True Love Waits

Chapter 1377 One Hundred Bees

Erica didn't know whether to cry or to laugh at his words. It almost seemed like Matthew was scared of his wife.

But there was no way that was true. Erica was afraid of him. How could the reverse be possible?

As soon as the bodyguard helped Noreen up from the floor, she heard Erica mollifying Matthew, "Honey, don't worry. I won't run away anymore. I want to be with you forever!"

"Good girl! I'll hold you to that." The man lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead, which made everyone jealous.

Then Matthew switched gears effortlessly, dropping into shop talk as if nothing had happened.

Leaning on her bodyguard, Noreen shot Chantel a vicious look before leaving. This woman was responsible for her humiliation. If she hadn't said anything, Erica wouldn't have knocked Noreen to the floor. Erica noticed the look in her eyes. She knew that Noreen considered Chantel her enemy now.

As soon as Noreen left, the onlookers at the scene also dispersed. Erica excused herself, getting away from Matthew for a moment. She said she needed to talk to Chantel. After a moment's consultation, the two girls left the hall together. They decided to follow Noreen. Not a bad idea. If she was stirring up trouble, it would be better to know about now.

Their destination was a lounge. The door was not shut entirely, and Noreen's voice drifted out. "Why was Erica here? And how could Chantel Ye bully me like that? Find that bitch. I'll make her pay for what happened today!"

Then she stretched out the check and tore it to bits, as if she had done the same to Chantel and Erica.

"Yes, Miss Xia," a man said.

"Good news. You can stay put. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Chantel!" Erica's voice suddenly came. She guessed right. She knew that this woman was planning something else. She just headed that off at the pass.

She'd learned well from Camille and Phoebe. Shut them down immediately, or face more trouble in the future. So Erica did just that.

Since she got Chantel in some hot water, she figured it was her job to get her out of it.

me?" She was in

Well, here she

frightened and said, "Miss Xia, I didn't

better. But she forgot

for a reason. Ignoring Chantel, she asked Erica, "Come on, I promise I'll leave Mr. Huo alone.

want?" Erica turned and waved at the

strong men were at her side in an

Xia away!" She wanted to make sure that from now on, Noreen Xia would be

"Yes, Mrs. Huo!"

grabbed her arms, the other grabbed her legs,

sentence. "Considering that it is her first time, just lock her up with one hundred bees for a night. If it happens again, lock her in a cage with a Tibetan Mastiff. And if she

from Colman. The boy had once locked Pike's two goons in their neighbor's bee house for an entire day. When the two goons came out of the

Mastiffs, wolves...' Noreen was so frightened that she felt dizzy. But her mouth was covered entirely by one of the bodyguard's

Mrs. Huo!" the bodyguards

like that, Noreen

her hands together, removing the imaginary dust. "That's one woman down. Hopefully we won't have to do this again!" She came back to spend time with her husband and didn't want to deal with all the women who were drooling over

serious backing for her to get so

Erica would be in some

is powerful, so what? We're not entirely without resources. You have my brother, I have Matthew, and don't forget that we have the Violet Eagles too! What are

'She's right,' Chantel thought.

good at throwing her weight around, but Erica was right, and not worried.

at the party were all bigwigs-rich, powerful, or both. A lot of them were in finance. A lot of them had made a killing with their investments. And quite a few of them saw how Noreen was humiliated, and they learned the

lost would be transferred to Chantel. Chantel would have more work waiting for her if she

the banquet hall, Erica and Chantel

to see the guy at first, because she was afraid that he would get even with her for hiding Erica and his kids' whereabouts.