True Love Waits

Chapter 1364 Don't Flatter Yourself

The moment Blair heard her daughter's voice, her heart softened. She held back tears and gritted her teeth, refusing to look at Erica.

Knowing that her mother was enraged, Erica felt bad for the trouble she'd caused. She turned and told Wesley, "I'm home now. I won't run away. Let me go!" Wesley snorted and ignored her.

Erica hung her head, and her mood turned gloomy, rather than defiant. Hugo lifted his head and said, "I got this. Here you go, Aunt Rika!"

Erica then remembered her dear nephew was also here. She half-squatted down and looked at him in the eye. "Hi Hugo. So you know I'm your aunt?" she asked gently.

He drew himself up to his full height. The boy looked more and more like Chantel every day. He nodded and said, "Grandma said Grandpa was gonna pick you up!" So she must be his aunt. Erica was amused by him. "You're so smart, Hugo!"

Hugo's eyes fell on the rope around her wrists. Noticing his gaze, Erica looked at Wesley helplessly and explained, "Grandpa tied me up. He's good with knots, and other people can't undo them. So I'm stuck- Wait! What?"

To everyone's surprise, Hugo grabbed the knot and undid it quickly, while Erica was still talking. The rope hung loosely, and she let it drop to her feet.

Everyone was gobsmacked. They had another genius in the family.

When she was free, Erica kissed the boy again and again in surprise. "Thank you, little one. You're definitely my nephew, Hugo. You are so smart!"

Hugo gave her a smug smile and said, "I'm happy if you are."

Wesley, however, rained on his daughter's parade. "Hugo's smart, but that's not your doing. He got it from your brother or Chantel. Maybe both of them. Don't flatter yourself."

"Dad, it's been more than three years. You can't say you didn't miss me." She didn't give up and asked the same question she had asked many times on the way here.

family after you learn to behave," said Wesley. And he felt justified as her father. She was still finding new ways to act out.

just be nice to them. Focus on one at a time, ' Erica thought to herself. She stood up and hugged Blair, leaning her head on her mom's shoulder.

her away and scolded, "Don't call me 'Mom!' Not after what

had four kids, but ran off and left them. She hadn't been back in more than three years, and she

had to bear it no matter how bad she felt. After all, she deserved it. She explained to Blair in a small voice, "Mom, I just couldn't accept the fact that Matthew likes me. He's so awesome, and I'm so stupid..." Maybe they didn't know that the more he loved her, the more stressful it

didn't want to ask you for help. I wanted to be worthy of Matthew's love." Erica took a deep breath

"And now? What have you learned?

nodded and then shook her head. "Yeah. But I took the wrong path. Well, maybe

had imagined that given a few years, she would become one of the most famous, sought-after photographers in the world. She had succeeded to a point. Maybe she wasn't the most popular one, but she knew her stuff. Trying her hand

out. But he died in jail. In order to take revenge for Orange, she had no choice but to ask Chantel to help her put together a gang

the group grew and grew, establishing a fairly prominent gang named the Violet Eagles.

the Violet Eagles,

walked inside, Hugo

stood next to her. She didn't miss his loving look, his

Wesley's arm, acting like

He pulled her hands away and walked straight into the

sighed heavily. It was really difficult to

who stood near the car. Erica

a time. But she had no other place to go, so she had to follow Erica into the Li family's

soon as Erica stepped into the living room, Wesley shouted harshly,

who he was referring to, Erica did as she

as she knelt down, Tessie immediately tossed her luggage aside and knelt

is talking to Erica. You don't have to