True Love Waits

Chapter 1218 Deny It

Things at ZL Group were going smoothly, as usual.

Matthew adjusted his tie and flicked a mote of dust off the sleeve of his five-thousand-dollar suit jacket as he strode past the personal assistants' office. After getting settled in his own office, he called Paige in. "Good morning, Mr. Huo," she said pleasantly.

With a slight nod, Matthew took out his phone and tapped at the screen. "I'm sending you two photos," he explained. "Go and check if this lipstick is one of the ones Mrs. Huo bought when she went shopping with my mother, or one that I asked you to send to the villa."

As soon as he was done speaking, the phone in Paige's pocket vibrated twice. "Yes, Mr. Huo!"

When she was gone, an evil smile appeared on Matthew's face. He knew the lipstick was most likely Erica's own! He was waiting for his wife to be embarrassed.

If that happened, he guessed that her anger would be something to see!

Meanwhile, Erica was taking pictures of a vase on campus when a question suddenly flashed through her mind. Was the lipstick her own?

Setting her camera down, she went looking through her backpack. Where previously there had been two lipsticks, now there was only one left.

Deep in thought, she reached into her pocket and produced the lipstick Matthew had taken the pictures of. It was definitely one of those she and Debbie had bought together.

She seldom actually used the lipsticks after buying them, so she hadn't recognized her own one earlier.

Thinking of what she had done in front of Matthew, she began to think she was doomed!

After all, Matthew even had pictures. Surely, he was going to have someone find out whose lipstick it was.

If it turned out to be hers, how humiliating it would be.

'What should I do? What should I do?' she asked herself over and over.

After spending some minutes panicking, she decided simply that she would not admit to anything. She would never talk about this matter again. As for Matthew, if he brought it up again, Erica would just change the topic.

solution. Still, it was the best she could come

last class in the afternoon was over, when she got a call from Matthew. "I'd like you to come to my office,"

Erica asked why. She was immediately suspicious that he had

to be on guard,

Erica bought it. "Okay."

she arrived at ZL

with Ethan? Did Tam call you?" asked Erica. Privately, she wondered, 'Didn't I tell Tam not to rush it? What does

about Ethan right now. I have another important thing to discuss

"What is it?"

across his face as he

to bring up the lipstick. Smiling awkwardly, Erica tried to deflect the matter. "Um, Matthew, let's not talk about the lipstick now. I don't care whose it is anymore. What's

undeterred. "Paige has confirmed it—that lipstick was the one you and Mom

as anger mingled with embarrassment. "There's nothing going on with Ethan, is there? You just

mind! I just think it's funny that

Huo, I've tolerated you for a long time. If it weren't for you

and a creak

Erica didn't notice. Looking daggers at Matthew, she went on, "I would have

woman's voice. It was a good-natured laugh, and this time Erica heard

Debbie and Carlos, beaming as

"Dad,

she had embarrassed herself with her outburst, Erica immediately dropped her angry expression. She stood up straight and greeted the

your feet and dried your hair? Why, I'm his own mother, and I

kidding..." Struggling to maintain her composure, Erica

his distressed wife to his affectionate mother, Matthew put in, "But Mom,

trained Matthew very well. I'm impressed. Keep

that at all. Matthew's just very tolerant, so he doesn't mind my

much. Now, listen, your father-in-law and I were about to pick you up at school, but Matthew called and told me that you had already come to his office. So, we came straight here. Let's all go to the manor for dinner tonight. Evelyn and Terilynn