True Love Waits

Chapter 1282 The Real Mastermind

Chantel knew that Erica was being completely reasonable, but she was still worried. "Do you think that your parents will hate me when they find out that I'm carrying Gifford's child?" she asked. This was not the first time she had thought about this. If Wesley and Blair thought that she was a gold digger who was using Gifford's child to marry into the Li family, she would be heartbroken and embarrassed to face them again.

"Of course not!" Erica exclaimed incredulously. "You know how much my parents still love and care for Ethan, even though he is not my child. How could they hate the woman who is carrying their grandchild? And you know about my mother. Gifford is almost thirty-three. Right now, she would accept anyone as his wife, as long as it's a woman!"

Blair was very worried about Gifford's marriage. If Chantel told her that she was carrying his child, Blair would be thrilled to death.

That was how much she wanted to be a grandmother.

Every time she called Gifford, she would add, "If you are planning to come back alone next time, don't even bother coming. I won't let you into the house! Just find a woman, will you? I don't care if she's old or young, or if she's from a poor family. And it would be wonderful if you got her pregnant too! I just don't care as long as you bring someone!"

Chuckling at the thought, Chantel finally made a decision. "Okay, I'll tell them once I'm unable to hide the baby bump!"

"Did Gifford say anything after you both had sex?" Erica asked her again.

"What do you mean?"

"Did he say that he would marry you or something like that?" After all, they had sex. Gifford wasn't the type of person who would take it lightly.

Chantel shook her head in disappointment, but then comforted Erica, "It doesn't matter. My goal was to get pregnant with his child, and I've achieved it. If he doesn't want to marry me, I won't force him."

She didn't want Gifford to hate her.

At that moment, there was a sharp knock on the door to Chantel's room. The two girls looked at each other vigilantly. Finally, Erica asked, "Who is it?"

As soon as

a guilty conscience. "What are you doing?" he asked, frowning. Something was off about them. He couldn't

at the same time and

was even more convinced now. 'These two are up to

his hands behind his back, he walked towards them and stood in front of the two girls. He

answered quickly, without

doing with Chantel?" he

answered reflexively, "We were talking about the

from outside the room, interrupting her, before she

in an instant. She loosened her grip on Chantel's hand and punched Gifford on the shoulder. "Gifford, you did it

Matthew appeared right on time. Otherwise, Gifford would have found out about the

at the man at the door. There was no doubt in his mind that Matthew was part of this whole plot, whatever it was, and this man

Chantel could

to use the same trick

wasn't buying it. She looked at him in a daze and asked, "Gifford, why are you

He gawked at her.

and snickered. "Did you really think that you could

is actually more obedient than you!" Gifford

and said with a smile, "I think so too. You like

to say that now?' he cursed inwardly, wanting to beat his

awkward smile appeared on her face. Erica felt bad for her, seeing the bitter smile on the girl's face. 'No way in hell! He slept with her. How could he not take responsibility for it? I must talk some sense into him!' she thought to herself. "Let's go downstairs! Otherwise, Dad and Mom will

Chantel instead. She comforted her in a low voice, "Don't worry, Chantel. He is not an irresponsible man. Give him some time to think about

at the pair. If it hadn't been for