Chapter 1370 Going On A Pic


    "Gifford! What are you ying at? You''re really clueless, you know that?" Instead of getting down from


    Matthew, Erica held him even more tightly. Her head cocked to one side, she retorted, "Besides, you


    kissed Chantel in front of your soldiers! Everyone knows that! Why can''t I share a public disy of


    affection with my own husband? I think you''re jealous of me because I have someone. But Chantel''s


    too far away to hold!"


    Her words made Matthewugh.


    Gifford wanted to say something back, but he couldn''t think of anything sharp enough. Erica was too


    good with theebacks, and her words often stung! He had to threaten her, "You shut up! Did you


    forget where you are? This is a military instation—I''m inmand here! What if I order you to run


    twenty kilometers with a five-kilo pack? Could you do it?"


    Matthew held the woman in his arms tightly and told Gifford in a calm voice, "You''re right. Rika''s been a


    bad girl. But between you and me, we were supposed to teach her how to behave. We''re responsible


    for this. So maybe we should be punished together."


    ''Together?'' Gifford was not afraid of the twenty-kilometer run. He was afraid Matthew had spoiled Erica


    and never set any boundaries. "You gave her everything she wanted, and how did she thank you? She


    ran off for more than three years without so much as a word. Next time might be even worse. You sure


    you still want to spoil her without a care in the world?" He was afraid that if Matthew continued to


    mollycoddle her like that, this woman would really be a problem.


    Erica red at her brother. It was obvious what he was trying to do. "Gifford, you are such a dick! If I


    hadn''t asked Chantel toe back, where would you be now? But now, when you see me with my


    husband, you start stirring up shit. See if I do anything for you again!"


    Matthew scooped her up into his arms and said slowly, "You''re right, of course. I won''t make the same


    mistake twice!"


    "What?" She was so sad.


    Gifford suddenly felt a little guilty. Did he really drive a wedge between them?


    However, what the man said next blew Gifford away again. "But you all have to spoil her. I''m the only


    one who can reign her in. Anyone tries, then they''re going to have to go through me." Then his eyes fell


    on Gifford''s face. "I''m the only one who can handle my wife. No matter what she does, no one can


    punish her but me!"


    Gifford had to say he was really envious of his sister now. "Is it toote for me to transit to female? I''m


    sure the army will pay for the surgery. I want to be your woman, Matthew." He was only half-joking. He


    really envied Erica.


    Matthew''s face was full of disgust. He really wanted to kick Gifford off a mountaintop right now.


    Erica immediately became vignt. She put her face close to Matthew''s and red at her brother with a


    WTF look. "What''s wrong with you? Have you thought of Chantel? What would possess you to say a


    thing like that?" ''God hates me. That has to be it. My husband is so awesome that I not only have to


    worry about another woman stealing him away, but another guy too? Even my brother!'' she thought to


    herself.


    When he heard Chantel''s name, Gifford got quiet.


    Matthew nced coldly at the men not far away and said, "Don''t worry. I''ll teach Rika a lesson, but not


    here." He didn''t trust her around all these guys. She''d probably have gathered a harem for herself


    before she finished the training here.


    Erica had enough of the human contact she''d been craving. She jumped out of his arms, and batted


    her sad, puppy-dog eyes at him. "Dad''s already put me through the wringer for a couple days. So I


    have to listen to you, too?"


    Matthew glowered at her.


    Frustrated, Erica lowered her head. It was all her fault. She had no right toin.


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    He took a look at his watch. There was less than an hour left before lunch time. He told Gifford, "I''m


    taking her out to lunch. I''ll have her backter."


    Gifford didn''t want to see them anyway, so he nodded, "Okay! Hurry up!" Once they left, he could go


    home too. He''d find his wife and let her know how much he cared.


    ''Humph! I have a wife, too. And I can easily spoil her. I''ll pamper my wife so much Erica will turn green


    with envy.''


    Erica dly followed Matthew. Her stomach had been rumbling, and she was starving. She was a


    nonstop chatterbox as they walked from the training area to the parking lot.


    Owen drove the car away from the military base and headed east.


    "Can we stop this, please? These training sessions are really starting to get on my nerves."


    Matthew didn''t say a word.


    "Why don''t you believe me? I know what I did wrong. If you tell him to stop this, he''ll listen to you," she


    continued.


    But the man remained silent.


    Frustrated, Erica sat back in her seat and happened to look out the window. "Owen, you''re driving on


    the wrong way," she said anxiously. "We''re heading to the burbs. We should go south!"


    South was where all the restaurants would be. It was the main part of the city.


    Holding back hisughter, Owen cleared his throat and said in the same voice as usual, "Mrs. Huo, Mr.


    Huo has something special in mind."


    "What? Something special?" She looked over at the man sitting next to her, who was as calm as the


    sea.


    Matthew nced back at her and said nothing.


    She sighed helplessly. Knowing that Matthew was a man of few words, she didn''t bother asking.


    Anyway, wherever he was taking her, at least he wouldn''t sell her.


    A few minutester, the car suddenly turned onto a narrow road. They drove on thatne for a few


    minutes before stopping at the roadside.


    She rolled down the window to get a better look at the scenery outside. It was an endless field without


    shops or houses. She turned to him and asked, "Are we going on a pic?"


    "You can think of it that way," he said mischievously.


    "What?" Confused, the woman watched Owen get out of the car, light a cigarette and walk away.


    At this moment, she had a bad feeling. She suddenly looked at the poker-faced man and asked,


    "Where is Owen going?"


    Matthew looked up at her and asked instead, "How''s your training going?"


    "I guess it''s going okay. It''s just so boring!" Because she had learned some martial arts in the past and


    was used to exercising, they didn''t wear her out too much. In addition, the training officer was kind to


    her, so she didn''t have to do the grueling regimen the others were subjected to.


    "That''s good!" As he said those words, he pulled her into his arms with his right hand.


    Then she was pressed against the back seat, and he was on top of her.


    She blinked and looked at her husband. She knew exactly what he had in mind, and it didn''t matter


    whether she was in the mood or not. "Uh...I thought we were stopping for lunch? What''s going on?"


    "We are stopping for lunch. And you''re on the menu!" He lowered his head and kissed her red lips.


    Erica was dumbfounded. ''What kind of lunch is this?''


    Erica had already thrown the camouge cap aside. Now with her hair separated into two braids, she


    looked as young as a teenager. This made him feel a bit guilty about having sex with her.


    Gritting his teeth, Matthew grabbed her camouge cap and pulled it down over her face. The guilt in


    his heart diminished some.


    They made love for a long time.


    When he finally was finished, she opened one of her eyes and looked at the man who was busy


    mopping up the mess. She tried to say something to him, but her voice was a hoarse whisper.


    "Matthew Huo, you''re crazy!"