True Love Waits

Chapter 1219 Helpless And Hopeless

"Everything's been settled, Evelyn. There's only one thing that hasn't been taken care of yet, but that's coming!" Erica said. She hadn't figured out what to do with Tessie and Lenora yet. The young newlywed was still discussing this with Matthew.

"That's good. Anything I can do to help?"

"Thanks, Evelyn. But I think I'm good. Matthew H... Matthew took care of everything. He's so good to me." And the events of recent days had taught her that. She had always been grateful to him. She might as well invite him to dinner to thank him for his help.

Evelyn nodded, "Nice! Well, dinner's almost ready. We probably need to get in there. Let's go."

"Okay."

The noise level was rather high. The Huo family was a big one, so that was to be expected. They all chatted and bantered back and forth, gathered around a huge table in the dining room. Eventually the topic turned towards attractiveness. Erica decided to suck up to her elders. "Hey, Dad, you were pretty hot back in the day. You could have been a model or a movie star. You still could, to be honest."

Matthew snorted. 'She's defiant and arrogant around me. Why do they get all the love?"

She had them charmed. The more she talked, the deeper Matthew's frown became.

"Why the frown, Son? Rika is young and playful. You should enjoy having a woman like that," Carlos said.

Debbie echoed, "That's right. Rika doesn't even have any makeup. If I hadn't reminded Matthew last time, she still wouldn't have any."

It was not until then that Erica realized that it was Debbie who had reminded Matthew to buy the makeup that sat on her dresser. She smiled sweetly at Debbie and said, "Thank you, Mom!"

"No need to thank me. Hey-if you need something and Matthew doesn't pick it up for you, just remind the guy. Matthew, you should learn from Sheffield and Joshua. Look how they treat your sisters!" In Debbie's eyes, Sheffield and Joshua were the perfect sons-in-law. They could do no wrong and treated her daughters like queens.

smile on Erica's face froze. She pinched the man under the table and thought, 'Couldn't he say something nice about me?' Matthew held her hand and continued, "I carry her up the stairs, cook for her, wash her feet, make dessert to make her

he canceled appointments with some major clients so he could be there for her.

on, be serious," said

You're so

cooking, much less washing Erica's feet. That would just be too surreal.

you mean you are going to learn to do

Huo family shook

none of them

Erica say that herself.

But she wouldn't meet Matthew's gaze.

when he was beaten. So he wouldn't say another word about how they

them believed him. The only one that did wouldn't say a

suddenly occurred to him. She said she was the black sheep of the family. Come to think of

was still busy sipping her coke, Matthew squeezed her hand and said, "Don't you want to say something to everyone?" She needed to learn how to stick up for her

son with dissatisfaction. "Matthew, if Rika doesn't want to say anything, then she doesn't have to. Why are you trying to make

to make her do anything. He wanted her to speak up, and was

Debbie said, "Rika, if Matthew does something like that again, pack your stuff and move in here. Stay here as long as you want. It'll teach him a lesson!"

said, "Hahaha, you're definitely Matthew's biological mom!" Erica also wanted to laugh out loud, but she had to maintain her image. So, she smiled a little

You know where Matthew's room is. You're welcome here anytime." Debbie was on Erica's side. It was about time

was finally cleared. She had no child or boyfriend. Matthew was pretty thorough at

to hide his wounded ego with a harsh attitude. "Bully her?" he snorted. "You women are always put on