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.

Mr. Huo won't allow me to go anywhere." Deep in her heart, she was hoping that

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

one would ever think, especially Matthew, that Erica would come to this barren place to ask for

actually, Erica couldn't stand 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

you really going to help me if Mr. Huo blames me?" Tessie asked

the changes in her. Perhaps she had learned her lessons, so she had changed for the better.

midnight, the two of them sneaked out of

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

month old when Blair remembered to

immediately called him to share the good news. "Gifford, your wife has already given birth to an eight-kilogram baby

over Gifford's face when he heard Blair's words. He was in a daze. It took a long while before he finally came back to his senses. "Whose wife?"

of course! Didn't you know that Chantel was pregnant?" Blair sensed something odd. 'Did Chantel

was 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 get her pregnant

He rubbed his forehead and complained, "Why hadn't anyone told

your wife was pregnant. No wonder you never cared for her since

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

later, Gifford went back home to see

hold the chubby baby boy in the crib. He

had signed

their son Hugo

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

a fair skin when I was a boy. I only got tanned because I've spent too

and agreed. She then took Hugo Li from his arms and said happily, "Finally, I am a

life. After longing for a grandchild for a long time, finally, Gifford and Chantel

again, Gifford asked curiously,

so she answered casually, "She signed a contract with an entertainment company. She will