True Love Waits

Chapter 1280 Pregnant

Ten days passed as Erica waited for news from Phoebe. But as yet, her love rival didn't show up to get back at her.

One night, Matthew came back from the company to find Erica waiting downstairs.

As soon as she saw him, she came, offering him a glass of water and a flattering smile. "Matthew."

Looking from the water to his wife's shining countenance, Matthew idly wondered if the drink had been poisoned.

In the end, he decided that it didn't matter. He took the glass calmly and said, "Just say it."

"I want to ask you something," Erica began. "Have you met with Phoebe recently?" She didn't think the other woman would let things go easily.

'So this is what's bothering her, ' Matthew realized as he took a sip of water. "You know," he said, "the next time you do something bad, you should learn from Phoebe. Do it in a place without surveillance, and if there are any evidence or clues left behind, you have to go back and get rid of them."

"What?" Erica wondered if this meant that Phoebe really had gone to see him. "What did she tell you?"

Matthew finished off the water, then handed the empty glass to her. "You should stay away from your 'cousin' from now on," he remarked cryptically. "He's a bad example."

'So... he really figured it out,' thought Erica.

Glass in hand, she followed him into the next room and asked with a smile, "What else did she say? Are you going to avenge her?"

"What else did she say?" Matthew echoed. "Put the glass down and I'll tell you."

Erica set the glass on the table and took hold of his arm. "Okay, tell me now!"

By way of reply, Matthew pressed her against the handrail of the stairs, held her head in one hand, and lowered his head to kiss her.

"Mmph..."

." Lost in the moment though she was, it didn't escape her that this was not exactly an answer to her question.

few minutes later, Matthew whispered in her ear, "Now, you have to

on, this was dangerously close to a staircase. It would not be the most secure place for what he obviously had in

something new?" After all, they had tried having

"I don't mind. As long as you are happy!" As long as he didn't deal

very satisfied with her

bleak, and inside the villa,

one morning, Chantel hid in the bathroom of the Li family house and dialed a number

ringing had roused her. When she heard Chantel's

make a debut as early as possible, Chantel got up very early every day, despite also studying hard at

Tears welled up in Chantel's eyes as she clenched the thing in her

Erica quickly sat

moment's silence, Chantel sobbed,

the two red lines on the pregnancy

were the one who was pregnant, she

Gifford since the important day, their

going to the hospital for a checkup to make sure of it

Erica. "Do you

I can do it

Erica was so happy that she laughed. "Okay, well,

toilet, tidied herself up,

saw downstairs, however, was Gifford

in a long time. Seeing him suddenly appear, Chantel stopped in her tracks, and even took a step back. A guilty conscience

weird reaction to Gifford's presence made him frown. He didn't think of himself as a frightening

of toast in her hands. "Oh, Gifford, I forgot to tell Chantel you were coming back," she explained,

at the young woman, Gifford

moment, Chantel trotted up to the table and grabbed two pieces of toast. "Auntie Blair, I have something to deal with at school. I'm

first time the girl left home earlier than usual.

who was busily eating at the table. Shaking her head, she

ran to the door of the living