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."

and live your life

forward and said, "If I tell you a secret, will you ask Mr. Huo to show

"What?" Erica asked warily.

her old friend's eyes, her manner deadly serious; this warning was the

that she went off, leaving Erica confused and deep in thought. 'Her sisters? Does she mean Phoebe

wary of Phoebe. After all, they were rivals

mind, trying to figure it out. She remembered that 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 family residence. In fact, that was the

why would Tessie warn her to

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 could

might, it was impossible. After all, Tessie used to be

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

smoothed her long hair.

was over, we didn't go back to the dormitory. Instead we sat by the river and 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 each other's children as

across her eyes to hide the tears she felt coming. "I thought when my hair is grey, I would have my husband, my children and my

and happy life in her old

future that she had imagined would never be; she'd had to end her

looked 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. If she changes for the better,

said, his wife was too

"Okay!" Erica sobbed, nodding.

couldn't just sit by and watch

Matthew comforting his wife, hoping that someday, perhaps, she wouldn't let herself be hurt so

to leave the station. Matthew dropped her off back at the school,

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

had called the CEO

answered, "Erica

and cute. "Mr. Huo, there is a female leading character with the surname Zhen in a historical 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 kind of meme. It refers to an innocent and weak girl who changes in order to

was such a weird girl. Paige silently thought that she had to

Niugulu means?' Matthew mused

a scheming, manipulative woman?' It was one of the most bizarre ideas he'd heard in a while. He really couldn't imagine

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