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?"

haven't seen

I should be

up and asked, "What is

needs to be taught

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

silent, since the old man

At the Li house

back home, Blair walked up to him

darkened face, "We

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

sighed in exasperation, 'This little one only knows how to say "Grandma."

to have remembered

out if Matthew had meant that he hadn't slept with Erica yet or if he began to question Ethan's identity while they were trying to have

when Erica married Matthew, she was still a virgin. She continued, "Matthew must have figured out her lie solely based on Erica's words. My best guess is that they

guess. It must be Erica!" Wesley's assumption was based on the fact that since Matthew was willing

that's the case, then Matthew must have been indulging

Matthew. If you don't have anything urgent to do, call Rika and tell her that she's the daughter-in-law of the Huo family now; she should

nodded as she immediately understood that she was going

Erica was taking advantage of Matthew's generosity, he received a phone call from Wesley. He put down the knife in his hand and looked into the living room. After he was certain that Erica was watching television, Matthew slid the answer

didn't beat around the bush. "I've confirmed that the

a smile at the corners of his mouth, Matthew said,

I haven't found out who the father of the child is yet," Wesley

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 identity of the kid's real father didn't

have had good reasons to do so. That was why Matthew decided not to

him to know about her. Especially, since it was such a personal issue, if she found out that he was secretly probing into

you've done for her, Matthew." No one knew better than Wesley how troublesome

think Erica

to Erica, his life

mind to ease. "Don't spoil her too much. It'll only make her push you further. The more you spoil her, the more

be bullied by others when we are not at

Matthew's words. Once again, he felt assured that marrying

to say, he was deeply pleased with