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.

was the best she

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

why. She was immediately suspicious that

be on guard, Matthew

Erica bought it. "Okay."

time later she arrived

Ethan? Did Tam call you?" asked Erica. Privately, she wondered,

Ethan right now. I have another important thing to discuss

"What is it?"

across his face as he

Erica tried to deflect the matter. "Um, Matthew, let's not talk about

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

is there? You just mentioned him to trick me into coming

furthest thing from my mind! I just think it's funny that you didn't recognize your own lipstick.

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

a click and a creak as the

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

doorway came a woman's voice. It was a good-natured laugh,

her were Debbie and Carlos, beaming as

Erica. "Dad,

stood up straight and greeted the newcomers obediently, looking every

warmly, remarking, "So Matthew washed your feet and dried your hair? Why, I'm his own mother, and I haven't enjoyed such

only kidding..." Struggling to maintain her composure, Erica thought, 'Damn. Why didn't he tell me his parents were

Matthew put

different!" insisted Debbie. She let go of Erica's hand, but told her, "Rika, you've trained Matthew very well. I'm impressed. Keep it up." Indeed, Debbie had found a new side of Matthew. Rika must have really charmed him;

turned even redder than before. "No, no, Mom. It's not that at all. Matthew's just very tolerant, so he doesn't

at school, but Matthew called and told me that you had already come to his office. So, we came straight