True Love Waits

Chapter 1170 A Mystery About A Girl

Erica was shocked to hear Matthew's question. "What? You've never heard of Liuzhou river snails rice noodles*?"

(*TN: Liuzhou river snails rice noodles is the most famous local delicacy of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.) Erica held his face in her palms and added, "That's so sad. Let's go. I'll take you out for some smelly, yummy river snails rice noodles. Trust me, the first taste will keep you coming back for more!"

Matthew had already lost his appetite when he heard the word "smelly." He grabbed Erica's hand as she was pulling him up, and stopped her. "Let's just eat at home!"

Erica smiled innocently and said, "I'm too embarrassed to ask you to cook for me."

Matthew hid his gritted teeth behind a cheerful facade and said, "It would be my honor to be Mrs. Huo's cook."

"I'm flattered, Mr. Huo,"

Erica replied with a grin on her face.

In A Country

The next morning after talking to Matthew on the phone, Wesley had someone look into the files of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department in a private hospital in A Country. Unfortunately, his contact couldn't find any files with Erica's medical record. In fact, much to their surprise, there wasn't even a single trace of Erica in any other department.

While Erica was eating hot and sour rice noodles in Matthew's office, Wesley went to the office of the private hospital's president. He showed the man the original copy of the colored ultrasound report Erica had shown him and Blair when she had announced her pregnancy to them.

The president was an old man, who adjusted his glasses, looked at the colored ultrasound report and asked Wesley curiously, "Wesley, you didn't know about it?"

Wesley found the man's question to be pointless. If Wesley had known about it, why would he be standing there in his office?

After getting no response from Wesley, the old president of the hospital paused to think for a while and then said, "Erica told me that you asked her to come to me for a fake colored ultrasound report. I didn't think to interrogate her because she said it was urgent."

The old president had a good relationship with Baldwin. In fact, he had watched Erica grow up with his own eyes. When Erica mentioned Wesley's name, he acted at once without even thinking about anything else.

There was, however, a doubt in his heart as to why a child would want a fake colored ultrasound report, but it wasn't enough to change his mind.

As he looked at Wesley's livid face, the president soon realized that Wesley must have been deceived by his daughter.

Thinking back to that day, the old president realized that Erica's excuse had many loopholes in it, but he just didn't think too much of it back then.

Wesley put away the report in silence. "Did she come to you again after that?"

I haven't seen her since

you. I

up and asked, "What is

taught

think I don't know you? You would never lay a finger on her. Moreover,

remained silent, since the old

At the Li house

soon as Wesley came back home, Blair walked up to him with Ethan in

darkened face, "We were

in astonishment. After a long while, she murmured, "No wonder Ethan doesn't look like Rika at all. Now I see

arms and sighed in exasperation, 'This little

in particular. She seemed to have remembered something as she suddenly said, "That means Erica and Matthew haven't... You know

Matthew had meant that he hadn't slept with Erica yet or if he

continued, "Matthew must have figured out her lie solely based on Erica's words. My best guess

was based on the fact that since Matthew was willing to marry Erica, no lack of interest or effort could come from

then Matthew must

have anything urgent to do, call Rika and tell her that

that she was going to have to have a mother-daughter talk

phone call from Wesley. He put down the knife in his hand and looked into the living room. After he was certain that Erica

the bush. "I've confirmed that the colored ultrasound

right!' Matthew thought. With a smile at the corners of his mouth, Matthew

the father of the child is yet," Wesley

father has already expressed his intention to take him back." The only thing Matthew cared about was the fact that Ethan wasn't Erica's biological son. The

she must have had good reasons to

didn't want him to know about her. Especially, since it was such a personal issue, if she found out that he was secretly

thank you for everything you've done for her, Matthew." No one knew

her, Dad. I think Erica

his life had become more adventurous and

ease. "Don't spoil her too much. It'll only make

be rebellious. At least then, she won't be bullied

felt

to say, he was