"We're not worried about Rika.

We're just... Just like Wesley said, it's unfair to Matthew. If Rika hadn't given birth to a baby, I'd probably say yes." The point was

Erica did something that couldn't be undone.

Matthew had his pick of anyone, had women Lining up to date him. So why would he marry a girl who gave birth to another man's baby?

“Rika, are you still in touch with Feb's father?" Debbie asked Erica, who was still dumbfounded about everything.

For a long while, she didn't say a word. The silence became uncomfortable. Terilynn nudged her and reminded her, “Hey! My mom asked you a question!"

Erica snapped back to reality.

"What? I'm sorry. You wanted to ask me something?"

Debbie repeated her question. Hearing that, Erica twitched her mouth and shook her head.

"No. That bastard doesn't deserve a phone call."

Why would she contact Feb's father? He was human scum!

Debbie was relieved to hear that.

"That's good. So Rika was young and naive and she met the wrong guy. She didn't do this on purpose. I think we can overlook it."

There was a moment of silence at the table.

Matthew held his tongue all this time. He wasn't interested in keeping his peace anymore. The young man cast a glance at Carlos, and asked coldly, “What's the matter? Got too much free time?" The old man was even meddling in Matthew's marriage now.

The young man was thinking that Carlos really did have nothing to do.

The old man had been pretty high and mighty since he took a more active hand in Hilton Group. So he started to make trouble for his kid.

Carlos didn't mind his attitude.

“Rika just dated the wrong guy. She didn't mean to—"

“Why should I care? Why should I pay the price for her indiscretions?"

Matthew had no filter. He didn't need one, either. He didn't care about others’ feelings at all.

The atmosphere in the private booth became awkward. Blair immediately chimed in, “Matthew's right. Thank you, Carlos. We're deeply moved. But marriage is a big event, after all. We should see how Matthew feels about this."

“I know how he feels. I heard him. Debbie was on him to find a nice girl, but he never took it seriously. We're not young anymore. We could leave this world any minute. I want to see my kids get married before that happens. I don't want to be worried about my kids after I die."

Wesley and Blair got his point. Carlos' words made sense. Evelyn and

Terilynn were already married; Matthew was the only kid that worried the elders now.