True Love Waits

Chapter 1370 Going On A Picnic

"Gifford! What are you playing at? You're really clueless, you know that?" Instead of getting down from Matthew, Erica held him even more tightly. Her head cocked to one side, she retorted, "Besides, you kissed Chantel in front of your soldiers! Everyone knows that! Why can't I share a public display of affection with my own husband? I think you're jealous of me because I have someone. But Chantel's too far away to hold!"

Her words made Matthew laugh.

Gifford wanted to say something back, but he couldn't think of anything sharp enough. Erica was too good with the comebacks, and her words often stung! He had to threaten her, "You shut up! Did you forget where you are? This is a military installation-I'm in command here! What if I order you to run twenty kilometers with a five-kilo pack? Could you do it?"

Matthew held the woman in his arms tightly and told Gifford in a calm voice, "You're right. Rika's been a bad girl. But between you and me, we were supposed to teach her how to behave. We're responsible for this. So maybe we should be punished together."

'Together?' Gifford was not afraid of the twenty-kilometer run. He was afraid Matthew had spoiled Erica and never set any boundaries. "You gave her everything she wanted, and how did she thank you? She ran off for more than three years without so much as a word. Next time might be even worse. You sure you still want to spoil her without a care in the world?" He was afraid that if Matthew continued to mollycoddle her like that, this woman would really become a problem.

Erica glared at her brother. It was obvious what he was trying to do. "Gifford, you are such a dick! If I hadn't asked Chantel to come back, where would you be now? But now, when you see me with my husband, you start stirring up shit. See if I do anything for you again!"

Matthew scooped her up into his arms and said slowly, "You're right, of course. I won't make the same mistake twice!"

"What?" She was so sad.

Gifford suddenly felt a little guilty. Did he really drive a wedge between them?

However, what the man said next blew Gifford away again. "But you all have to spoil her. I'm the only one who can reign her in. Anyone tries, then they're going to have to go through me." Then his eyes fell on Gifford's face. "I'm the only one who can handle my wife. No matter what she does, no one can punish her but me!"

Gifford had to say he was really envious of his sister now. "Is it too late for me to transit to female? I'm sure the army will pay for the surgery. I want to be your woman, Matthew." He was only half-joking. He really envied Erica.

Matthew's face was full of disgust. He really wanted to kick Gifford off a mountaintop right now.

to say a thing like that?" 'God hates me. That has to be it. My husband is so awesome that I not only have to

Chantel's name, Gifford

but not here." He didn't trust her

enough of the human contact she'd been craving. She jumped out of his arms, and batted her sad, puppy-dog eyes at him. "Dad's already put me through the wringer for a couple days.

Matthew glowered at her.

It was all

look at his watch. There was less than an hour left before lunch time. He told Gifford, "I'm taking her out to

up!" Once they left, he could go home too. He'd find his wife

I can easily spoil her.

She was a nonstop chatterbox as they walked from the training area to the parking lot. Owen drove the car away

sessions are really starting to

didn't say

know what I did wrong. If you tell him to stop this, he'll listen to you,"

the man

said anxiously. "We're heading to the burbs. We should go south!" South was where all the restaurants would be. It was

his throat and said in the same voice as usual,

looked over at the man sitting next to her, who was as calm as the

at her and

man of few words, she didn't bother asking. Anyway, wherever he was taking her, at least

minutes later, the car suddenly turned onto a narrow road. They drove on that lane for a few minutes before

to get a better look at the scenery outside. It was an endless field without shops

of it that way,"