True Love Waits

Chapter 1229 Be Wary Of My Sisters

Erica and Tessie stood face to face in silence.

In a way their lives were mirrors of each other: one lived in a paradise while the other was in hell.

Tessie finally forced a smile and broke the silence. "Well, Erica, look at the state I'm in. Are you feeling happy now?"

The other woman's smile was entirely real. "Yes, I'm happy now! You've done a lot of harm, and it's finally catching up to you, Tessie. You didn't think things would turn around so quickly, did you?"

In fact, Erica hadn't expected things to be resolved so quickly, either. It had only taken a week to go from her investigation to dealing with Tessie and her companions.

Thanks to the man in the car, her innocence had been proven in short order.

The thought of Matthew, and of the victory he'd won her, widened Erica's smile.

Naturally, Tessie could not fail to notice. "Erica, I really envy you!" she said.

Erica seemed to have everything. She'd been born into a rich family, had parents who loved her very much, and now she was married to Matthew Huo, the most powerful man in Y City. As her life went on, it would only get easier, and no one dared to offend her.

But as for Tessie?

She smiled bitterly. Life was so unfair to her! She hated everyone in the Su family; she hated Tam and his daughter...

But in spite of everything, she felt sorry for Erica and Ethan.

Now she couldn't see Ethan, and Erica had turned against her, leaving her quite alone in this world.

Erica eyed her one-time friend coldly, as though she could read her thoughts. "You've ruined your own future for yourself!" By far, Ethan was the most pitiable one in this whole incident. Tessie was his biological mother, yet since running into Erica again, she hadn't so much as mentioned the baby once, let alone asked to see him.

It was sad to think that Ethan had such a mother.

"Erica, can't you ask Mr. Huo to let me go?" Tessie asked quietly. "As long as you don't send me to the slum, I'm willing to serve you my whole life. I'll do anything for you."

your life there for a while. Maybe one day

a

"What?" Erica asked warily.

warning was the last thing she could do for Erica.

went off, leaving Erica confused and deep in thought.

course she would be wary of Phoebe. After all, they were rivals in

woman in her immaculate, creamy white garb; she'd seemed to be a noble and generous woman, much like her mother, Fanya. Erica had last seen Camille in the Su

Tessie warn her to be careful

with worry when she got back in the car. Seeing it at once, Matthew said, "What's wrong? I wanted you to come see her so that you

might, it was impossible. After

seeking a sense of security from him. At length she said, "Matthew, why

her long hair. "Because you are too

watched the moon in the middle of the night. You know, when they're best friends, kids always make promises at times like that. Ours was that we would treat

when my hair is grey, I would have my husband, my children

and happy life in her old

it seemed that the future that she had imagined would never be; she'd had to end her friendship

down and kissed the top of her head. "Don't cry. I promise you. I'll ask someone to keep an eye on her there.

his wife was too kind

"Okay!" Erica sobbed, nodding.

if Tessie had cheated her, she couldn't just sit by and watch her suffer too

stayed there for a while, with Matthew comforting his wife, hoping that someday, perhaps, she wouldn't let herself be hurt

dropped her off back at

office, he called Paige in. She came in to find him framed before the large window, staring out into the city. With a slightly theatrical air, he turned around and asked

was speechless for a moment. 'Is Mrs. Huo being naughty again?' she wondered. Last time, Erica had called the CEO "Matthew Xitala." To confirm her guess, Paige asked tentatively, "What is the first name before the

answered, "Erica

TV series. The setting is in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty," she explained. "The heroine used to be a simple and innocent girl. But after experiencing many intrigues in the imperial household, she became a very intelligent and shrewd empress and was granted the Manchurian surname of Niugulu by the emperor. After this series became popular, people on the Internet turned the name Niugulu into a

Huo was such a weird girl. Paige silently thought that she had to watch more historical dramas after she

Niugulu means?'

the most bizarre ideas he'd heard

you, Paige," he said. "Go ahead with your own