Girl Under Bridge said, "I wonder how many people in Alorith will have a problem now that Miss Troublemaker's in town. Mr. Matthew, if this is a shotgun marriage, let us know. We'll come rescue you!"

In the Leonard family house

Erica became more and more depressed as she read the comments. At last, she turned off the phone and lay in bed, staring at the ceiling in despair.

People all over the world thought she wasn't good enough for Matthew and they all knew they didn't Love each other. They said it was beneath

Matthew to be the stepfather of her baby.

At the thought of it, she took out her phone and got Matthew's phone number from Terilynn. Then, she texted the man.

“So what do you think about marrying a woman who's had a child out of wedlock?"

She was eager for his response. If he had a problem with it, Erica would definitely persuade him to cancel the wedding.

‘What if he doesn't have a problem with it?' she thought. But then she shook her head. ‘A proud guy like Matthew wouldn't do that. Why would a guy like that marry me? He's not an idiot.‘

An hour later, Matthew texted her back.

"You're bound to find a few bad apples in the bunch."

‘OK. And? What's that supposed to mean? What do I do now?’ Erica was totally confused.

‘No way! I have to fight for my future happiness.’ At that thought, the girl got out of bed and walked towards Wesley's room.

“Dad, you asleep? Dad!" She pounded on the door

Wesley opened the door, emotionless.

"What's up?"

Erica took a deep breath and protested in a serious voice, “Dad, I'm your daughter, your youngest daughter. You can't do this to me!"

Knowing what she was referring to, Wesley said, “You mean your marriage to Matthew? I like him."

Erica felt frustrated. She protested again, "He's not even in love with me. You know he has a thing for another girl, right?" Everyone in the city knew about it. And Terilynn had mentioned it, too. So the rumors were true.

"So what? Look, it's already arranged! You're marrying him, and that's that." Wesley trusted Matthew. He was a man of integrity. He would never betray Erica after they got married

But he didn't trust his daughter at all. He wondered whether Erica could be faithful to Matthew. She liked to flirt before she got pregnant. Would she do something stupid to ruin this?

Erica didn't know what to say. Did Matthew cast a spell on Wesley or something?

“Matthew would make a great son-in-law. You're not likely to find a better guy anywhere. Especially after giving birth to some other guy's kid. There's no better choice. Just go back to bed!" Wesley closed the door.

Facing the closed door, Erica was speechless. What else could she say?

If she had known that a child would ruin her life, she wouldn't have made that reckless decision in the first place