Chapter 1144 He Acted Like Her Lackey
When the ceremony was over, Matthew and Phoebe saw the guests out at the entrance of the venue,
while Erica quietly awaited them in a corner.
Even so, knowing that she was Matthew''s wife, quite a few people still came by to say goodbye to
Erica.
It was quite clear from their curious eyes that they had a lot of questions on their mind, but in light of
the asion, they decided to set aside their curiosity and leave with a brief goodbye.
About twenty minutester, Matthew came in and found Erica, who was standing in the corner. "We can
go now," he said.
"Oh... Okay!" She followed him out.
Phoebe was waiting for them just outside. When she saw Matthew and Erica, she took her bag from
the staff and walked with them to the parking lot.
As they walked, Matthew suddenly spoke. "I''ll ask my assistant to take you back home."
Just as Erica wondered who he was talking to, Phoebe stopped and stood in front of him. "Matthew,
I''ve sorted out Nathan''s belongings. I want to give some of them to you. Can we go to his house?"
After a brief pause, Matthew nodded, "Sure." Then he looked at Erica. "You..."
Erica felt it would be inappropriate for her to join them because she didn''t know Nathan personally. Just
as Matthew was about to say something, she cut him short. "Actually, I am supposed to meet my friend
this afternoon to buy some stationeries. Why don''t you go ahead? I can take a taxi home."
Matthew shot a baleful nce at her and said, "Who are you supposed to meet up with? You''ve
already made a friend at school?"
"No, it''s Hya...Well, you don''t know him anyway. He is my friend from A Country and now he''s
transferred to my school. Don''t worry about me. I''ll be fine!" In truth, she never had an appointment with
Hyatt; she had just made up an excuse to leave.
"Wait!" Matthew stopped her.
Erica turned around in confusion.
Matthew said to Paige, "Take Mrs. Huo home first. I''ll ask Owen to send someone to pick us up."
"Yes, Mr. Huo." Paige looked at Erica and opened the door for her, "Mrs. Huo, please get in the car."
Erica quickly waved her hands at Matthew and said, "No need, Matthew. I can wait a little longer since I
have nothing else to do. You two have important things to do; I don''t want to take up your time!"
Erica meant every word she had said because she didn''t have anything important to do, whereas,
Matthew had a lot on his te already. The least she could do was to get out of his hair.
Matthew seemed to have lost his patience. "What? Mrs. Huo, do you want me to carry you into the
car?"
Erica''s face went nk; she was rendered speechless. Could it be because she didn''t exin herself
clearly or was there something wrong with his ability to understand her words?
''Forget it!'' she sighed inwardly. Erica knew better than to test Matthew, because he was the kind of
person who wouldn''t think twice about acting on his words. To avoid further embarrassment, she gave
up and got into the car. She rolled the window down and waved at them, "Goodbye!"
Matthew nodded his head in response. As the car drove away out of the parking lot, he called someone
else to pick them up from there.
In Nathan''s apartment, Phoebe ced a box in front of Matthew and said, "These are all things Nathan
had from you. I''ve sorted them out. Do you want to keep them or..."
Matthew reached into the box and found several photo frames and gifts he had given to Nathan when
he was alive. "I''ll take them with me."
"Okay."
When he stood up and turned around to leave with the box, Phoebe called out to him. "Matthew."
The man stopped and turned around.
Phoebe''s eyes reddened and she stuttered, "Do you... Do you remember what Nathan said before he
died?"
Of course, Matthew could never forget the dying wish of his best friend. "Matthew, you and Phoebe are
the only people I have in this world. Promise me you''ll take good care of her! Thank you..."
Suffice it to say, Matthew cared a great deal about Nathan and he proved it by repeating the same
words to Phoebe. "Nathan was like a brother to me. If you ever need anything, juste to me."
Phoebe was the woman who Nathan had protected with his life when the car ident happened. Only
her happiness could ensure Nathan''s peaceful rest in death.
With that, he turned around and left.
When it was only her in the apartment, Phoebe cried and then looked up. "Nathan, did you hear that?
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Matthew will take care of me!"
Meanwhile, after arriving at the school, Erica called Rhea immediately. "Rhea, do you know who I met
today?"
"Who?" Rhea asked on the other end of the line.
"Phoebe Su."
Rhea was shocked. "What? How and why did you see her there?" But she then fell into a pensive
mood, murmuring in a low voice to herself, "I suppose it makes sense that Erica met her in Y City. After
all, Phoebe is having further studies at Y City Film Academy and the Su family is there."
"Wait! What did you say? She''s having further studies at the Y City Film Academy?" It was Erica''s turn
to be astonished. ''What a coincidence!''
"Yes, didn''t you know?"
"No, I didn''t. She was married to a close friend of Matthew''s. But unfortunately, not long after they got
married, her husband died in a car ident. Matthew and I were just there to attend his seventh-day
ceremony. I didn''t know about it until I saw her there. Do you know which department she was studying
in?"
"I''m not sure. Oh, right! Tessie once told me that her sister studied fine arts. She''s an exceptional
painter! I heard that Phoebe had an art exhibition before. Why don''t you look into it first?"
Rhea''s words reminded Erica of something. "There''s nothing to look into. When she saw me today, she
told Matthew that she was not familiar with me. Could it be possible that she''s the goddess in
Matthew''s heart? What do you think, Rhea?" In truth, every woman around Matthew looked like a
potential love interest for him in Erica''s eyes.
"I don''t think so... Didn''t you just say that she was married to one of Matthew''s best friends?"
"Yes, butst time when I was in the underground parking lot, I saw Matthew holding a woman''s arm
and helping her get into the car! That''s not something the arrogant Matthew would do. Unless, she is
someone special to him." Although Matthew had helped her dry her hair and wash her feet, Erica
thought he did those things merely because she was his wife.
As such, watching Matthew being nice to other women was an unusual sight for Erica.
Rhea tried to analyze her words and asked, "So, you''re trying to say that Matthew''s goddess married
his best friend and so, with much grief, he had no choice but to marry you?"
"Yes! It all makes sense now!"
"But... Aren''t you overthinking this a little too much?"
"No, I am not. By the way, did you know that Hyatt has transferred to the same school as me in Y
City?"
Rhea rolled her eyes and said, "Why is he always following you around? I don''t think you should have
messed with him in the first ce." The fact that Hyatt went as far as transferring to another school,
after Erica had gotten married to a man in Y City, indeed, looked like a sign of desperation. His actions
were like that of ackey who would follow his crush to the ends of the world, no matter what.
"Forget it. I''m going to look for Hyatt now. I feel sorry for him. He has no friends in this city. I''ll take him
shopping," Erica said.
Rhea reminded her, "Don''t forget that you are Mrs. Huo now. Almost everyone knows about you.
Please be sure to keep a safe distance from Hyatt because you don''t want people to spread rumors
about you again."
"Why would they spread rumors about me? I didn''t do anything to them. They were just being
ridiculous!"
"Madam, ever since you married Matthew, you became an enemy to women all over the world who
love and adore him! Do you understand what I am trying to say?"
Erica''s lips twitched. "Is it that bad?"