True Love Waits

Chapter 1260 Which Side

Erica was ready for her brother's ire. "Don't be so petty. Where are you now?" she asked.

"I'm in A Country!" Gifford replied impatiently. In fact, he had just brought Chantel back and watched her go into the school.

Erica's guarded tone melted into excitement. "Where is Chantel? Is she with you? Have you two talked? Are you two going to get married or―"

"Shut up!" Gifford wanted to strangle his sister. She had no idea how serious the matter was to him, and it wasn't her business in any case. Her enthusiasm was grating.

"Oh, come on, just tell me. Is Chantel going to be my sister-in-law?" Erica persisted. Idly, she thought of how Chantel was younger than herself. Still, she was old enough to be married. Gifford suppressed the urge to hang up the phone-or to throw it as far from himself as he could. "I haven't decided yet. Let's talk about it when I have!" he scolded.

Eating a strawberry, Erica pouted and said, "Then think about it carefully. Don't let her down. After all, you brought her to our home." "You-" With a harsh exhalation, Gifford cut himself off. Seeing no point in talking any further, he ended the call without another word.

He just couldn't understand his sister's side of things. Yes, it was he who brought Chantel back. But did he have to marry her because of that?

This time, though, he'd made up his mind to be a scumbag and to be irresponsible. He would wait and see what the two girls could do about it.

That evening, while Erica was busy with her camera upstairs, her phone beeped. It turned out to be Chantel, who had approved her WeChat friend request. She also sent Erica a message. "Rika?"

"Yes, it's me," she sent back. "How are things between you and my brother?" She was very anxious to know, but Gifford wouldn't tell her anything.

After a few minutes of silence, she received a reply: "Your brother bought me Yu Ting. But I didn't take it. I spat them out secretly."

A bit confused, Erica thought, 'Yu Ting? What's that? I wonder if it's any good.'

Ting?"

to be even more naive than herself. She felt a little

that she was talking about birth control pills. How could her brother be such an asshole? "Of course, you can't take those," she

"I know that."

important problem. They both were doing their best-by their own means-to arrange things so that Chantel could have a child from Gifford. But what if sleeping with him once wasn't enough to get her pregnant?

sent a message that said, "You focus on your studies. I'll

"Okay, thank you, Rika!"

adopted daughter of the Li family. If she managed to get pregnant with Gifford's child one day, she would become her sister- in-law. Erica was sure

at Erica's message, Chantel was so

evening. Erica stayed busy, but kept an ear out for any

of a car pulling in, she rushed downstairs. A moment later she stood in

looked her up and down and thought, 'She's not doing so bad! She's regained her energy

room, where she retrieved a plate of fruits. In a dramatic matter, as that of one presenting a treasure to a king, she put it

to?' Having none of it, he spoke flatly. "What do you want? Just get straight to the point." Erica giggled and explained awkwardly, "Nothing

apology!" he told her. His wife had put him through a lot: climbing over the wall and running away,

a hard lesson, she would think he was

really picked these fruits myself. Try this chocolate strawberry. It's good! Come on, just

know, Phoebe is still in the hospital," remarked Matthew, glancing at the tray. "Why

visit?" Erica echoed. A surge of fury rose up within her, and she started toward the trash can.

fruit into the trash can, when Matthew spoke again, less harsh than before. "You know, Dad doesn't like wasting food. He'll

turned around, and sneered, "Then I'll give it to the dog.