Chapter 1119 Harlot Erica
''Oh, so that''s why!'' Erica nodded and asked with concern, "I see. How is his friend now? Is he out of
danger?"
Debbie heaved a long sigh. "I called Matthew this morning. He said Nathan''s condition is severe. The
doctor has already given a written notice of the patient''s critical condition. All we can do is wait and see
if he makes it through tonight."
"Is it that serious?" Erica was shocked. No wonder Matthew hadn''te back the whole night.
"Yes. By the way, Erica, have you read the news?"
Erica shook her head. She didn''t have time to look through her phone. She didn''t reply to Rhea''s
message either.
"I should give you a heads-up then. Last night, when Matthew left the house, his car was spotted by the
paparazzi hiding near the entrance of themunity. They followed him to the hospital and
photographed him there, randomly writing some crap about him having an affair on his wedding night.
The woman they photographed him with is actually Nathan''s wife. She had onlye out of the
hospital to lead Matthew in. But the reporters uploaded their photo online and made up a story to go
along with it. They have gone too far this time!" Debbie said, her nose ring.
Carlos had already dealt with the reporters and the media outlets who had spread the rumor. But since
the news had spread fast on the Inte, it was impossible topletely erase all traces of it. Debbie
was worried that Erica might misunderstand. She thought it would be best to give the young girl a clear
picture of what had actually happened.
That was why she had rushed to her early morning.
She knew that Erica didn''t have feelings for Matthew yet, but as his wife, Erica had the right to know
the truth.
''Oh!'' Erica nodded understandingly. "Okay, Mom. I understand. Don''t worry about it."
She didn''t mind at all. Even if Matthew really had gone to see his goddessst night, she wouldn''t have
cared about it.
"Good. Have your breakfast. Let''s go to the manor after that; it''s more lively there. What do you think?"
"Sounds great!" Erica eximed. She was bored anyway.
After breakfast, she had time to browse the news, and finally saw the gossips about Matthew on the
Inte Both Matthew''s and her names were pasted all over the news.
Many eye-catching headlines hade out. "Matthew Huo Cheating on His Wife on their Wedding
Night." "Erica Li, the Most Unfortunate Bride in the World."
"A Marriage Without Love; A Tragedy." "Grand Luxurious Wedding Ends In Disaster."
"Harlot Erica Finally Cuckolded by Matthew Huo."
"Matthew Huo Unwilling to be The Stepfather; Spends Wedding Night with Another Woman."
Erica scrolled down and found more and more of those headlines. News apps, Weibo news ounts,
and WeChat official ounts were posting news about them andmenting below.
She had just finished reading the article—"Matthew Huo Unwilling to be The Stepfather; Spends
Wedding Night with Another Woman." Just as she was about toment on it, the article disappeared.
She refreshed the web page; it showed that the page couldn''t be found.
It was the same with the other articles. Even the ounts that had spread rumors about Matthew''s
affair started disappearing.
She checked thements on her Weibo ount. Again, most of them were curses and negative
For example, a user named "Can''t Do Anything"mented, "Erica gave birth to her child before she
was married to Matthew. She didn''t cheat on her husband. It''s the 21st century, and she''s a grown-up.
She isn''t a harlot; she just met the wrong guy. Why are you all cursing her? Is there any guarantee that
the man you meet in your life is the right one?"
Erica only had a few thousand followers on her Weibo ount. But that particrment had more
than a hundred thousand likes, and it soon reached two hundred thousand.
Erica felt warmth flow through her. She recognized this user name. Since Erica was an active user of
Weibo, she frequently updated her posts. This user, Can''t Do Anything, made sure to like all her posts.
Sometimes, he wouldment too.
He was like a gentle, loving elder brother who protected her from the predators.
She wanted to know his real identity, but she didn''t find any clues in his Weibo ount. It seemed that
he also gave likes to posts on military, finance or patriotism.
She was deep in thought when her ringtone pulled her back into reality. It was Rhea.
Erica answered the phone. "I''m so sorry, Rhea! I forgot to reply to your message." Before she could
text Rhea back, she was pulled in by the news headlines about Matthew that had popped up on her
notifications.
She was so engrossed in the news that she hadpletely forgotten to reply to Rhea''s message.
"Never mind that. Erica, how''s everything going? Is the news on the Inte true?" Rhea asked
anxiously.
"No, no. The news is absurd. Matthew went outst night because his friend had a car ident. He''s in
critical condition now. The woman in the photo is his friend''s wife. She only came out of the hospital to
receive Matthew. The media made up a story about an affair out of it." Erica felt sorry for Matthew as
she recounted what had happened. He was innocent, yet had to go through all this.
"Is that so? Oh, I''m relieved. I thought he found a mistress to insult you on your wedding night! If the
news were to be true, I wouldn''t have been his fan anymore. I''m d to know that he''s not such a bad
guy after all!"
"He''s a famous figure in the society. His every move is under watch."
"But some of theseizens are really vicious. How are you able to tolerate theirments? Aren''t you
going to tell everyone about Feb''s true identity?" Few people knew about Feb''s real identity. As Erica''s
best friend, Rhea knew.
"Why should I tell the public about him? It''s none of their business." Her parents were the only ones
who had the right to scold her for being irresponsible. She didn''t understand why the others bothered.
Just like what the user Can''t Do Anything had said, she didn''t have an affair after her wedding. Why
were so many people badmouthing her? Did she look like a pushover?
"Fine, but what about Mr. Huo? Did you tell him the truth about Feb?" Rhea was really worried about
her friend.
"No. He is just my nominal husband. He doesn''t love me, and neither do I. There''s no need to exin
anything to him." She didn''t care what Matthew thought about her. She was hoping that he would see
her as an unreliable woman and divorce her as soon as possible. Then, she could live her life on her
own terms.
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Rhea was at a loss for words. The girl was always so stubborn. "Alright, alright. But I am d that you
at least trust your husband. Since you''re married to Matthew now, you should learn to love him even
though you don''t have feelings for him at the moment. You understand?"
"No, I don''t want to!" Everyone was forcing her to be with Matthew.
"Come on, Rika. Mr. Huo is an excellent man. He is ten thousand times better than Hyatt. Countless
women would die to marry into the Huo family. Don''t you feel lucky?" Rhea knew that Erica didn''t love
Hyatt either.
"Fine, I got it! I''lle back to see you in a couple of days."
"Come back? Where are you going?" Rhea asked nervously. She was afraid that Erica was nning to
escape from Matthew again.
Erica replied helplessly, "Silly girl, don''t you know that you need to go back to your parents'' home three
days after you get married? It''s a custom."
"Oh! I''m sorry I didn''t know that. I''m not married yet. I don''t know much about wedding customs."