinking about the boy's father?" he asked in a cold voice.

didn't answer his

a pain if his last name were Wu.

living room was quiet for a moment. After a

came out of the kitchen with a bowl of soup. "Lunch is ready," she said. "Everyone wash up now!" "Rika, give Ethan to me. Wash your hands and grab a bowl," Blair ordered and took the

to the man, at

Matthew in front of Erica, which bored the snot out of her. Eventually, she said, "Hey, Yvette. How about we go for a walk and help our meals

really talked a long time. Yvette agreed readily. Erica wanted to take Ethan Li with them too, but since the boy

some. She was much less dramatic than before. Yvette caressed Erica's head and said, "Look

Matthew if it weren't for Feb...um...Ethan Li. I don't love him and he doesn't

sure you'll have a happy life," Yvette coaxed her sister. "Yvette, I know

paused and caressed her hair. "A man like him has his own charms. You should pay more attention to him. You like handsome guys, don't you? Matthew ticks all the boxes. Since you're married, why not try and fall in

I don't want to be the other woman." "What's the difference between being the other woman and my situation? I knew Matthew has someone he loves, and yet I married him. I must really

who have a crush on Matthew. When

Erica couldn't

box of tissues each on your wedding day. They all envy you, so you should

could tell Matthew liked someone else. How could she be happy when she knew that? And she didn't really want to tear them apart. That would almost make her the other woman. "And can we stop talking about Matthew now?

day off, so she agreed to go shopping with them. So the sisters went back to their

arrived at the villa, Erica regretted her suggestion. She looked at Yvette and said, "Hey, I suddenly remembered I told Hyatt I'd meet him later today. Don't wait for me. Just head home." "You're

fine. I'll hail a

careful on your

After Yvette entered the villa,

admirers and enemies. She didn't want her sister to come across her enemies, so she asked

Country