Chapter 102


    Chapter 102 Mobbed by Reporters


    Matthew’s words prompted her to start calmly nning what to do. Composed, she said, “I was going


    to buy a ce, but I lent the money I had to my father to use as funds. I’ll rent, for the time being, I


    guess.”


    Matthew pulled Erin’s hand and said, “If you don’t mind, Erin, you can stay at my ce! I have an


    apartment unit no one’s staying in. You can move in after cleaning up a bit.”


    Now that Erin’s rtionship with Chandler had deterioratedpletely, and Holly was happily in love,


    Erin really had nowhere else she could stay. She could hardly live in a hotel forever. Besides, staying


    for even a week cost a lot.


    Erin slowly pulled her hand away. Awkwardly, she said, “I know it’s difficult to find a suitable ce to


    stay, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to stay at yours, right?”


    Matthew eyed the wless hand that had escaped his grasp. He knew that Erin’s rtionship status


    was a little unique right now, so he couldn’t rush things. He suppressed the disappointment in his heart.


    Smiling, he said, “What’s inappropriate about it? I’m your friend. Now that you’re having trouble, I


    should definitely help you! If you’re not going to ept my help, then I have to return the thousand


    dors from ten years ago to you. Of course, I’ll be paying you back ten thousand times the amount.


    So, you have to either ept my help or let me return ten million dors to you. Take your pick!”


    Erin smiled at Matthew’s attempt at being domineering. “You’re so dramatic. What loan has such a


    high–interest rate?”


    Deadpan, Matthew replied, “Let me help you then. Consider it as me returning the favor from before,


    okay?”


    His sincere pleading finally made Erin give in. She nodded. “Alright. Thank you for helping me! I’ll find a


    suitable ce to move into as soon as-”


    Before she could finish speaking, Matthew put his finger on her lips to stop her. He said, “Enough. You


    can stay at mine for as long as you want! Don’t worry about that with me. I hope you consider me your


    family.”


    Of course, being family could still mean that he had a chance to be her boyfriend, too.


    Erin pulled his finger away, red–faced. “Thank you.”


    “Erin, I noticed something. Your face turns red really easily! Is it because you have feelings for me?”


    Matthew said with augh.


    “What nonsense are you spouting?”


    At 3 pm, Matthew brought Erin to Chandler’s vi. He’d deliberately driven the kind of van used to ferry


    celebrities around. He was here to help Erin move but also to rify the rtionship he shared with


    Erin.


    When Erin walked into the vi, she saw about a dozen ck suitcases in the corner of the living room


    as well as the luggage that belonged to her.


    Mr. Charleston went to stand before her and said, “Miss Lane, Mr. Frost said that you should take all of


    your belongings away if you came back for your luggage.”


    Erin felt a wave of unease wash through her. Pulling herself together, she asked, “But Mr. Charleston,


    none of these things other than the luggage are mine.”


    “Mr. Frost said that he bought all these branded clothes, shoes, and bags exclusively for you. If you


    don’t want them, they’ll be thrown away.”


    Erin frowned, her expression dark. “But I’ve never used most of this stuff. Even the price tags haven’t


    been removed.”


    Mr. Charleston nodded shallowly. “Miss Lane, please don’t make things difficult for me. I’m only


    following Mr. Frost’s orders.


    Erin nodded. Although she didn’t want to take items that did not belong to her, it was still better than


    letting them be


    discarded. Impatiently, she called Matthew, asking him if the car could fit all of the things.


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    Matthew said they could try.


    Half an hourter, all of the suitcases were moved. The car waspletely filled to the brim.


    Seeing that Erin was ready to leave, Mr. Charleston suddenly said, “Miss Lane, Mr. Frost is just in the


    study. Is there anything you would like to say to him?”


    This stunned Erin. She thought Chandler wasn’t home.


    Yet, the second she recalled the engagement party Quentin talked about and how Chandler now knew


    about her supposed rtionship with Matthew, Erin shook her head. “No, I don’t have anything to say


    to him. This is it. Thank you for everything during this time, Mr. Charleston.”


    After saying goodbye to Mr. Charleston, Erin left. Mr. Charleston watched as she got into the car and


    left the property.


    On the second floor, the man who’d been watching all this while through the curtains finally turned and


    left as well.


    Chandler hade straight back to the vi after leaving the hotel this morning. Once he arrived,


    expression dark, he ordered the maids to throw away everything in the closet belonging to Erin. Before


    five minutes passed, he suddenly changed his mind and told them to pack them all up in suitcases.


    He was sure that Erin woulde back to the vi because herptop and camera were still there.


    Besides, her important documents were there as well.


    He’d been waiting all this time for her to exin and apologize. After all, all he’d gotten before was


    Matthew’s word and Matthew’s word only. As long as Erin came to exin things to him, Chandler


    would certainly give her a chance.


    Yet, she’d left with Matthew just like that….


    Chandler swept all the documents from his desk in a rage. Then, he took a cigarette out and started


    smoking.


    Right then, Kyle knocked lightly on the door to the study.


    “Come in!”


    Kyle nced at the documents strewn on the floor and bent down to pick them up.


    Chandler looked at him and asked, “What is it?”


    “I’ve received news from the chairman. It seems that Miss Lane has epted the fifty million.” Kyle’s


    expression was unpleasant. He had been in disbelief when he heard this piece of news as well.


    A trace of hurt shed in Chandler’s eyes. Heughed lightly and said, “She took the money….


    Kyle remained standing to the side, silent.


    “Send the word that there’ll be a meeting at the office at 6 pm!”


    “Yes, sir.” Kyle already felt bad for the various department heads who would be attending the meeting


    this evening. The best- case scenario would be that everything would go off without a hitch. After all,


    Chandler would be going into that conference room already in a rage.


    Once Erin and Matthew got to the neighborhood the apartment was in, the entrance to the building was


    already surrounded by reporters.


    Once they saw the vaning to a stop nearby, they rushed up in a mob. In no time at all, cameras


    were shing, and the reporters were shoving microphones forward, asking their questions in a frenzy.


    “Good day, Mr. Burgess, is this your rumored girlfriend?”


    “Matthew, Matthew! Are you living with your girlfriend before getting married?”


    “Is your girlfriend really a divorcée?”


    “Will you marry her?”


    Those are more questions that flooded them.


    During this time, Matthew never got out of the car. He locked the door and cursed internally. Who knew


    who was the one who let the news out? He never told anyone but his manager about this!


    Stuck in the car as well, Erin was currently at a loss for what to do, shocked as she was. She kept her


    bag in front of her face in order to prevent being photographed. The thing was, the car was surrounded


    by reporters…


    Not too far off, Matthew’s manager and several staff were running over with the neighborhood’s


    security force to get the pair out of their pickle.


    In no time at all, the crowd started to scatter. But in just five minutes, the security personnel had pretty


    much gotten the reporters under control.


    Erin immediately said, “Matthew, what if these reporters keep showing up every few days? Even if


    security can chase them


    away,


    the reporters can always sneak back in disguises. This is a residential area and can’t be monitored so


    strictly. There’s no way I can keep living here!”


    Frowning, Matthew said, “Erin, don’t worry just yet. Let’s wait until they get these pesky rats away


    before we talk.”


    Erin watched as the reporters and security staff outside got into a confrontation. She said, “Let’s just


    drive off. I don’t want to live here anymore. Let’s make a n after we leave!”


    Seeing the difited expression on Erin’s face, Matthew couldn’t stand it anymore. Left without a


    choice, he drove off. Ten minutes after departing, Matthew suddenly said, “Why don’t you stay at my


    vi then?”