Chapter 1191 Matthew Likes Rika


    That evening


    ir put the asleep Ethan on his small bed and went back to the big bed. On a whim, she said,


    "Wesley, you have a good eye for people. Do you think Chantel and Gifford are good together?"


    Wesley frowned slightly. He had never thought about it before. Finally, he shook his head and said,


    "Not really. She''s too young." Gifford was twelve years older than Chantel.


    "You got that right! Chantel''s only 20, and Gifford is 32. There''s a generation gap right there. They


    won''t share the same interests." ir was concerned. All she wanted was for her son to be happy.


    "But..." Wesley hesitated. "Gifford doesn''t even like hanging out with girls. Since he chose to bring


    Chantel back home, it means that he''s interested in her. If you want to try and y matchmaker, go


    ahead."


    Wesley knew Gifford well. He worked from dawn until dusk. Whenever a young girl came over to him


    and tried to talk to him, he would ignore her.


    He wouldn''t even acknowledge she existed.


    Wesley was anxious for his son to start dating. He didn''t care about the age gap between Gifford and a


    potential girlfriend, as long as he was willing to date her.


    In his opinion, it was okay for the boy to be older. At least older boys knew how to take care of girls.


    "But Chantel decided on an acting major. She wants to work in show biz. If she bes a star and


    gets caught in a scandal, won''t it hurt us?" ir''s concerns were valid. After all, the Lis were a military


    family. They had always avoided any drama and never got involved in the entertainment industry.


    "Take it easy. Chantel''s only been here for a few days, but you already have her career set up and are


    marching her down the aisle already. You must really want another grandkid. Isn''t Ethan enough for


    you? Just call Rika. I''m sure she''d be willing to squeeze another baby out for you."


    ir rolled her eyes at him. "You think I won''t?"


    Wesley chuckled. "Of course you will. My wife is the most important person in this family. There''s


    nothing you won''t do!" His tone was yful, and not meant to be taken seriously.


    "Cut it out. I''m going to call Rika!" Saying that, ir had already begun dialing Erica''s number.


    "Hi Rika, it''s Mom. When are you going to give me another baby?" ir asked.


    After grumbling a few words to her, Erica hung up the phone. ir stared at her phone, dumbfounded.


    Wesley frowned. "What''s wrong?" He didn''t hear much, but he swore he heard Rika mention "the


    woman Matthew likes."


    In a gloomy mood, ir recounted what Erica told her. "Your daughter said since the woman Matthew


    likes is pregnant, maybe she should bring that one home. That way, Matthew will be happy and we can


    take care of it..."


    Wesley snorted, "I''ve never known anyone as silly as your daughter. Matthew must have the patience


    of a saint." She even believed Matthew had feelings for someone else. If Matthew really had a


    rtionship with another woman and the woman was pregnant with his child, there was no way that


    Matthew would send the kid elsewhere.


    And Carlos would never allow Matthew to have an affair.


    ir was still wondering about one thing. "Weren''t you having second thoughts about Matthew


    marrying Rika after their engagement? Are you on his side now?"


    "Can''t you see that Matthew likes our daughter?" Wesley asked. Women were usually more attuned to


    love than men. He thought ir could tell Matthew had a thing for Erica.


    "Not really. Didn''t Erica just say he''s in love with another woman?" ir actually wasn''t crazy about


    Matthew and Erica getting married, either. But Erica did have a kid out of wedlock, and her reputation


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    was ruined. An arranged marriage would ensure she had a good life. ir was thankful anyone was


    willing to marry Erica, let alone Matthew. She could do worse—the man was handsome and loaded.


    Wesley looked at ir with a faint smile. "Well, I know Matthew has fallen for someone. And I can even


    tell you who she is."


    "Okay...who?" ir asked curiously.


    "I''ll tell youter. I need to make sure first."


    ir rolled her eyes at him. "You did that deliberately. You always like to appear mysterious."


    Wesley just smiled without saying anything.


    He still remembered when Matthew visited them long ago, Erica was still a little kid then, covered in


    mud like—well, a little kid. Then she barreled into Matthew and stained his white shirt.


    ir asked Erica to buy a new shirt for Matthew.


    Erica left the house with the ten thousand ir had given her.


    But she stopped off at the farmer''s market. When she saw another shirt there, she snatched it up, not


    realizing it was not up to par.


    It was cheap, so she took the rest of the money and bought snacks and a piggy bank.


    She put the remaining money into the iron piggy bank and buried it under a tree in the yard.


    Wesley knew Erica would somehow screw this up, so he checked all the surveince videos from the


    cameras along her path. It was not until then that he realized that she bought a shirt for 30 dors for


    Matthew and wrapped it in a package worth 20. The shirt was not worth 8999 dors like she imed.


    Noticing that there was a mini-garden under the willow tree where the piggy bank was buried, Wesley


    thought it was so obvious and silly, as if Erica was testing his intelligence.


    He pulled out the vegetables and dug, and soon the piggy bank was exposed. Then, he went off


    looking for Erica.


    When he found her, the girl was ying with Yvette on the slope behind the vi.


    Erica had a smug look on her face as she stood on the slope with her hands on her hips, and then she


    burst intoughter. She said something, but it was lost to the wind.


    When Wesley was about to drag the girl back home and teach her a lesson, he saw Matthew standing


    nearby, pointing the camera on his phone at Erica.


    If he was right, Matthew had snapped a pic of Erica in secret.


    Thanks to Debbie, Erica was able to escape her father''s discipline. She was out of the house for three


    days.


    Wesley knew where she was hiding, but Matthew pleaded on her behalf before he left. "Uncle Wesley,


    it''s just a shirt. And she''s still a child. Please don''t be angry. There''s no harm done."


    In the dark night, Wesley smiled as he thought of his naughty daughter.


    Damn! He missed his precious daughter. Without Rika by his side, it was quiet, but there was always


    something missing. It felt wrong.


    He turned over and gathered ir in his arms. Luckily, the woman who would be there for the rest of


    his life was right there. It was somefort, at any rate.


    Downstairs, in the Li family''s house


    Gifford quietly opened the door to the vi, and closed it behind him. After changing into his slippers, he


    walked into the living room.


    At the same time, a young woman padded downstairs. When she saw him, she greeted him with a


    smile, "You''re back!"


    Gifford was puzzled at first. "Who—? Why are you here?" And she acted so excited. She was wearing


    pajamas, as well. ''Is that who I think it is?'' Gifford thought.


    "It''s me—Chantel!" Chantel could understand why Gifford didn''t recognize her. Her face was dirty


    before she came to live with the Lis. Bathed, and wearing the new pajamas ir had bought her, she


    looked like another girl entirely. And a pretty one, to boot.


    ''It''s really her, '' Gifford thought. He looked her up and down and finally nodded. "You clean up nice! But


    you''re too thin. You should eat. We have plenty of food here."


    Rika was already quite thin. Gifford couldn''t imagine someone skinnier than his sister. Well, now that


    someone was standing in front of him.


    Chantel smiled and her eyes lit up. "So, Gifford, are you busy every day?"