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 rendered

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

minute she walked in, and he waved at

and nodded at him. "Hello,

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

drunk. Seize the

But she was still angry and didn't bother trying to figure it out. "Don't worry. I will take him to

past him. Giving Matthew's

remembering then that Sheffield was still watching them, she realized that she had to save face. With a great effort, she softened

There was a trace of coldness in his look. "What do you

knocking the glass over, 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.

finished yet," he grumbled. "I'm not going anywhere. If you

could react,

the two men watched with some confusion, Erica sniffed the glass, then gulped

way to a smile,

you were so good at drinking.

downed it again and again until finally the bottle was empty. Practically throwing the glass onto the end table, she

sofa

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

hear a pin drop in that

look,

the drunk woman, Matthew grabbed her hand and led

home was mostly quiet. Erica seemed her usual self, except that she was as silent as

when Erica suddenly leaned forward and cried, "Stop

window. Outside was the East River, sparkling in the

By way of reply, Erica just

order, the driver brought the Emperor

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

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

happened the next moment