Her moans, her begs for mercy, her tears... And how she moved gently under him.
He was unbelievably attracted to her. Meanwhile, Erica was having different thoughts. 'How could he say something like that in public?' She grabbed Matthew's collar with one hand, buried her head in his chest and protested in a low voice, "Shut up! Shut up!"
Matthew's smile widened; his wife was becoming more and more adorable by the day.
From the time Erica had stormed out of the ward, Matthew carried her. He carried her all the way, until they were back in their bedroom.
Placing her gently on their big bed, he said shortly, "Rest." He wanted her to regain her energy so that he could have sex with her again that night.
"Oh, thank you so much for your concern."
Without replying to her sarcasm, he turned around and left.
Erica yawned. She was tired, and quickly fell asleep.
She was woken up by the sound of her ringtone. It was already dark outside.
The call was from Watkins. She said on the phone, "Hello?"
"Erica, are you free right now?"
"Yeah. What's up?" She turned over and felt much better in that position.
After a pause, Watkins said, "I'm partly responsible for Phoebe's miscarriage. I want to pay her a visit. Do you want to come with me?"
Erica didn't answer. Instead, she asked him, "Do you also think that I pushed her?"
"No, of course not. Although I didn't see anything, I know that you couldn't have done such a vicious thing. I'm sure it is a misunderstanding."
The trust from her friend was refreshing. "Thank you," she said.
"You're welcome, Erica. So? Are you coming?"
"No. I already visited her this afternoon. You should go and see her." She didn't want to see Phoebe again.
"Okay, I'll call you after I meet her," Watkins said.
'Call me? Why?' Erica thought. But she didn't dwell on it. "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Erica stretched on her bed. It was half past five. She was hungry again.
Moments before Matthew came back, Erica had just finished her dinner and was drowsily watching a horror movie sitting on the living room sofa.
Matthew threw his briefcase aside and loosened his tie. He watched the woman as she stared at the TV motionlessly; he tried not to laugh. 'She is so carefree. The Su family is about to sue her, and yet, she is sitting here as if nothing is going on.
She must really have a clear conscience to be so calm, ' he thought.
When he walked over to her, he saw that she had fallen asleep. Her long black hair was randomly scattered on both sides of her shoulder, and she was only wearing her usual thin cartoon pajamas.
She looked charming as she slept peacefully, unlike the troublemaker she was while awake.
Her pretty face was round and fair. Her skin had a light glow. Such good skin needed to be well-preserved.
Matthew took out his phone and sent a message to Paige. "Make a private series of skin-care products for my wife." He added some dos and don'ts. "She is preparing for pregnancy. Pay attention to the ingredients in the products. Make sure that she can use them even after she gets pregnant."
"Yes, Mr. Huo."
Matthew put away his phone and held Erica's hand. She was a little cold.
'The heating needs to be turned on at night, ' he decided.
It was only late autumn, but he didn't want her to catch a cold. After all, his muddleheaded wife couldn't take care of herself.
Only while she was asleep and couldn't see anything would Matthew release his true feelings unto his beloved.
He looked at her, his eyes full of love and such tenderness. No one could ever imagine that Matthew was capable of such emotions.
He turned off the TV and was about to pick her up when she slowly opened her eyes and saw the tall figure beside her. She muttered, "Matthew Huo."
"Yes?"
Erica yawned and checked the time. It was half past eight. "You're back early tonight."
"Yes. I came back in a hurry so that I can make a baby with you."
Erica was wide awake now. She almost choked on her own saliva. She moved away from him unconsciously. "Right now?"
"Yes." He couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to have a child with her.
Erica pinched the corner of her pajamas uneasily. "Can it wait?" She still felt a little sore.
Matthew obviously hesitated for a moment, and finally compromised. "Once."
He had waited for her consent to have sex for such a long time. How could he skip a night? She was underestimating his urge. She had to comfort, at least once every night, the heart that she had broken countless times.
'Once? That may not be so bad, ' Erica thought shyly.
The previous night, Matthew had sex with her all night long. She actually had no idea how long one round was. "Okay," she agreed reluctantly.
That was all he wanted to hear. His eyes gleamed with a knowing smile.
That night, Matthew did keep his promise. Only problem was that his "once" lasted way too long.
Before going to bed, he went to wash himself while Erica lay in bed, holding on to the doll in her arms, smacking her tongue in satisfaction. Sex was not too bad, except that it was a little tiring and she felt a little pain in the waist.
If she had known earlier that it felt so wonderful, she wouldn't have run away on Matthew's birthday.
Erica wished that she could go back to the night before his birthday and climb over the wall to sleep with him.
In the hospital
Her face pale as a sheet, Phoebe sat on the bed and gritted her teeth at the man's inane questioning. She insisted, "How could I possibly have hurt my own child? It was Erica! She pushed me down!"
Matthew's face turned so grim, as if it were covered in a thin layer of frost. "I know what kind of woman my wife is, but deny it all you like. I wonder if you would have had the guts to face Nathan if he were alive."
Hearing Nathan's name, Phoebe's breathing became rapidly fast. "Matthew, do you know why Nathan had that car accident?" she asked.
Something dark flashed across Matthew's eyes, but he didn't say anything.
"Before the accident, we were quarreling in the car because of you. He knew that I loved you, but he still married me without hesitation." Phoebe paused and took a deep breath. She continued, "Not long after we got married, he began to show dissatisfaction in me because I only cared about you. He complained that I was always talking about you. Matthew, don't you feel my love?"
Phoebe broke down completely. She cried and questioned the heartless man in front of her.
Everyone knew that she was in love with Matthew, including the members of the Su family.
The reason why the Su family hadn't attended Nathan's funeral was because they had wanted Phoebe to marry Matthew. But she ended up marrying Nathan because of what Matthew had once said.
Soon after the wedding, Phoebe's status in the family declined greatly, and they looked down upon Nathan, who was a mere vice manager of a company. They never treated him as the son-in-law of the Su family. Besides, they considered attending his funeral would bring bad luck.
Matthew looked at Phoebe indifferently even as she cried. "What if I did feel it? It's your own business whom you love. It has nothing to do with me," he said coldly.
His heartlessness made her shiver. "Have you never loved me?" she asked, still unwilling to give up. On the day that she had married Nathan, she had hoped to see regret on Matthew's face, but there was nothing. He was unaffected.
"If I loved you, then what about my wife?" Who could spoil Rika like he did?
If Erica had married another man, she wouldn't have been this happy, because nobody could have loved her as much as he did.