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.

perfect solution. Still, it was the best she could come

incident-until her last class in the afternoon was over, when she got

not to sound worried, Erica asked why. She was immediately suspicious

on guard, Matthew casually said,

Erica bought it. "Okay."

time later she arrived at ZL

his desk, relaxed as usual. "What's the matter with Ethan? Did Tam call you?" asked Erica. Privately, she wondered, 'Didn't I tell Tam not to rush it? What does he want

about Ethan right now. I have another

"What is it?"

smile crept across his face as he began, "That

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.

undeterred. "Paige has confirmed it—that lipstick was the

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

think it's funny that

slammed a palm against his desk. "Matthew Huo, I've tolerated you for a long time. If it weren't for you

a click and a creak as the door to the

she went on, "I would have been finished with you a

came a woman's voice. It was a

Before her were Debbie and Carlos, beaming as they stepped into

Erica. "Dad, Mom. Come

angry expression. She stood up straight and greeted the newcomers obediently, looking every bit the well-behaved

hair? Why, I'm his own mother, and I haven't enjoyed such treatment yet. Oh, Rika,

Struggling to maintain her composure, Erica thought,

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

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

redder than before. "No, no, Mom. It's not that at all.

only be because he loves you so 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 are both home, and they're a little worried over what's happened