Chapter 1146 Trouble on the Road
As Matthew kept going on her, Erica wasn't sure if his feelings toward her had changed, or if he was just drunk. Either way, his advances weren't welcome. Between his kisses, she tried to remember and to name all the women who were close to him. "Matthew, stop! Don't forget about the girl you really love! It's Paige, right?" The man didn't seem to hear her.
Erica remembered another name. "Phoebe Su?"
That did the trick.
Matthew slowly drew back, and his scent went with him. The desire in his eyes faded away, and his look turned cold. Clearing his throat, he hastily said, "Phoebe is Nathan's love. Don't talk nonsense about me and her!"
"Oh, I see. I guess I was mistaken," Erica replied. In her own thoughts, however, she thought she had little reason to believe his words.
After he let go of her, Erica quickly got off the sofa and put a few paces between Matthew and herself. "Can you walk?"
"Of course I can. Let's go." With that, Matthew practically sprang to his feet, and they headed for the door.
As they neared the black Emperor, Matthew hovered by the door to the passenger seat with his hands in his pockets. Signaling to her with his eyes, he said, "Why don't you open the door?" "Okay!" Erica obediently opened the door for him, then closed it after him.
Just then she paused, glanced at the car keys in her hand, and suddenly realized something serious. "Are we going to drive home?" she asked awkwardly.
"Of course!" Matthew didn't look up. He was still fumbling with his seat belt.
"Then shouldn't we switch seats? You drive the car and I'll take the passenger seat."
Matthew rubbed his eyes as if nursing a headache. "I can't drive after that wine I drank," he answered. "It's dangerous and against the law. Don't you know that?"
Looking somewhat baffled, Erica began, "Of course I know! But....."
"But nothing! Stop wasting time and get in the car!"
"Fine, then!" Erica's heart thundered as she took the driver's seat. 'This is your order,' she thought gloomily. 'I hope you won't regret it.'
the first step on her own; she started the engine. A moment passed as it idled in a low, constant grumble, and sweat began to roll down Erica's
answered her questions patiently. When Erica began to show confidence and asked nothing else, he leaned back in his seat and shut
Yet every few minutes, somehow she kept needing to slam on the brakes or lurch
no happier for it. Taking a deep breath and trying not to sound angry, he commented,
the steering
in her past life, before running away from home because
a calm, unflappable person. But this time, he was truly mortified. "Are you kidding
their lives in further jeopardy, Erica briefly took her eyes off the road to give him a scathing look. "Because you ordered
get in a wreck for sure. He said, "Look, at
phone and started
instructions; she was too embarrassed to admit that she hadn't completely understood him. As they drew near to the intersection, she began to turn the steering wheel to right. Holding
Erica nodded, but did nothing. She
We could get
mainly was trying to find a place to pull over. She felt wronged, but didn't dare look at her passenger. "But...I don't know
lost all his patience. Leaning over, he reached in front of Erica and flicked a lever
move, as it distracted her. By the time Matthew was back
the driver's side of the car there came a very unpleasant sound. It began as a sort of metallic bang which
Whatever had hit them wasn't going very
panic even though she didn't make a sound,
sentence, Erica did exactly what he was hoping to prevent and slammed on
as they were thrown forward against their seat belts. Then
wits came back to him, he guessed that they
assistant answered the phone. "Hello,
and said in a helpless tone, "I'm on Sunny Road. There's been an accident; scratching and a rear-end collision. Arrange a driver to come
Beside him, Erica seemed frozen in fear and dismay. As she gazed out the windshield, she held the steering wheel in a white-knuckled
seat belt when someone tapped on the window. From farther back, behind
the door, got out, and
was a Volkswagen Phaeton-luxurious vehicles, and this one was the still-more
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