True Love Waits

Chapter 1175 The Country I Have Built For You

Sheffield was often punished by his wife to kneel on the keyboard, which was known to all of his friends.

He put his hand on Matthew's shoulder and told Harmon with a cheeky smile, "I'm doing this because I care about Matthew's happiness! He'll understand, I'm sure."

"Take your hand off me," said Matthew, deadpan, as he looked at the hand.

"Geeze. You're such a neat freak, just like your sister. You two have got germophobia, I tell you. You're sick in the head." With that, Sheffield shuffled a ways off, retrieved his glass, and took a sip.

As soon as his back was turned, Matthew took out his phone and sent his sister a text. "Sis, my brother-in-law said that you're a germaphobe, and that you're probably a neurotic."

When Evelyn saw the message, she replied, "It doesn't matter. I'll have a talk with him when he gets back home."

Meanwhile, Sheffield, who knew nothing about this, was still chatting happily with Harmon.

At eleven o'clock that evening, Erica was lying on her bed, playing with her phone.

Out of the blue, she got a call from Sheffield, who said, "Rika, Matthew is drunk. Can you come by and pick him up?"

'Drunk again?' thought Erica, frowning. She took no time at all to decide what to answer. "No, not a chance. I can't drive. Ask his assistant to come pick him up." The memory of what had happened the last time she'd gone to pick him up loomed large in Erica's mind. Trying again would surely lead to disaster.

Besides, she was still angry and didn't want to see Matthew.

Meanwhile, Sheffield wished the best for Erica and Matthew. He saw this as a good opportunity for the couple to improve their relationship. Since Erica didn't seem to realize this, he said, "Rika, why are you being silly? You know, if you don't come and see him, what if that gives other women the chance to do so? Just come over! When you pick up Matthew, I'll arrange for someone to drive you both back." Erica's words were heavy and gloomy. "It doesn't matter whether I go see him or not. Other women will have the chance to get close to him either way."

That made Sheffield feel anxious. "How could that be possible? There are only the three of us here right now, all men. Now come here, quickly. I will keep an eye on him until you arrive. I promise no other woman will come near him."

Erica grumbled something and hung up. A moment of fretting came and went, and she slid from the bed. She went to the walk-in closet, changed into the first top she saw, and left the villa.

It was really a pain to have a husband who was incapable of holding his liquor.

After hanging up the phone, Sheffield looked over at Matthew, who had his eyes closed. "You're so pitiful," Sheffield said quietly, trying to sound sympathetic. "First your father doesn't love you, and now your wife doesn't either. You poor wretch."

Harmon were

Harmon had left to deal with something, leaving only Sheffield and Matthew in

the minute she walked

nodded at him.

sprawled out on the sofa, his eyes closed. From his lack of reaction to Erica's arrival, she wasn't sure whether

came up to her and whispered, "You know, Matthew's drunk. Seize the opportunity tonight and take good care

"Don't worry. I will take him to his woman," she said icily. "His woman?"

and brushed past him. Giving Matthew's shoe a kick, she snapped,

that she had to save face. With a great effort, she

his eyes and met Erica's. There was a

half-full glass beside a bottle of white wine. Despite nearly knocking the glass over, he managed to get it to his lips and took a long swig. Erica took a deep

"I'm not going anywhere. If you want to

Before her husband could react, she snatched the glass from his hand and

confusion, Erica sniffed the

to a smile, and he

were so good at drinking. You really are a credit to the fairer

Erica held down her frustration, refilled the glass, and downed it again and again until finally the bottle was empty. Practically throwing the

from the sofa and put his hands in his

wife's blank stare. "I didn't think you were such

could hear a pin drop in

the silence, Sheffield came over and clapped Matthew on the shoulder. "Well, look, Rika's come to pick you up. It's late. Why

drunk woman, Matthew grabbed her hand and led her out of

was mostly quiet. Erica seemed her usual self, except

suddenly leaned

River, sparkling in the

want to do something here?" he asked. By way of

order, the driver brought the Emperor to a stop on

car and hurried toward the river. Past a little tract of grass, a waist-high stone wall stood between them and a ten-foot drop into the swift current. Matthew followed his wife, who stretched her arms wide as if to embrace the cold gusts that swept over them. "Balala, the fairies, transform!" she exclaimed, seemingly believing that she

to feel nervous about her behavior. The thought that she might be about to throw herself into the river pulled him

happened the next