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."

and Harmon were rendered

the time Erica finally reached the Orchid Private Club, Harmon had left

face brightened the minute she walked in, and he waved

came over and nodded at him.

eyes closed. From his lack of reaction to

Matthew's drunk. Seize the opportunity tonight and take

trying to figure it out. "Don't worry. I will

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

still watching them, she realized that she had to save

opened his eyes and met Erica's. There was a

he managed to get it to his lips and took a long swig. Erica took a deep breath. "I've come to pick you up. You've had enough to

If you want to talk about something, it'll

an open flame. Before her husband could react, she

watched with some confusion, Erica sniffed

way to a smile, and he gave a brief round of

no idea you were so good at drinking. You really

and downed it again and again until finally the bottle was empty. Practically throwing the glass onto

from the sofa and put his hands in

a moment he could only take in his wife's blank stare. "I didn't think you

said nothing. One could hear

the silence, Sheffield came over and clapped Matthew on the shoulder. "Well, look, Rika's come to pick you up. It's late. Why don't you two go

Matthew grabbed her hand and led her

seemed her usual self, except that she was as

there when Erica suddenly leaned forward and cried, "Stop

look out the window. Outside was the East River, sparkling in the moonlight as it wound its way beside

of reply, Erica just looked

brought the Emperor to a stop on 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.

speechless, Matthew began to feel nervous about her behavior. The thought that she might be about to throw herself into the river pulled him onward. Otherwise, he would have stayed in the car and pretended not

the next moment