True Love Waits

Chapter 1353 Her Guardian Angel

"No, no. I mean, I can't leave now." Erica shook her head like a rattle drum. She just couldn't leave the village without finishing her mission.

"Are you sure?" Matthew asked with a frown. He couldn't fathom what was preventing her from wanting to leave this place.

"Yes, I'm certain!"

He put out the cigarette. Silence descended as the couple glared at each other. They had seemingly reached a stalemate. Owen stepped forward and said boldly, "Mr. Huo, it's late. Why don't we rest here tonight and talk about it tomorrow?"

'Talk about it tomorrow?' Matthew cast a cold glance at Owen and then at the woman who was clinging to the car door. "Lead the way!" he ordered gruffly.

Erica gritted her teeth and quickly straightened up. "Okay."

She thought that Matthew would sit in the car and follow her, but he didn't. The man strolled behind her, shadowed by his bodyguards. The drivers trailed behind them in the vehicles.

When she reached home, Pike's men were waiting for her at the door.

She ignored them and walked forward to open the door to the courtyard.

Pike and his men didn't have time to catch Erica even though she was right in front of them. Their hearts thumped when they saw the man trailing her. Where did this rich and powerful man come from? After the door opened, she stepped aside and addressed Matthew with a smile, "Mr. Huo, this way, please."

Like Erica, Matthew didn't bother with the stunned people at the door. At her invitation, he reluctantly stepped into her yard.

While the couple could just ignore Pike and his gangsters, Owen couldn't. He winked at the two bodyguards and ordered, "Get rid of them."

"Yes, sir!"

After inviting the CEO, who didn't fit in here, to her room, Erica remembered something important. "Make yourself comfortable. I need to step out to do something."

thirty square meters in size, frowned. Confusion coursed through him, and he turned to glare at her, expecting an

"Tessie?" He frowned.

The woman

something. His tone was frigid as he said, "So,

confirmed, "Yes. If I hadn't gone there, you would have

so cold that it could freeze her to death. "How could you live in a slum

had never suspected that she would have gone to the slum, let

men. Besides, I didn't starve your sons. We had lived like this for years, but I raised them to be healthy and happy boys." Erica didn't believe that it was a big

hadn't changed much

with the woman. Instead, he walked silently to the small beds beside him. Five single beds had been arranged side by side in the room. These would be the beds that his four sons and Kenney had

his back was toward her, Erica took the

turned, she had

was speechless. She had also improved her ability to escape. How could she quietly disappear

an excellent place to hide. If

in danger, he would hide here with his

Tessie looked worried

pulled her friend up. "Everything is fine. Let's go! We need to go home, and then

and said, "Go home? Aren't you afraid that Pike will find you and

not worried because my guardian angel has come!" Erica smiled

angels. And, so, Tessie immediately thought of them. Erica grabbed her hand and led her outside. She shook her head and explained, "No, it's Matthew

as astonishment surged within

"Yes. What's wrong?"

was still afraid of the man. Just the mention of his name was enough to cause panic to course through her. She was also terrified by the thought that he would

"Erica, you can go to the house by yourself. I'd better not accompany

seemed to have changed