True Love Waits

Chapter 1346 Hugo Li

The first and second prizes for the photo contest were one hundred thousand and fifty thousand respectively. Erica won both for her entries, so the money was immediately transferred to her bank account. The certificates were also sent to the ZL Group. Matthew received them, but he couldn't celebrate her victory with her.

It had been one month and ten days since Erica left. Chantel received a call from Gifford. Before she could get the chance to greet him, he immediately asked, "You were with Rika for two days before she went to Cass, right?"

"Yes. Why?" she answered. Her voice was a little shaky as if afraid of something.

"Did she tell you anything about her plans, like where she wanted to go?" he asked again.

She heaved a sigh of relief first before she answered calmly, "No, she didn't." It was true. She knew that Erica was going to run away from home, but the latter didn't tell her exactly where she was going. "Really?" He sounded unconvinced. If only he wasn't busy today, he would go back home to ask Chantel in person.

"Yes, really."

There was a moment of silence from the other end of the line before he spoke again. "If she contacts you, let me know immediately."

"Okay." But Erica had not contacted her yet since she left.

Then Gifford hung up the phone.

Chantel was in a daze as she stared at her phone. All of a sudden, her heart felt empty. It was as if she lost something important.

Meanwhile, in the slum located in the opposite direction to Cass, a skinny woman in plain clothes carried a bowl of freshly-cooked noodles into a shabby small room. She then said to the other woman, "Erma, I bought eggs and tomatoes to make these noodles. Eat them while they are still hot."

Erma was currently six months pregnant, but her belly was so big that some people thought she was about to give birth.

She was Erica. When she came to this slum, she decided to change her name into Erma Huo so people wouldn't recognize her. Without minding the shabby surroundings, she took the bowl of noodles and wolfed them down.

The woman who made the noodles for her was Tessie. Looking at her dirty face with a smile, she asked, "Are you leaving tonight?"

Erica stopped eating and nodded. "Yes. And you will go with me," she answered.

me to go anywhere." Deep in her heart, she was hoping that Matthew would allow her to go back

worry about it. As long as you help me now, I will personally take you back to Y City someday.

place." No one would ever think, especially Matthew, that Erica would come to

this place anymore. She couldn't even buy some fresh vegetables here. If she continued to live a life like this, the babies in her belly would become malnourished. So before that

really going to help me if Mr. Huo blames

seen the changes in her. Perhaps she had learned her lessons, so she had changed for the better. "Great! Thank

of them sneaked out of the

in A Country, Chantel had already given birth to a bouncing baby

one month old when Blair remembered to inform Gifford about

immediately called him to share the good news. "Gifford, your wife has already given birth

words. He was in a daze.

Chantel was pregnant?" Blair sensed something odd.

pregnant. He was dumbstruck with the news that he now had a son. He hadn't seen Chantel in the past few months. When he called her before, she also didn't mention

he get her pregnant when she set him

possibility he could think of. He rubbed his forehead and complained, "Why hadn't anyone told

her question, Blair chuckled and said, "You didn't even know that your wife

are you blaming us now? Have you even asked her before?" He couldn't counter because his mother was right again. He never cared to ask how

Gifford went back home

able to hold the chubby baby boy in the crib. He looked around but wasn't able to

birth, Chantel had signed a contract with

their son Hugo

baby picture. She put it beside Hugo Li's face and turned to him. "Gifford, look! He looks exactly like you. He's undeniably your son. People always say that sons look like their mothers. But why does Hugo look like you? His skin is dark like yours

when I was a boy. I only

while and agreed. She then took Hugo Li from his arms and

the happiest moment of her life. After longing for a grandchild for

again, Gifford asked curiously, "Mom, where is

so she answered casually, "She signed a contract with an