True Love Waits

Chapter 1267 Little Troublemaker

The maid answered in a choked voice, "Mrs. Su said that Miss Su was so weak that she was almost scared to death by the snake, so it was attempted murder..."

"All right, all right. Tell the Su family that I did this, and it has nothing to do with you. Let them come to me if there is something wrong with Phoebe!" Erica's words were steady; she'd mentally prepared herself for this.

"Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Huo!" Shuddering in relief, the maid thought, 'Mrs. Huo is really a good person. She always keeps her word!'

In the meeting room of ZL Group

Paige followed Matthew into the meeting room, where they found Lyman, Fanya and Phoebe waiting. Standing in the corner like a human statue was a lone security guard, gripping a box in his hands. Murmured greetings were exchanged, and everyone sat down except for the guard.

Smiling perfunctorily, Fanya asked, "Mr. Huo, hasn't Mrs. Huo arrived yet?"

Matthew had a look at his watch, then answered, "My wife is busy. When I called her, she was still taking photos in the suburbs.

I imagine she's just gotten into the city at this time." This came as an unpleasant surprise to the Su family. They had already been waiting for more than ten minutes.

Now Matthew told them that Erica had only just entered the city itself? It would take her at least another half-hour to get to the ZL Group!

Despite her best efforts, Fanya's smile evaporated. "Mr. Huo, I don't need to tell you how precious our time is. It will take half an hour for Mrs. Huo to arrive. What are we going to do until then-nothing? I don't think this is appropriate."

Matthew leaned back in his chair and played with the diamond ring on his ring finger. As usual, his whole manner was relaxed and emotionless. "Why is it not appropriate? I came here ahead of time, didn't I? I'm waiting here, just like you. My time is more valuable than yours. So, Mrs. Su, is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

Fanya was left speechless. She was perfectly aware of the reality behind Matthew's words. The man could make tens of billions of dollars in a minute, while the Su family could make at most hundreds of millions in the same time.

So, of course, Matthew's time was quite literally worth more than theirs.

to wait for Erica. "Then I'll get

did not object, and the guard came over to the conference table. With considerable care, he placed the box on

with a layer of black cloth, and it was quite impossible

box,

has bribed our maid to sneak in

snake in the box, is there? How bold Erica is!' Matthew thought to himself. "Do you have any evidence

The maid has already admitted that she had received one hundred thousand dollars in cash from Mrs. Huo. She's outside in the lobby. If you don't believe

would defend his wife, whether or not this incident was all her fault. "My wife is a weak young woman," he protested, drawing out the words. "It's very hard for me to imagine her doing something as devious as this.

was stunned to hear how good her boss was at turning

had asked her to investigate Erica's one hundred thousand dollars and to find out where it had been spent. She'd found out that it had been given to the maid of the Su family. As for what the maid had done for such a sum, Matthew didn't ask Paige to investigate. Of course, the Su family's

he admitted to

had been protecting Erica all the while. "Matthew, it's all true!" she blurted. "Erica

the discovery of the snake on Phoebe's bed had left her traumatized. Every night since then, she'd had a maid search her room from top to bottom to make sure there were no snakes

mere thought of them sent shivers down

cast a sharp glance her way, and his voice turned low and dangerous. "If I hear you blame Erica again for your child's death, you will

matter if you don't believe me," she murmured. "We can put that side for now. But the snake on my bed-that absolutely was Erica's doing! There is security camera footage of her coming to our villa

so careless and inexperienced! At least then, she wouldn't leave a trail behind every time she

in her defense

rigid, and everyone else present shuddered. "Mr. Huo, I'll

made it two steps when the door of the meeting room was kicked

intruder said hastily. "Didn't mean to cause a

looked like-and indeed was a

face and rumpled clothing stained with dirt, she looked like an amateur hiker or jungle explorer. In her own mind, that wasn't